Ernest of Bavaria
| Ernest of Bavaria | |
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| Prince-Elector-Archbishop of Cologne | |
Portrait by Hans Werl, now in the Alte Pinakothek ( c. 1601 )
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| Reign | April 1583 – 17 February 1612 |
| Predecessor | Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg |
| Successor | Ferdinand of Bavaria |
| Born | 17 December 1554 Munich, Duchy of Bavaria |
| Died | 17 February 1612 (aged 57) Arnsberg, Archbishopric of Cologne |
| Burial | Cologne Cathedral |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Albert V, Duke of Bavaria |
| Mother | Anna von Habsburg |
Wittelsbach-Hapsburg aristocrat Ernest of Bavaria (German: Ernst von Bayern) (17 December 1554 – 17 February 1612) was Prince-Elector-Archbishop of the Archbishopric of Cologne and, as such, Archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Westphalia, from 1583 to 1612 as successor of the expelled Archbishop Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg.
He was also simultaneously Prince-Bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Freising, and Liège, Count of Loon, and Prince-Abbot of Stavelot. In Freising he had already become bishop by the age of 12.
Early life and education
Ernest was born in Munich, the son of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, and Anna of Austria. Duke Albert had destined his third son, Ernest, for the clerical vocation. He was educated and trained by the Jesuits at Ingolstadt.[1]: 168
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Ernest of Bavaria
- 16. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria[2]
- 8. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria[3]
- 17. Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck[4]
- 4. William IV, Duke of Bavaria[5]
- 18. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor[6]
- 9. Kunigunde of Austria[3]
- 19. Eleanor of Portugal[6]
- Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
- 20. Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden[7]
- 10. Philip I, Margrave of Baden-Sponheim[7]
- 21. Ottilie von Katzenelnbogen[7]
- 5. Marie of Baden-Sponheim[5]
- 22. Philip, Elector Palatine[8]
- 11. Elisabeth of the Palatinate[7]
- 23. Margaret of Bavaria[8]
- Ernest of Bavaria
- 24. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor[9]
- 12. Philip I of Castile[10][11]
- 25. Mary of Burgundy[9]
- 6. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor[12]
- 26. Ferdinand II of Aragon[13]
- 13. Joanna of Castile[11]
- 27. Isabella I of Castile[13]
- Archduchess Anna of Austria
- 28. Casimir IV Jagiellon[14]
- 14. Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary[15]
- 29. Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria[14]
- 7. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary[12]
- 30. Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale[16]
- 15. Anna of Foix-Candale[15]
- 31. Infanta Catherine of Navarre[16]
References
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- Back to citation Rall, Hans (1953). "Albrecht IV.". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 1. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 157. (full text online).
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Riezler, Sigmund Ritter von (1897). "Wilhelm IV.". Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 42. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 705–717.
- Back to citation Rall, Hans (1953). "Albrect III.". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 1. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 156. (full text online).
- Back to citation occurrence 5.0 Back to citation occurrence 5.1 Goetz, Walter (1953). "Albrecht V.". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 1. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 158–160. (full text online).
- Back to citation occurrence 6.0 Back to citation occurrence 6.1 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Friedrich V. der Friedfertige". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 265 – via Wikisource.
- Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 Back to citation occurrence 7.2 Back to citation occurrence 7.3 Brüning, Rainer (2001). "Philipp I.". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 20. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 372. (full text online).
- Back to citation occurrence 8.0 Back to citation occurrence 8.1 Dotterweich, Helmut (1962). Der junge Maximilian: Jugend und Erziehung des bayerischen Herzogs und späteren Kurfürsten Maximilian I. von 1573 bis 1593 [The Young Maximilian: Youth and Education of the Bavarian Duke and Later Elector Maximilian I from 1573 to 1593]. R. Pflaum. p. 188. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- Back to citation occurrence 9.0 Back to citation occurrence 9.1 Philip I, King of Castile at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Back to citation Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Back to citation occurrence 11.0 Back to citation occurrence 11.1 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Back to citation occurrence 12.0 Back to citation occurrence 12.1 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (1528–1587)". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource.
- Back to citation occurrence 13.0 Back to citation occurrence 13.1 Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Back to citation occurrence 14.0 Back to citation occurrence 14.1 Casimir IV, King of Poland at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Back to citation occurrence 15.0 Back to citation occurrence 15.1 Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953). "Anna Jagjello". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 1. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. p. 299. (full text online).
- Back to citation occurrence 16.0 Back to citation occurrence 16.1 Noubel, P., ed. (1877). Revue de l'Agenais [Review of the Agenais] (in French). Vol. 4. Société des sciences, lettres et arts d'Agen. p. 497.
External links
Media related to Ernest of Bavaria, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne at Wikimedia Commons
- Ernest of Bavaria – the Prince-Bishop of Liege in modern Europe, 400th anniversary
- Tripota – Trier portrait database Archived 4 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Ernest of Bavaria in the Portal of Rhenish History
- "Ernst von Bayern". Germania Sacra people index (in German). Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- Porträt von Frans Hogenberg von 1604 (Digitized)
- Epitaph of Ernest of Bavaria Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine