House
House of Wittelsbach
German noble family; 1180–1918 monarchs of Bavaria; 1214–1803 counts palatine of the Rhine
- Dated from 1180 CE
- Also called Wittelsbach Dynasty, Wittelsbach, Wittelsbacher
Overview
German noble family; 1180–1918 monarchs of Bavaria; 1214–1803 counts palatine of the RhineWikidata record description. Read House of Wittelsbach in the Wikipedia reader.
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The house, member by member
One family drawn as a tree, then every member, oldest first where a date is recorded.
7 children in the house
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Louis V, Duke of Bavaria 1315 CE – 1361 CE -
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Stephen II of Bavaria 1319 CE – 1375 CE -
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg 1328 CE – 1365 CE -
William I, Duke of Bavaria 1330 CE – 1389 CE -
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria 1336 CE – 1404 CE 1 child in the house
- Beatrice of Bavaria 1344 CE – 1359 CE
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Otto V, Duke of Bavaria 1346 CE – 1379 CE
Every member
People whose own records place them in this house.
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Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavariac. 1117 CE – 11 July 1183 CE · First Duke of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach -
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Conrad of Wittelsbach1125 CE – 25 October 1200 CE · Archbishop of Mainz (d. 1200) -
Richardis of Bavaria1173 CE – 7 December 1231 CE · Child of Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria - Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria14 March 1271 CE – 10 December 1310 CE · Duke of Lower Bavaria
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Louis IV of Bavaria1 April 1282 CE – 11 October 1347 CE · Duke of Bavaria and Holy Roman Emperor - Louis V, Duke of BavariaMay 1315 CE – 18 September 1361 CE · Child of Louis IV of Bavaria
- Stephen II of Bavaria1319 CE – 13 May 1375 CE · Child of Louis IV of Bavaria
- Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg7 May 1328 CE – 17 May 1365 CE · Child of Louis IV of Bavaria
- William I, Duke of Bavaria12 May 1330 CE – 15 April 1389 CE · Child of Louis IV of Bavaria
- Albert I, Duke of Bavaria25 July 1336 CE – 13 December 1404 CE · Child of Louis IV of Bavaria
- Beatrice of Bavaria1344 CE – 25 December 1359 CE · Child of Louis IV of Bavaria
- Otto V, Duke of Bavaria1346 CE – 15 November 1379 CE · Child of Louis IV of Bavaria
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Rupert5 May 1352 CE – 18 May 1410 CE · King of Germany and Elector Palatine (1352-1410) -
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Isabeau of Bavariac. 1370 CE – 24 September 1435 CE · Queen Consort of France -
John III, Duke of Bavaria1375 CE – 6 January 1425 CE · Child of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria -
Louis III, Elector Palatine23 January 1378 CE – 30 December 1436 CE · Child of Rupert -
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg1383 CE – 13 November 1442 CE · Princess of Bavaria-Landshut, by marriage, Princess of Brandenburg -
Louis IV, Elector Palatine1 January 1424 CE – 13 August 1449 CE · Child of Louis III, Elector Palatine
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Philip, Elector Palatine14 July 1448 CE – 28 February 1508 CE · Child of Louis IV, Elector Palatine -
George the Rich, Duke of Bavaria15 August 1455 CE – 1 December 1503 CE · Last Duke of Bavaria-Landshut -
Louis V2 July 1478 CE – 16 March 1544 CE · Child of Philip, Elector Palatine -
Elisabeth of Bavaria1478 CE – 15 September 1504 CE · Child of George the Rich, Duke of Bavaria -
Ruprecht of the Palatinate14 May 1481 CE – 20 August 1504 CE · Child of Philip, Elector Palatine -
Frederick II, Elector Palatine9 December 1482 CE – 26 February 1556 CE · Child of Philip, Elector Palatine -
Henry of the Palatinate15 February 1487 CE – 3 January 1552 CE · Child of Philip, Elector Palatine -
Amalie of the Palatinate25 July 1490 CE – 6 January 1524 CE · Child of Philip, Elector Palatine -
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Wolfgang of the Palatinate31 October 1494 CE – 2 April 1558 CE · Child of Philip, Elector Palatine -
Otto Henry10 April 1502 CE – 12 February 1559 CE · Child of Ruprecht of the Palatinate -
Frederick III of the Palatinate14 February 1515 CE – 26 October 1576 CE · Elector Palatine (1515-1576) -
Richard, Count Palatine of Simmern25 July 1521 CE – 13 January 1598 CE · Count Palatine of Simmern -
Maria Anna of Bavaria21 March 1551 CE – 29 April 1608 CE · Austrian archduchess (*1551-1608) -
Ernest of Bavaria17 December 1554 CE – 17 February 1612 CE · Roman Catholic bishop (1554-1612) -
Maria Anna of Bavaria18 December 1574 CE – 8 March 1616 CE · Consort of Ferdinand, who after her death became Emperor Ferdinand II; (1574-1616) -
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Ferdinand of Bavaria6 October 1577 CE – 13 September 1650 CE · Archbishop of Cologne -
Frederick V of the Palatinate26 August 1596 CE – 29 November 1632 CE · Elector Palatine (1610–23), and King of Bohemia (1619–20), the Winter King; died 1632 -
Philip William, Elector Palatine24 November 1615 CE – 2 September 1690 CE · German nobleman (1615-1690) -
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine22 December 1617 CE – 28 August 1680 CE · Child of Frederick V of the Palatinate -
Elisabeth of the Palatinate26 December 1618 CE – 11 February 1680 CE · Child of Frederick V of the Palatinate -
Prince Rupert of the Rhine17 December 1619 CE (Old Style) – 29 November 1682 CE · Child of Frederick V of the Palatinate -
Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate18 April 1622 CE – 11 February 1709 CE · Child of Frederick V of the Palatinate -
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Henriette Marie of the Palatinate17 July 1626 CE – 18 September 1651 CE · Child of Frederick V of the Palatinate -
Sophia of Hanover14 October 1630 CE – 8 June 1714 CE · Child of Frederick V of the Palatinate -
Charles II, Elector Palatine31 March 1651 CE – 26 May 1685 CE · Child of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine -
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine19 April 1658 CE – 8 June 1716 CE · Child of Philip William, Elector Palatine -
Louis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg9 June 1660 CE – 4 May 1694 CE · Child of Philip William, Elector Palatine -
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Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine4 November 1661 CE – 31 December 1742 CE · Child of Philip William, Elector Palatine -
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria11 July 1662 CE – 26 February 1726 CE · Ruler of the Electorate of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726 (lived 1662-1726) -
Alexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-Neuburg16 April 1663 CE – 24 January 1737 CE · Child of Philip William, Elector Palatine -
Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg18 July 1664 CE – 6 April 1732 CE · Child of Philip William, Elector Palatine -
Maria Anna of Neuburg28 October 1667 CE – 16 July 1740 CE · Child of Philip William, Elector Palatine -
Joseph Clemens of Bavaria5 December 1671 CE – 12 November 1723 CE · Duke, Roman Catholic archbishop (1671-1723) -
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Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria28 October 1692 CE – 6 February 1699 CE · Child of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria -
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor6 August 1697 CE – 20 January 1745 CE · Child of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria -
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Ferdinand Maria Innocenz of Bavaria5 August 1699 CE – 9 December 1738 CE · Child of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria -
Clemens August of Bavaria17 August 1700 CE – 6 February 1761 CE · Child of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria -
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John Theodore of Bavaria3 September 1703 CE – 27 January 1763 CE · Child of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria -
Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria18 July 1724 CE – 23 April 1780 CE · Child of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor -
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria28 March 1727 CE – 30 December 1777 CE · Child of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor -
Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken29 October 1746 CE – 1 April 1795 CE · Duke of Zweibrücken, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (1746–1795) -
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria27 May 1756 CE – 13 October 1825 CE · King of Bavaria -
Princess Alexandra of Bavaria26 August 1826 CE – 21 September 1875 CE · Bavarian princess (1826–1875) -
Infanta Maria José, Duchess in Bavaria19 March 1857 CE – 11 March 1943 CE · Portuguese and Bavarian Royal (1857–1943)
Offices held in the house
The members in each office, in order — a selection from the office’s whole line.
Prince-Elector
- 23 holders
- 4 overlapping pairs
- 18 undated
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1356 CE – 15 November 1373 CE Otto V, Duke of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria -
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from 1612 CE Ferdinand of Bavaria Archbishop of Cologne -
1723 CE – 1761 CE Clemens August of Bavaria Catholic archbishop (1700-1761) -
1799 CE – 1806 CE Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria King of Bavaria - 1799 CE – 1806 CE Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria King of Bavaria
No dates recorded 18
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Dates unrecorded Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg Duke of Bavaria -
Dates unrecorded Philip, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine of the Rhine -
Dates unrecorded Frederick II, Elector Palatine Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556 -
Dates unrecorded Louis V Elector Palatine -
Dates unrecorded Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Ruler of the Electorate of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726 (lived 1662-1726) -
Dates unrecorded Frederick III of the Palatinate Elector Palatine (1515-1576) -
Dates unrecorded Joseph Clemens of Bavaria Duke, Roman Catholic archbishop (1671-1723) -
Dates unrecorded Charles II, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685 -
Dates unrecorded Ernest of Bavaria Roman Catholic bishop (1554-1612) -
Dates unrecorded Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria (1727-1777) -
Dates unrecorded Louis IV, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine -
Dates unrecorded Otto Henry Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1505 to 1559
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Dates unrecorded Rupert King of Germany and Elector Palatine (1352-1410) -
Dates unrecorded Louis III, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine -
Dates unrecorded Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg Archbishop and Prince-Elector of Mainz and Trier, Prince-Bishop of Worms and Wrocław, Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order -
Dates unrecorded Philip William, Elector Palatine German nobleman (1615-1690) -
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Dates unrecorded Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine, Duke of Jülich and Berg and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1661-1742) -
Dates unrecorded Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine German nobleman (1658–1716)
Elector Palatine
- 14 holders
- 1 gap
- 5 undated
- 1508 CE – 1544 CE Louis V Elector Palatine
- 1544 CE – 1556 CE Frederick II, Elector Palatine Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556
- 1556 CE – 1559 CE Otto Henry Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1505 to 1559
- 1559 CE – 1576 CE Frederick III of the Palatinate Elector Palatine (1515-1576)
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Gap about 72 years before the next in this house
1648 CE – 1680 CE Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine Elector palatine of the Rhine (1617–1680) - 1680 CE – 1685 CE Charles II, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine from 1680 to 1685
- 1685 CE – 1690 CE Philip William, Elector Palatine German nobleman (1615-1690)
- 1690 CE – 1716 CE Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine German nobleman (1658–1716)
- 1716 CE – 1742 CE Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine, Duke of Jülich and Berg and Count Palatine of Neuburg (1661-1742)
No dates recorded 5
- Dates unrecorded Philip, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine of the Rhine
- Dates unrecorded Philip, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine of the Rhine
- Dates unrecorded Louis IV, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine
- Dates unrecorded Rupert King of Germany and Elector Palatine (1352-1410)
- Dates unrecorded Louis III, Elector Palatine Elector Palatine
Duke of Bavaria
- 13 holders
- 2 overlaps
- 1 gap
- 7 undated
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1347 CE – 1349 CE Stephen II of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria-Landshut -
Overlap held at the same time as Stephen II of Bavaria
1347 CE – 1349 CE Otto V, Duke of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria - 1349 CE – 1353 CE Stephen II of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria-Landshut
- 1353 CE – 1375 CE Stephen II of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria-Landshut
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Overlap held at the same time as Stephen II of Bavaria
1363 CE Stephen II of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria-Landshut -
Gap about 54 years before the next in this house
1417 CE – 1425 CE John III, Duke of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria-Straubing and count of Holland and Hainaut (1375–1425)
No dates recorded 7
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Dates unrecorded Louis IV of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria and Holy Roman Emperor - Dates unrecorded Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg Duke of Bavaria
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Dates unrecorded Louis V, Duke of Bavaria Duke of Bavaria, Margrave of Brandenburg, and Count of Tyrol -
Dates unrecorded William I, Duke of Bavaria second son of Emperor Louis IV and Margaret II of Hainaut -
Dates unrecorded Albert I, Duke of Bavaria Count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland (1336-1404) -
Dates unrecorded George the Rich, Duke of Bavaria Last Duke of Bavaria-Landshut -
Dates unrecorded Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria First Duke of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach
Prince-Bishop
- 13 holders
- 32 overlapping pairs
- 4 undated
- from 1612 CE Ferdinand of Bavaria Archbishop of Cologne
- from 1618 CE Ferdinand of Bavaria Archbishop of Cologne
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1690 CE – 1737 CE Alexander Sigismund von der Pfalz-Neuburg Roman Catholic bishop (1663-1737) -
from 12 November 1691 CE Louis Anton of Pfalz-Neuburg Roman Catholic bishop (1660-1694) - 1716 CE – 1719 CE Clemens August of Bavaria Catholic archbishop (1700-1761)
- 1719 CE – 1761 CE Clemens August of Bavaria Catholic archbishop (1700-1761)
- 1719 CE – 1761 CE Clemens August of Bavaria Catholic archbishop (1700-1761)
- 1724 CE – 1761 CE Clemens August of Bavaria Catholic archbishop (1700-1761)
- 1728 CE – 1761 CE Clemens August of Bavaria Catholic archbishop (1700-1761)
No dates recorded 4
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Dates unrecorded John Theodore of Bavaria Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal - Dates unrecorded John Theodore of Bavaria Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
- Dates unrecorded Joseph Clemens of Bavaria Duke, Roman Catholic archbishop (1671-1723)
- Dates unrecorded Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg Archbishop and Prince-Elector of Mainz and Trier, Prince-Bishop of Worms and Wrocław, Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order
Affiliation
From the members’ own records, not the people the house ruled.
Affiliations recorded on members
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Catholic Church 18 members - Catholicism 5 members
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Christianity 1 member -
Protestantism 1 member -
Reformed Christianity 1 member -
Teutonic Order 1 member
An affiliation recorded by a third party, often for one period of a life. It is not the religion of anyone this house ruled.
Connections
Affiliation 1
Succession in office 1
Transmission 2
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