who was deposed in 1862. Georg's uncle Ludwig and his descendants were more senior, but Ludwig had renounced his Greek rights in 1869. However, the Greek Constitution of 1844 required that the successor of King Otto "shall profess the Greek Orthodox religion." As a Catholic, Georg was thereby excluded from the succession. Honours and awards Prince Georg was President of the Royal Automobile Club of Bavaria (Königlich Bayerischer Automobil-Club). In 1911 he became Protector of the Bavarian branch of the German Navy League. In 1929 he became a member of the Archconfraternity of the Suffering Mother of God in the Campo Santo Teutonico. In 1933 a portrait bust of Georg was sculpted by Arno Breker. Orders and decorations Ancestry Notes Bibliography Marriage. Wiener Zeitung, February 11, 1912, p. 1. "The Austro-Bavarian Marriage", The Times, February 10, 1912, p. 5. "The Austro-Bavarian Marriage", The Times, February 12, 1912, p. 5. "Prince and Bride Part", New York Times, September 20, 1912, p. 4. "Prince's Marriage Voided", New York Times, October 7, 1912, p. 1. "Won't Annul Marriage", New York Times, October 12, 1912, p. 4. "Princess Seeks Divorce", New York Times, November 5, 1912, p. 8. "Royal Marriage Has Been Dissolved", New York Times, January 18, 1913, p. 3. "Prince George of Bavaria", The Times, January 18, 1913, p. 5. "Dissolution of a Royal Marriage", The Times, April 28, 1913, p. 5. "Mgr. Prince George of Bavaria Was 63". New York Times, June 2, 1943, p. 25. Schad, Martha. Kaiserin Elisabeth und ihre Töchter. München: Langen Müller, 1998. 1880 births 1943 deaths People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Clergy from Munich Princes of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach Members of the Bavarian Reichsrat Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania Annulled Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order German expatriates in Austria Military personnel of Bavaria Austro-Hungarian Army officers Knights of the Order of Montesa 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in Italy Infectious disease deaths in Lazio 20th-century German Roman Catholic priests Burials at the Teutonic Cemetery