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Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria 1548–1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1548

Birth Location: Landshut, Bayern, Germany

Death Date: 7 Feb 1626

Death Location: Altstadt, Münchener Stadtkreis, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany

Father: Albrecht Bavaria

Mother: Anna, Bavaria

Spouse(s): Renata Bavaria

Children(s): Maria Austria, Maximiliaan Bayern, Cardinal Bayern, Albert Leuchtenberg, Ferdinand Bayern, Magdeleine Baviere, Christoph Bayern, Karl Bayern, Philip Regensburg

Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria was born in 1548 in Landshut, Bayern, Germany, the child of Albrecht V Wittelsbach Von Bayern Duke Of Bavaria And Anna Archduchess Of Austria Duchess Consort Of Bavaria. Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria married Renata De Lorraine Duchess Of Bavaria, and had children including Albert Vi Wittelsbach Duke Of Bavaria Landgrave Of Leuchtenberg, Cardinal Philipp Wilhelm Wittelsbach Von Bayern, Christoph Wittelsbach Von Bayern, Ferdinand Wittelsbach Von Bayern, Karl Von Bayern, Magdeleine Von Baviere, Maria Anna Wittelsbach Of Bavaria Princess Of Bavaria Archduchess Of Austria, Maximiliaan Maximilian I Van Wittelsbach Duke Van Beieren Bayern, Philip Wilhelm Wittelsbach Of Bavaria Prince Bishop Of Regensburg. Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria passed away in 1626 in Altstadt, Münchener Stadtkreis, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany.

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Biography

  • Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria was born in 1548 in Landshut, Bayern, Germany, the child of Albrecht V Wittelsbach Von Bayern Duke Of Bavaria And Anna Archduchess Of Austria Duchess Consort Of Bavaria.
  • Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria married Renata De Lorraine Duchess Of Bavaria, and had children including Albert Vi Wittelsbach Duke Of Bavaria Landgrave Of Leuchtenberg, Cardinal Philipp Wilhelm Wittelsbach Von Bayern, Christoph Wittelsbach Von Bayern, Ferdinand Wittelsbach Von Bayern, Karl Von Bayern, Magdeleine Von Baviere, Maria Anna Wittelsbach Of Bavaria Princess Of Bavaria Archduchess Of Austria, Maximiliaan Maximilian I Van Wittelsbach Duke Van Beieren Bayern, Philip Wilhelm Wittelsbach Of Bavaria Prince Bishop Of Regensburg.
  • Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria passed away in 1626 in Altstadt, Münchener Stadtkreis, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Albrecht Bavaria
1529–1579
Birth Location: München, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Germany
AB
Anna, Bavaria
1528–1590
Birth Location: Prague Castle, Praha, Kingdom of Bohemia
AB

Spouses(s)

Renata Bavaria
1544–1602
Birth Location: Nancy, Lothringen, Frankrike
RB

Children(s)

Maria Austria
1574–1616
Birth Location: München, Bavaria, Germany
MA
Maximiliaan Bayern
1573–1651
Birth Location: Munich (München), Münchener Stadtkreis, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
MB
Cardinal Bayern
1576–1598
Birth Location: Monaco, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
CB
Albert Leuchtenberg
1584–1666
Birth Location: Monaco, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
AL
Ferdinand Bayern
1577–1650
Birth Location: München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
FB
Magdeleine Baviere
1587–1628
Birth Location: München, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Germany
MB
Christoph Bayern
1570–1570
Birth Location: –
CB
Karl Bayern
1580–1587
Birth Location: –
KB
Philip Regensburg
1576–1598
Birth Location: München, Bayern, Germany
PR

Wilhelm Bavaria's Ancestors

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Wilhelm Bavaria
1548–1626
Birth Place: Landshut, Bayern, Germany
Parents
Albrecht V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria
1529–1579
München, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Germany
Anna, (Archduchess of Austria Duchess consort of) Bavaria
1528–1590
Prague Castle, Praha, Kingdom of Bohemia
Grandparents
William (IV Wittelsbach, Duke of) Bavaria
1493–1550
Muenchen Stadt, Oberbayern, Bayer, Germany
Maria (Jacoba of baden of) Zähringen
1507–1580
Ferdinand (I van Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor,) Archduke
1503–1564
Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Anna (Jagielo dynasty, Princess of) Hungary
1503–1547
Buda, Kingdom of Hungary
Great-Grandparents
Albrecht Beieren-München
1447–1508
Kunigunde Oostenrijk
1465–1520
Philippe León
1478–1506
Juanna Queen
1479–1555
Wladislaw Dragon
1456–1516
Anne Hungary
1484–1506
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albrecht Bavaria
1401–1460
Anna Princess
1415–1474
Frederick Emperor
1415–1493
Eleonora Empress
1434–1467
Maximilian Germany
1459–1519
Marie Capet
1456–1482
Ferdinand entity
1452–1516
Isabella Inquisition
1451–1504
Casimir Poland
1427–1492
Elizabeth Lithuania
1437–1505

Wilhelm Bavaria's Descendants

1.
WB
Wilhelm (V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of) Bavaria (29 Sep 1548–7 Feb 1626) m. Renata (de Lorraine Duchess of) Bavaria (20 April 1544–22 May 1602)
  1. 1. Maria (Anna Wittelsbach of Bavaria, Princess of Bavaria, Archduchess of) Austria 1574–1616 m. Ferdinand (II Habsburg of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor-devout Catholic who instigated the 30 Years) War 1578–1637
    1. 1. Ferdinand (III Habsburg of Austria, Emperor Holy RE, King of Germany, Archduke of Lower and Inner Austria, King of Bohemia &) Hungary 1608–1657 m. Maria (Anna Margrita Habsburg, Empress, Infanta Espana, German Queen, Queen Consort of) Hungary 1606–1646 m. Maria (Leopoldina of) Austria 1632–1649 m. Eleonore (Magdalena) Gonzanga 1630–1686
      1. 1. Mariana ("Mariana" Habsburg, Queen Consort of Spain, Archduchess of) Austria 1635–1696 m. Philip (IV Felipe 'The Planet King' Habsburg, King of Spain, Naples, Sardinia, Sicily, Duke of Milan, Lothier,) Braban 1605–1665
        1. 1. Charles (Carlos II House of Habsburg, King of) Spain 1661–1700 m. Marie (Louise Bourbon, Queen consort of) Spain 1662–1689 m. Maria (Anna Neuburg, Queen consort of) Spain 1667–1740
        2. 2. Margaret (Theresa House of Habsburg, Holy Roman Empress; German Queen; Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia; Archduchess consort of) Austria 1651–1673 m. Leopold (I Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary & Bohemia, Keizer of) Germany 1640–1705
        3. 3. Maria (Ambrosia, Infanta of Spain House of) Habsburg 1655–1655
        4. 4. Philip (Prospero of Spain, Prince of) Asturias 1657–1661
        5. 5. Juan (Jose) Habsburg 1629–1679
      2. 2. Ferdinand (IV Habsburg, ArchDuke of Hungary & Austria & Emperor) HRE 1633–1654
      3. 3. Maximilian (Thomas Habsburg, ArchDuke of) Austria 1638–1639
      4. 4. Leopold (I Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary & Bohemia, Keizer of) Germany 1640–1705 m. Eléonore (Madeleine de Wittelsbach von Palatinat-Neubourg, Empress of the Holy Roman) Empire 1655–1720 m. Margaret (Theresa House of Habsburg, Holy Roman Empress; German Queen; Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia; Archduchess consort of) Austria 1651–1673
        1. 1. Charles (VI, Habsburg of Austria, Holy Roman Emperor, King of) Germany 1685–1740 m. Élisabeth (Christine Welf House de Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel,) Prinzessin 1691–1750
        2. 2. Joseph (I d'Austria, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, Bohemia &) Hungary 1678–1711 m. Wilhelmine-Amélie (de) Brunswick-Lunebourg 1673–1742
        3. 3. Marie (Anne Joséphine d'Autriche, Archduchess of Austria; Queen to King John \ Joao V of) Portugal 1683–1754
        4. 4. Princess (Maria Magdalena De Habsburg, Archduchess of) Austria 1689–1743 m. Infante (Francisco, Duke of) Beja 1691–1742
        5. 5. Maria (Antonia Rosalia Petronella Habsburg, Electress of Bavaria, Archduchess of) Austria 1669–1692 m. Maximilian (Emmanuel Wittelsbach, ruler of Bavaria, a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, last governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Battle of Vienna) 1683 1662–1726
      5. 5. Eleanore (Maria Josefa Habsburg of) Austria 1654–1689 m. Charles (Leopold V House of Habsburg (Lorraine Dynasty), Duc De) Lorraine 1643–1690
        1. 1. Leopold (Joseph 'The Good' Habsburg, Duke of) Lorraine 1679–1729 m. Elizabeth (Charlotte House de'Orleans of Bourbon,) Princess 1676–1744
        2. 2. Charles (Joseph DeLorraine, Bishop of) Olomouc 1680–1715
        3. 3. Charles (Ferdinand De) Lorraine 1683–1685
        4. 4. Joseph (of) Lorraine 1685–1705
        5. 5. Francois (of Lorraine, Abbot of Malmedy and) Stablo 1689–1715
    2. 2. Maria (Anna Habsburg of Österreich (Oostenrijk), Archduchess of) Austria 1610–1665 m. Maximiliaan (Maximilian I van Wittelsbach, Duke van Beieren) Bayern 1573–1651
    3. 3. Leopold (Wilhelm of Habsburg, Archduke of) Austria 1614–1662
    4. 4. Cäcilia ((Cecilia) Renata of Habsburg, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Królowa z Polska, Didžiosios Kunigaikštienės) Lietuva 1611–1644 m. Wladislaw (IV Sigismund Vasa, King of) Poland 1595–1648
      1. 1. Kasimir (Sigismund) Vasa 1640–1647
      2. 2. Maria (Anna Isabel) Vasa 1642–1642
  2. 2. Maximiliaan (Maximilian I van Wittelsbach, Duke van Beieren) Bayern 1573–1651 m. Maria (Anna Habsburg of Österreich (Oostenrijk), Archduchess of) Austria 1610–1665
    1. 1. Ferdinand (Maria Wittelsbach, Elector & Duke von Bayern) Beieren 1636–1679 m. Henriette (Adelaide Maria House of Savoy, Princess Electress of) Bavaria 1636–1676
      1. 1. Maximilian (Emmanuel Wittelsbach, ruler of Bavaria, a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, last governor of the Spanish Netherlands, Battle of Vienna) 1683 1662–1726 m. Teresa (Kunegunda Sobieski of) Poland 1676–1730 m. Maria (Antonia Rosalia Petronella Habsburg, Electress of Bavaria, Archduchess of) Austria 1669–1692
        1. 1. Charles (VII Wittelsbach of Bavaria, Holy Roman) Emperor 1697–1745 m. Maria (Amalia Habsburg d'Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of the) Germans 1701–1756
        2. 2. Ferdinand (Maria Innozenz Wittelsbach von Bayern, Bavarian prince and an Imperial Field) marshal 1699–1738
        3. 3. Charles (Karl VII Albert of the Wittelsbach dynasty, Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, prince-elector of) Bavaria 1697–1745 m. Maria (Amalia von) Österreich 1701–1756
        4. 4. Maria (Anna Karoline Wittelsbach of) Bavaria 1696–1750
        5. 5. Philipp (Moritz Maria of Bavaria, Bishop of Paderborn and) Münster 1698–1719
        6. 6. Clemens (August Wittelsbach of) Bavaria 1700–1761
        7. 7. Johann (Theodor Wittelsbach of) Bavaria 1703–1763
      2. 2. Maria (Marie Ann Anna Victoria Christine Josepha Benedictine Rosalie Petronella van Bavière Bavaria Beieren Bayern Dauphine) Wittelsbach 1660–1690
      3. 3. Joseph (Clemens Cajetan van Beieren van Wittelsbach, Keurvorst van Keulen, Aartsbisschop van) Keulen 1671–1723
      4. 4. Violante (Beatrice Beatrix von Wittelsbach van) Beieren 1673–1731 m. Ferdinand (de' Medici, Grand Prince of) Tuscany 1663–1713
    2. 2. Maximilian (Philipp Hieronymus Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Landgraf von) Leuchtenberg 1638–1705 m. Maurita (Febronia de la Tour d’Auvergne, Princess) d'Evreux 1652–1706
  3. 3. Cardinal (Philipp Wilhelm Wittelsbach von) Bayern 1576–1598
  4. 4. Albert (VI Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Landgrave of) Leuchtenberg 1584–1666 m. Mechteld (van) Leuchtenberg 1588–1634
    1. 1. Ferdinand (Willem van) Beieren-Leuchtenburg 1620–1629
    2. 2. Maximiliaan (Hendrik van Beieren-Leuchtenburg, Keurvorst van Keulen, Aartsbisschop van Keulen, Prins-Bisschop van Luik en Münster, Bisschop van Hildesheim, Prins-Abt van) Stav 1621–1688
    3. 3. Karl (Johan Frans of Bavaria-Leuchtenburg,) Herzog 1618–1640
    4. 4. Maria (Renate van Beieren-Leuchtenburg,) Herzogin 1616–1630
    5. 5. Sigismund (Albrecht van Beieren-Leuchtenburg, Prince-Bisschop van Freising en) Regensburg 1623–1685
  5. 5. Ferdinand (Wittelsbach Von) Bayern 1577–1650
  6. 6. Magdeleine (von) Baviere 1587–1628 m. Wolfgang (Wilhelm von) Pfalz-Neuburg 1578–1653
    1. 1. Philip (William De Palatine-Neuburg, Elector & Count of Palatine and) Neuburg 1615–1690 m. Elisabeth (Amalie Magdalene Van Hesse Darmstadt, Landgravine,) Princess 1635–1709 m. Anna (Catherine Constance Vas, Princess of) Poland-Sweden 1619–1651
      1. 1. Eléonore (Madeleine de Wittelsbach von Palatinat-Neubourg, Empress of the Holy Roman) Empire 1655–1720 m. Leopold (I Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary & Bohemia, Keizer of) Germany 1640–1705
      2. 2. Sir (Wolfgang Neuburg de Wittelsbach, Elector Palatine, Duke of) Breslau 1659–1683
      3. 3. Maria (Adelheid Anna Palatine Neuburg,) Countess 1656–1656
      4. 4. Ludwig (Anton Wittelbach, Bishop of) Worms 1660–1694
      5. 5. Franz (Ludwig Wittelsbach, Archbishop of Trier, Hochmeister of the Teutonic) Order 1664–1732
      6. 6. Sophia (Elisabeth Palatine Neuburg,) Countess 1657–1658
      7. 7. Charles (III Philip Wittelsbach dynasty, Elector and Count of Palatine &) Neuburg 1661–1742 m. Louise (Ludwika Szarlotta) Radziwillowna 1667–1695
        1. 1. Leopoldine (Eleonore Wittelsbach dynasty, Princess of) Palatine 1689–1693
        2. 2. Marie (Anna Princess of) Palatine 1690–1692
      8. 8. Alexander (Sigismund Wittelsbach, Bishop of) Augsburg 1663–1737
      9. 9. Johann (Wilhelm II von Pfalz Neuburg, Elector of) Palatine 1658–1716
      10. 10. Johann (Palatine) Neuburg 1675–1675
      11. 11. Hedwig (Elisabeth of Neuburg, Princess of) Palatine 1673–1722 m. James (Louis) Sobieska 1667–1737
        1. 1. Mary (Clementina) Sobieski 1702–1735 m. James (Francis 'Old Pretender' Stewart, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall; Protestants feared he'd revert to Catholic, raised in exile in France-tried to regain) throne 1688–1766
  7. 7. Christoph (Wittelsbach von) Bayern 1570–1570
  8. 8. Karl (von) Bayern 1580–1587
  9. 9. Philip (Wilhelm Wittelsbach of BAVARIA, Prince-Bishop of) Regensburg 1576–1598

Wilhelm Bavaria's Timeline

2 Records

1548
29 Sep 1548
Birth of Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria in Landshut, Bayern, Germany
Landshut, Bayern, Germany
1626
7 Feb 1626
Age 78
Death of Wilhelm V Wittelsbach von Bayern, Duke of Bavaria in Schleissheim, Bayern, Germany
Schleissheim, Bayern, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1548
    Event Place: Landshut, Bayern, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1626
    Event Place: Schleissheim, Bayern, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Germany, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Altstadt, Münchener Stadtkreis, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
    Record Source: Germany, Find a Grave Index
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