Duke Pius August in Bavaria

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Prince Pius August in Bavaria
Prince Pius August in Bavaria
Born (1786-08-01)1 August 1786
Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria
Died 3 August 1837(1837-08-03) (aged 51)
Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria
Spouse Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (m 6 May 1807)
Issue Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
House Wittelsbach
Father Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
Mother Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
Burial Banz Abbey, Bad Staffelstein

Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1 August 1786 - 3 August 1837) was a Duke in Bavaria as a member of the Palatine Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen line of the House of Wittelsbach. Pius August was a grandfather of Empress Elisabeth of Austria through his son Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, as well as a great grandfather of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and an ancestor of the current generations of the Belgian and Italian Royal Families and the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg.



Marriage[edit]

On, 6 May 1807, he married Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg in Brussels.


Issue[edit]

  1. Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888) married Princess Ludovika of Bavaria and had issue.