Marriage and Children
On July 20, 1950, Irmingard married her first cousin Prince Ludwig of Bavaria at Schloss Nymphenburg in Munich. The couple had three children:
- Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, born 1951; married 1979 Beatrix Wiegand, born 1951; five children.
- Princess Maria of Bavaria, born and died January 3, 1953.
- Princess Philippa of Bavaria, born and died June 26, 1954.
After her father's death in 1955, Irmingard and her husband moved into Schloss Leutstetten.
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