Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria

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Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich (15 December 1447 in Munich

Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
– 18 March 1508 in Munich), , from 1467 Duke of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
-Munich, from 1503 Duke of the reunited Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
. rt was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria

Albert III, Duke of Bavaria

Albert III of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernab? Visconti....
and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck. After the death of his older brother John IV, Duke of Bavaria

John IV, Duke of Bavaria

Duke John IV. of Bavaria-Munich , was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria and ruled as duke of Bavaria from 1460 until he died of Bubonic plague in 1463....
he gave up his spiritual career and returned from Pavia

Pavia

Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po River....
to Munich.

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Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich (15 December 1447 in Munich

Munich

Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
.

Biography

Albert was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria

Albert III, Duke of Bavaria

John IV, Duke of Bavaria

Pavia

Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po River....
to Munich. When his brothers Christoph and Wolfgang had resigned Albert became sole duke, but a new duchy Bavaria-Dachau

Dachau

Dachau is a Town#Germany in Upper Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town?a Gro?e Kreisstadt?of the Regierungsbezirk of Upper Bavaria, about 20 km north-west of Munich....
was created from Bavaria-Munich for his brother Duke Sigismund

Sigismund of Bavaria

Sigismund of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach.Sigismund was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria with Duchess Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen....
in 1467. After Sigismund's death in 1501, it reverted to Bavaria-Munich.

Due to pressing from his father-in-law Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick III of Habsburg was elected as King of the Romans as the successor of Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1440.Born in Innsbruck, he was the son of Duke Ernest of Austria from the Leopoldinian line of the Habsburg family ruling Inner Austria, i.e....
, Albert decided to return territorial acquisitions in Swabia

Swabia

Swabia, Suabia, or Svebia is both a historic and linguistics region in Germany. Swabia consists of much of the present-day state of Baden-W?rttemberg , as well as the Bavarian Swabia ....
in 1492 to avoid a conflict with the Habsburg

Habsburg

The House of Habsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known as supplying all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of Spanish Empire and the Austrian Empire....
.

After the death of the last duke of Bavaria-Landshut

Landshut

Landshut is a city in Bavaria in the south-east of Germany, belonging to both Eastern and Southern Bavaria. Situated on the banks of the Isar, Landshut acts is the capital of Lower Bavaria, one of the seven administrative regions of the Free state of Bavaria....
George

George of Bavaria

Duke George the Rich of Bavaria-Landshut , , since 1479 the last Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a son of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria and Amalia of Saxony....
in 1503 Albert managed to reunite the whole of Bavaria in a dreadful war

Landshut War of Succession

The Landshut war of succession resulted from an agreement between the duchies of Bavaria-Munich and Bavaria-Landshut , both being lines of the House of Wittelsbach about succession when one of the lines should have no male heir....
against George's heirs, the Palatinate line of his Wittelsbach

Wittelsbach

The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a Germany dynasty from Bavaria. Their major principal roles were as List of rulers of Bavaria , Electoral Palatinate , List of rulers of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, County of Hainaut and Zeeland , List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne , Duchy of J?lich and Berg , Kings of Sweden...
family but had to transfer Kufstein

Kufstein (district)

The Bezirk Kufstein is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kitzb?hel district in the southeast, and the Schwaz district in the southwest....
and Kitzbühel

Kitzbühel (district)

The Bezirk Kitzb?hel is an administrative district in Tyrol , Austria. It borders Bavaria in the north, the Kufstein and Schwaz districts in the west, and the Pinzgau region in the east and south....
to his brother-in-law Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I of Habsburg was Holy Roman Empire from 1508 until his death, but had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his reign, from circa 1483....
as compensation for his support. For the Palatinate branch a new duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg

Palatinate-Neuburg

Palatinate-Neuburg is a former state of the Holy Roman Empire, founded in 1505. Its capital was Neuburg an der Donau. Its area was about 2,750 km?, with a population of some 100,000....
was created.

To avoid any future division of Bavaria Albert edicted the everlasting succession of the firstborn prince in 1506. Nevertheless his oldest son and successor William IV, Duke of Bavaria

William IV, Duke of Bavaria

William IV of Bavaria , was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria.He was born in Munich to Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria and Kunigunde of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor....
had to share his power from 1516 onwards with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria

Louis X, Duke of Bavaria

Louis X , was Duke of Bavaria , together with his older brother William IV, Duke of Bavaria. His parents were Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria and Kunigunde of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor....
. After the death of Louis in 1545 the edict became effective until the end of Bavarian monarchy in 1918.

Albert is buried in the Frauenkirche

Munich Frauenkirche

The Frauenkirche is the largest church in the Bavarian capital of Munich. Located in the city center at Frauenplatz 1, the Roman Catholic Church cathedral is a major landmark and a popular tourist attraction....
in Munich.

Family and children

On 3 January 1487 he married to Archiduchess Kunigunde of Austria

Kunigunde of Austria

Kunigunde of Austria was an Austrian Archduchess and the wife of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria.She was born in Wiener Neustadt as the daughter of Duke Frederick V of Austria and his wife Leonor of Portugal ....
, daughter of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick III of Habsburg was elected as King of the Romans as the successor of Albert II, Holy Roman Emperor in 1440.Born in Innsbruck, he was the son of Duke Ernest of Austria from the Leopoldinian line of the Habsburg family ruling Inner Austria, i.e....
and his wife Eleonore of Portugal. They had eight children:

Sidonie (1 May 1488 – 27 March 1505)
Sibylle (16 June 1489 – 18 April 1519), married in 1511 to Louis V, Elector Palatine
Louis V, Elector Palatine

Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine ; a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was prince elector of the Electoral Palatinate.His parents were Philip, Elector Palatine, and Margaret, daughter of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria....
Sabina
Sabina of Bavaria

Sabina of Bavaria-Munich was born Duchess of Bavaria and became wife of Ulrich, Duke of W?rttemberg.Sabina was the daughter of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria and his wife Kunigunde of Austria, daughter of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Leonor of Portugal ....
(24 April 1492 – 30 April 1564), married in 1511 to Duke Ulrich I of Württemberg
Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg

Herzog Ulrich von W?rttemberg succeeded his kinsman Eberhard II, Duke of W?rttemberg as Duke of W?rttemberg in 1498, being declared of age in 1503....
William IV, Duke of Bavaria
William IV, Duke of Bavaria

William IV of Bavaria , was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria.He was born in Munich to Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria and Kunigunde of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor....
(13 November 1493 – 7 March 1550)
Louis X, Duke of Bavaria
Louis X, Duke of Bavaria

Louis X , was Duke of Bavaria , together with his older brother William IV, Duke of Bavaria. His parents were Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria and Kunigunde of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor....
(18 September 1495 – 22 April 1545)
Susanne (1499 – 1500)
Ernest of Bavaria (13 June 1500 – 1560), an eccliastical official in Passau
Passau

Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria, Germany, known also as the Dreifl?ssestadt , because the Danube is joined there by the Inn River from the South, and the Ilz coming out of the Bavarian Forest to the North....
(1517-40), Köln, Archbishop
Archbishop

In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case....
in Salzburg
Salzburg

is the List of cities and towns in Austria#List of cities and towns by population size in Austria and the capital city of the states of Austria of Salzburg ....
(1540-54) and Eichstädt
Eichstädt

Eichst?dt is a village in Brandenburg, Germany. It is not to be confused with Eichst?tt, Bavaria....
Susanne
Susanna of Bavaria

Susanna of Bavaria was the daughter of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria and Kunigunde of Austria, the daughter of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal....
(2 April 1502 – 23 April 1543), married:

in 1518 to Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Casimir , Margrave of Bayreuth, was the son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach and his wife Princess Sofia, a daughter of Kazimierz IV Jagiellon....
in 1529 to Otto Henry, Elector Palatine
Otto Henry, Elector Palatine

Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine, a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was Count Palatine of Palatinate-Neuburg from 1505 to 1559 and prince elector of the Electoral Palatinate from 1556 to 1559....

Ancestors

**Albert's ancestors in three generations**
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria	Father: Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernab? Visconti....	Paternal Grandfather: Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest of Bavaria-Munich , , from 1397 Duke of Bavaria-Munich.Ernest was a son of John II, Duke of Bavaria and ruled the duchy of Bavaria-Munich together with his brother William III, Duke of Bavaria....	Paternal Great-grandfather: John II, Duke of Bavaria John II, Duke of Bavaria Duke John II of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1375 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was the third son of Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabeth of Sicily ....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Katharina of Görz
		Paternal Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti	Paternal Great-grandfather: Bernabò Visconti Bernabo Visconti File:Visconti, Barnab?.jpgBernab? Visconti was an Italian soldier and statesman, who was Lord of Milan.He was born in Milan, the son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Beatrice della Scala
	Mother: Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck	Maternal Grandfather: Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Albert , called the Tall , of the House of Welf, was duke of Brunswick-L?neburg from 1252 to 1269 and first duke of Brunswick-Wolfenb?ttel from 1269 until his death....	Maternal Great-grandfather: Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg Otto I of Brunswick-L?neburg was the first duke of Brunswick-L?neburg from 1235 until his death. He is called Otto the Child to distinguish him from his uncle, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor....
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Matilda of Brandenburg Mathilde von Brandenburg Mathilde von Brandenburg was a daughter of Margrave Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg and Mathilde of Lusatia. In 1228 she married Duke Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-L?neburg, a son of William of Winchester....
		Maternal Grandmother: Adelheid of Montferrat	Maternal Great-grandfather: Boniface II of Montferrat
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Margaret of Savoy Margaret of Savoy Margaret of Savoy may refer to:* The Blessed Margaret of Savoy * Margaret of Savoy, Countess Palatine of the Rhine, wife of Louis III of Naples, Louis IV of the Rhine and Ulrich V, Count of W?rttemberg, mother of Philip, Elector Palatine...