#DidYouKnow Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala owned something none of his peers could have – a Maybach gifted by the German dictator, Adolf Hitler himself.
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala owned something none of his peers could have – a Maybach gifted by the German dictator, Adolf Hitler himself.
Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala (1891-1938) had a larger-than-life persona and a reputation to match. His appetite for everything – wine, women, jewels, sports cars – was legendary.
Bhupinder Singh was also politically very influential. As an important member of the Chamber of Princes, he carried a great deal of influence in India as well as in Europe. He was a personal friend of the Kings of England, Spain, Sweden, Norway and many other nations. This probably explains why Adolf Hitler gifted him a Maybach car in 1935 when the Maharaja was visiting Germany. The only two other rulers who were gifted cars by Hitler were King Farouk of Egypt and the Joddha Shamsher Rana of Nepal. It is generally believed that Hitler hoped for neutrality from the Patiala Maharaja, in the event of a war between Germany and the British empire.
