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Rupprecht of Bavaria was born in Munich in 1869 and was the eldest son of Ludwig III, the King of Bavaria. He was created Crown Prince of Bavaria at birth. Rupprecht was educated in Munich and joined the Bavarian Army in 1886. He served in the Franco-Prussian War and the First World War. Rupprecht was a successful military commander and was promoted to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in 1916.