As of 2026, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, the current head of the House of Wittelsbach, still maintains an apartment and resides within a section of the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich. While the vast majority of the palace is a public museum and administrative space owned by the Bavarian Palace Department, the Wittelsbach family retained a "right of residence" in certain wings following the end of the monarchy in 1918. Specifically, the Duke lives in the apartments in the main central pavilion and the northern palace wings. It is quite unique in 2026 to have a "living" royal palace where the public can tour the Grand Hall and the "Gallery of Beauties" while the former ruling family still occupies private quarters just a few walls away. This arrangement ensures that the palace remains not just a cold museum but a living piece of Bavarian history. You won't see the family during your tour, as their areas are strictly private and guarded, but their presence adds an authentic "royal" atmosphere to the entire 490-acre estate.