Dukes of Bavaria

Dukes of Bavaria
1180-1777
Electors of Bavaria
1623-1777

Bavaria was portioned among the various branches from 1180 to 1503. They were called Duchy of Lower Bavaria, Duchy of Upper Bavaria, Duchy of Bavaria-Landshut, Duchy of Bavaria-Straubing, Duchy of Bavaria-Munich, Duchy of Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Duchy of Bavaria-Dachau.

Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich “the Wise“(1447 – 1508) Duke of Bavaria

• Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich “the Wise“(1447 – 1508) from 1467 Duke of Bavaria-Munich, from 1503 Duke of the reunited Bavaria. In 1506 Albert decreed that the duchy should pass according to the rules of primogeniture. 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.

Albert V (1528 –1579) Duke of Bavaria

• Albert V (1528 –1579) Duke of Bavaria. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Anna of Austria (1528 – 1590) daughter of Ferdinand I (1503 – 1564) Holy Roman Emperor

William V (1548 –1626) Duke of Bavaria

• William V (1548 –1626) called "the Pious", Duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Renata of Lorraine (1544–1602) daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine

Maximilian I (1573 –1651) Elector of Bavaria

• Maximilian I (1573 –1651) called "the Great", Duke of Bavaria and first Elector of Bavaria. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married firstly Elisabeth of Lorraine (1574–1635) daughter of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and secondly his niece Maria Anna of Austria (1610-1665) daughter of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Ferdinand Maria (1636 –1679) Elector of Bavaria

• Ferdinand Maria (1636 –1679) Elector of Bavaria. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (1636 – 1676) daughter of Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy.

Maximilian II (1662 –1726) Elector of Bavaria

• Maximilian II (1662 –1726) Elector of Bavaria from 1679-1706 and 1714-1726. Founder of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defence of the Immaculate Conception in 1726. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married firstly Maria Antonia of Austria (1669 – 1692) daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and secondly Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676 – 1730) daughter of John III Sobieski, King of Poland.

Charles VII Albert (1697 –1745) Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VII Albert (1697 –1745) Holy Roman Emperor

• Charles VII Albert (1697 –1745) Elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1742. Charles was the first person not born of the House of Habsburg to become emperor in over three centuries. Grand Master of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Maria Amalia of Austria (1701 – 1756) daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Maximilian III Joseph (1727 – 1777) Elector of Bavaria

• Maximilian III Joseph (1727 – 1777) Elector of Bavaria. Grand Master of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception. The last of his line. Married Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (1728 – 1797) daughter of Augustus III, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony. Dame of the Order of St. Catherine and St. Anna. See Electors Palatine or Modern Bavaria for further Dukes and Kings of Bavaria
  

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Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1692-1699) Prince of Asturias

• Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Prince of Asturias (1692-1699) Crown Prince of Spain, son of Maximilian II and Maria Antonia of Austria.

Ferdinand Maria Innocenz Michael Joseph of Bavaria (1699 – 1738)

• Ferdinand Maria Innocenz Michael Joseph of Bavaria (1699 – 1738) Imperial Field marshal, son of Maximilian II and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Ferdinand Joseph Maria, Count of Salern (1718 – 1805)

• Ferdinand Joseph Maria, Count of Salern (1718 – 1805) illegitimate son of Prince Ferdinand Maria Innocenz of Bavaria (1699-1738)

Clerics of the Bavarian Branch

Ernest of Bavaria (1500 – 1560) Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg

• Ernest of Bavaria (1500 – 1560) Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg and Bishop of Eichstädt from 1540 to 1554. Son of Albert IV.

Cardinal Philipp Wilhelm of Bavaria (1576 - 1598) Prince-Bishop of Regensburg

• Philipp Wilhelm of Bavaria (1576 - 1598) Cardinal, also Prince-Bishop of Regensburg, Son of William V

Albrecht Sigmund of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg, (1651-1685) Prince-Bishop of Freising and Regensburg

• Albrecht Sigmund of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg (1651-1685) Prince-Bishop of Freising and Regensburg from 1651. Son of Albert VI of Bavaria (1584 –1666) son of William V, Duke of Bavaria

Cardinal Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703-1763) Prince-Bishop of Liege

• Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1703-1763) Cardinal, Prince-Bishop of Liege from 1744, also Prince-Bishop of Freising and Regensburg, Son of Maximilian II

 Archbishop-Electors of Cologne 1583-1761

Ernest of Bavaria (1554 - 1612) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne

• Ernest of Bavaria (1554 - 1612) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1583 to 1612. He was also bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Freising and Liège. Son of Albert V.

• Ferdinand of Bavaria (1577 - 1650) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1612 to 1650 as successor of Ernest of Bavaria. He was also bishop of Hildesheim, Freising, Liège, Münster, and Paderborn. Son of William V.

Maximilian Heinrich of Bavaria (1621 - 1688) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne

• Maximilian Heinrich of Bavaria (1621 - 1688) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne,  son  of Albert VI, landgrave of Leuchtenberg and his wife, Mechthilde von Leuchtenberg. In 1650, he was named, Bishop of Hildesheim and Bishop of Liège succeeding his uncle, Ferdinand of Bavaria. In 1683, he was named Bishop of Münster.

Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1671 - 1723) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne

• Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1671 - 1723) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1688. He was also Prince-Bishop of Liège, and Bishop of Regensburg, of Freising and of Hildesheim. Son of Ferdinand Maria. Founder of the Order of St Michael in 1693.

Clemens August of Bavaria (1700– 1761) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

• Clemens August of Bavaria (1700– 1761) Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1723 succeeding his uncle Joseph Clemens. He was also Prince-Bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Osnabrück, Regensburg, the Prince-Provost of Berchtesgaden, and from 1732 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.  Son of Ferdinand Maria Maximilian II. Grand Master of the Order of St Michael