Princess Pilar of Bavaria (13 March 1891 – 29 January 1987) was a member of House of Wittelsbach
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Early life
Princess Pilar was born on 13 March 1891 at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria. She was the only daughter and youngest child born to Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife, Infanta Paz of Spain. Within her immediate family circle and domestic court architecture, she was affectionately called by the childhood pet name "Pili". She spent her formative youth raised at the family's Bavarian estates alongside her brothers, Ferdinand and Adalbert, receiving a strict domestic education conducted by tutors that focused heavily on modern languages, music, and fine arts.
Marriage negotiations
In February 1904, diplomatic rumors circulated regarding a potential marital alliance between Princess Pilar and her first cousin, King Alfonso XIII of Spain, to reinforce the dynastic bonds between the House of Wittelsbach and the House of Bourbon. However, her young age posed a difficult problem for the marriage negotiations, ultimately Alfonso eventually married Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg in 1906, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria.