Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
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Wilhelm | |
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Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen | |
Born | Gelnhausen, Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, Holy Roman Empire | 10 November 1752
Died | 8 January 1837 Landshut or Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria | (aged 84)
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Spouse | Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
Issue | Maria Elisabeth, Princess of Neûchatel Duke Pius August |
House | House of Wittelsbach |
Father | John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen |
Mother | Wildgravine and Rhinegravine Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun |
Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria,
Early life
Wilhelm was born on 10 November 1752 in
Marriage and issue
Wilhelm married Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, sister of the first King of Bavaria Maximilian I, daughter of Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, on 30 January 1780 in Mannheim.[2] Wilhelm and Maria Anna had two children:[2]
- unnamed son (6 May 1782)[2]
- Louis Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagramand had issue.
- Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1 August 1786 – 3 August 1837)[2]
Duke in Bavaria
On 16 February 1799, the head of the House of Wittelsbach Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria died. At the time there were two surviving branches of the Wittelsbach family: Zweibrücken (headed by Duke Maximilian Joseph) and Birkenfeld (headed by Count Palatine Wilhelm). Maximilian Joseph inherited Charles Theodor's title of Elector of Bavaria, while Wilhelm was compensated with the title of Duke in Bavaria. The form Duke in Bavaria was selected because in 1506 primogeniture had been established in the House of Wittelsbach resulting in there being only one Duke of Bavaria at any given time.
Death
Wilhelm was interred at the family burial crypt of the Dukes in Bavaria at Tegernsee Abbey.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria Ahlefedlt-Rixingen | |||||||||||||
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References
- ^ a b c d Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. "Ehrenmitglieder". Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Geneall. "Wilhelm, Herzog in Bayern". Geneall. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 95.