Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern (born 14 April 1951) is a member and second in line of succession to the headship of the House of Wittelsbach, which reigned as Kings of Bavaria until 1918,[1] and the head of König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei.
[1] On 25 June 1979, Luitpold married Katrin Beatrix Wiegand (born 19 September 1951 in Munich), daughter of Gerd Wiegand (1922 in Cottbus – 1994 in Munich), architect, and first wife Ellen Schumacher.
He who also purchased Marthabräu brewery at Fürstenfeldbruck in 1980, where his wheat beer is produced.
In 2011 he purchased the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1745 by Maximilian III Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria.
Luitpold owns the Bavarian castles of Leutstetten and Kaltenberg, in which he lives with his family.