That being said, as residents of their mother's native land, one presumes that their primary titles were Infante/Infanta of Spain, while the Prince(ss) of Bavaria would have been their secondary titles -- correct?
What exactly happened to their status after 1914? Earlier on this board, it was explained that their father renounced his Bavarian royal titles and succession rights to the kingdom, because of his service as an officer in the Spanish army. This was at the request of his brother-in-law, King Alfonso XIII.
Does this mean that Ferdinand renounced membership in the house of Wittelsbach on behalf of his children as well? Could he legally do this? According to a Wikipedia article (which needs to be taken with a grain of salt), the 1918 line of succession to the defunct throne of Bavaria skipped over not just himself but also his sons (Luis Alfonso and Jose Eugenio), with their uncle Adalbert (born in 1886, who as of then was not yet married) immediately following their grandfather, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand.
The reason for my asking is the controversy surrounding the 1917 abdication of Czar Nicholas II of Russia, when he renounced the throne not only for himself but also, his only son and heir, the Czarevich Alexis. As it was, the nominal successor was his brother, styled as "Czar Michael" -- notwithstanding the fact that he never wanted the throne, and did not regard himself as the rightful sovereign.
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