Background
Heinrich was born in Munich, Bavaria.
Member of Parliament politician
Heinrich was born in Munich, Bavaria.
Heinrich was brought up in Munich, where one of his tutors was Joseph Gebhard Himmler, the father of Heinrich Himmler. The prince agreed and also became Heinrich Himmler"s godfather. "{H}e took a lively interest in the progress of his godson and in how the Himmlers were faring.
lieutenant was a warm relationship, as is shown by the preserved correspondence between Gebhard and the prince.
At Christmas the Himmlers regularly received a visit from the prince and his mother.."
At the age of 17, following his Abitur, Heinrich joined the Bavarian army with the rank of Leutnant. Initially, he served with the Royal Bavarian Infanterie-Leib-Regiment, but later was reassigned the 1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry “Prince Charles of Bavaria”.
After the outbreak of World War I, the regiment saw action on the Western front, where Prince Heinrich was badly wounded. Upon recovering, he returned to his old infantry regiment and in June 1915, was promoted to Major.
At the same time, he was put in charge of the III. Battalion of the newly established Deutsches Alpenkorps stationed in the Carnic Alps.
In late 1916, the battalion was transferred to Romania where it fought at Turnu Roşu Pass. During the ensuing German offensive at Monte Sule by Hermannstadt (Sibiu) in Transylvanian Alps, on 7 November 1916, Heinrich was fatally wounded by a sniper and died from these wounds a day later, on 8 November 1916. Heinrich"s body was transported back to Munich, where he was buried by his father’s side at the Theatinerkirche.
Posthumously on 6 March 1917, for his exceptional bravery, he was awarded the Knight"s Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph.