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Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach 1516–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1516

Birth Location: Simmern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

Death Date: 26 Oct 1576

Death Location: Heidelberg, Bayern GER

Father: John Wittelsbach

Mother: Beatrix Zahringen

Spouse(s): Marie.. Kulmbach

Children(s): Louis Wittelsbach, Dorothea Simmern

The story of Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach began in 1516 in Simmern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach married Marie Von Brandenburg Kulmbach, and had children including Dorothea Susanne Of Simmern, Louis Vi Wittelsbach. Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach passed away in 1576 in Heidelberg, Bayern GER.

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  • The story of Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach began in 1516 in Simmern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
  • Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach married Marie Von Brandenburg Kulmbach, and had children including Dorothea Susanne Of Simmern, Louis Vi Wittelsbach.
  • Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach passed away in 1576 in Heidelberg, Bayern GER.

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Frederick Wittelsbach's Ancestors

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Frederick Wittelsbach
1516–1576
Birth Place: Simmern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Parents
John II Wittelsbach
1492–1557
Simmern, Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz GER
Beatrix Zahringen
1492–1535
Hohenbaden, Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemberg GER
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Frederick Wittelsbach's Descendants

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Frederick (III "The Pious") Wittelsbach (14 Feb 1516–26 Oct 1576) m. Marie.. (Von Brandenburg) Kulmbach (11 Oct 1519–31 Oct 1567)
  1. 1. Louis (VI) Wittelsbach 1539–1583 m. Elisabeth (von) Hesse 1533–1582
    1. 1. Frederick (IV) Wittelsbach 1574–1610 m. Louise Juliana 1576–1644
      1. 1. Frederick (V King of Bohemia) Wittelsbach 1596–1632 m. Elizabeth Stuart 1596–1662
        1. 1. Rupert (Wittelsbach) Cumberland 1619–1682
        2. 2. Elisabeth Wittelsbach 1618–1680
        3. 3. Charles (Louis) Wittelsbach 1617–1680
        4. 4. Frederick (Henry) Wittelsbach 1614–1629
        5. 5. Henrietta (Maria) Wittelsbach 1626–1651
        6. 6. Edward Wittelsbach 1625–1663
        7. 7. Maurice Wittelsbach 1620–1654
        8. 8. Sophia (of Hanover) Wittelsbach 1630–1714 m. Ernest (Augustus) Hanover 1629–1698
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Charlotte Von Der) Pfalz 1597–1660
  2. 2. Dorothea (Susanne of) Simmern 1544–1592 m. Johann (Wilhelm of Saxe) Weimar 1530–1573
    1. 1. Johann (II of Saxe) Weimar 1570–1605 m. Dorothea (Maria of Anhalt) Zerbst 1574–1617
      1. 1. Ernst (I the Pious Of Saxe) Gotha 1601–1675

Frederick Wittelsbach's Timeline

2 Records

1516
14 Feb 1516
Birth of Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach in Simmern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Simmern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
1576
26 Oct 1576
Age 60
Death of Frederick III "The Pious" Wittelsbach in Heidelberg, Bayern GER
Heidelberg, Bayern GER

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1516
    Event Place: Simmern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1576
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Bayern GER
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [2] Public Member Trees, Database online.

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