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William VI. Holland, double groat or "Tuin", struck in Valenciennes under William. William II of Bavaria (5 April 1365—31 May 1417) was Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland (listed as William VI ), Hainaut (listed as William IV) and Zeeland. He ruled from 1404 until 1417, when he died from an infection caused by a dog bite.
Regencies of Maddalena Visconti and Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria (1393-1401), John II, Duke of Bavaria (1393-97), Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and William III, Duke of Bavaria (1397-1401) Annexed Ingolstadt in 1445. Henry XVI the Rich: 1386: 1393–1450: 30 July 1450: Bavaria-Landshut: Margaret of Austria 25 November 1412 Landshut six children ...
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Aug 7, 2023 · As Franz, Duke of Bavaria has never fathered children, he will be succeeded by his brother, Prince Max of Bavaria, 86. Prince Max has five daughters but no sons and so, owing to the rules of male-preference primogeniture, the title will then pass to their cousin Prince Luitpold and his descendants, including Prince Ludwig and any future male heirs.
Jun 30, 2023 · Genealogy for Sir William von Wittelsbach, II, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland, K.G. (1365 - 1417) family tree on Geni, with over 250 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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- The Hague, The Hague, ZH, Netherlands
- April 05, 1365
- Valenciennes, Nord, Hauts-de-France, France
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William V was born in Landshut, the son of Albert V and Archduchess Anna of Austria. He received a Jesuit education and showed keen attachment to the Jesuit Counter Reformationtenets. His title 'the Pious' was given to him because he devoted his daily routine to masses (when possible, several times a day), prayer, contemplation, and devotional read...
Like his Wittelsbach father and grandfather, William V was a strong supporter of the counter-reformation. He secured the archbishopric of Cologne for his brother Ernest with his campaign in 1583; his brother Ferdinand commanded the Bavarian army in the first 18 months of the Cologne War in an effort to secure the Electorate. Eventually, the Spanish...
Already as crown prince in Landshut, William V patronised the arts. His court architect Friedrich Sustris was in charge of the decoration and remodelling of Trausnitz Castle in Landshut. Later when he ascended to rule, Sustris also undertook the expansion of the Munich Residenz, the construction of the adjoining college, the palace Wilhelminische V...
Married Renata of Lorraine (1544–1602) in Munich on 22 February 1568.They had: 1. Christoph (born and died 23 January 1570). 2. Christine (23 September 1571 – 27 April 1580), died in childhood. 3. Maximilian I (1573–1651),future Duke and Elector of Bavaria 4. Maria Anna of Bavaria (Maria Anna v. Bayern), 1574–1616, married Ferdinand II, Holy Roman ...
Thomas, Andrew L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Holy Roman, c.1550-1650. Brill.
- 24 October 1579 – 15 October 1597 (abdication)
- Anna of Austria
Welf IV became duke of Bavaria as Welf I, in 1070. He abandoned his alliance with the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV to become an important supporter of the papal party in Italy. His 17-year-old son, Welf V (later Welf II of Bavaria), married the 43-year-old countess Matilda of Tuscany in 1089; the marriage ended in separation.
Married Kunigunde of Austria (1465 – 1520) daughter of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. William IV of Bavaria (1493 –1550) Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria. Louis X (1495 –1545) Duke of Bavaria (1516–1545) together with his older brother William IV, Duke of Bavaria.
