Andechs

A view from the "holy mountain of Andechs" south to the Alps.

Luck left the House of Andechs Merania exactly on Juin 21, 1208. That day King Philip of Swabia was murdered during the wedding of his niece Beatrix and Otto VII of Andechs-Merania. Immidiatly the House of Andechs-Merania was under suspect - and witin short time lost all their land, properties and political power. Even the castle in Andechs got destroyed. Though it was soon known, that Otto VIII. of Wittelsbach stabbed the king, the House of Wittelsbach was the great winner of the situation. From that time on, they played a very important role as "The royal family of Bavaria". Current head today is Franz, Duke of Bavaria, born 1933, great-grandson of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III.