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Richard Coles on Twitter: "The present claimant to the Jacobite succession is Franz, Duke of Bavaria, the only head of a royal dynasty to acknowledge a same sex partner, Thomas Greinwald. And
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Berlin, Germany. 23rd Feb, 2017. Franz, Duke of Bavaria, at the awarding of the Great Cross of Merit in Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, 23 February 2017. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Alamy Live News
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L-R) Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Franz, Duke of Bavaria & Thomas Greinwald | European royalty, Royal family, High society
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Franz, Duke of Bavaria (L) and Bayreuth's Lord Mayor Brigitte Merk-Erbe pose for media at the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner opera festival outside the Gruener Huegel (Green Hill) opera house in
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