Figure 1.--Crown Prince Rupprecht is pictured here with his two sons Luitpold and Albrecht. This portrait was probably taken in 1913 or 14 after the death ov their mother in 1912. Luitpold wears an Eton suit and Albrecht a sailor suit.

We note a new images of Luitpold, but not Albrecht, wearing an Eton suit. This style was much more common in England than Germany, but these photographs show that they were also worn in Germany as well. Notably the portraits of him in the Eton suit are with his father. We suspect that this means that they were taken in 1914 or 14, after his mother had died. It may have been that his mother had resisted this older boy stle with long pants rather than the dark satin suits with long pointed collars that he wore at about the same age.

Created: May 7, 2002
Last updated: May 7, 2002