Wilhelm von Brandenburg

His Excellency, the Most Reverend Wilhelm von Brandenburg
Archbishop of Riga
Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the last Archbishop of Riga Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the last Archbishop of Riga
Church	Roman Catholic
Installed	10 August 1539
Term ended	1561
Predecessor	Thomas Schöning
Successor	none
Personal details
Born	30 June 1498 Ansbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Holy Roman Empire (now in Bavaria, Germany)
Died	4 February 1563 (aged 64) Riga
Buried	Riga Cathedral

Wilhelm von Brandenburg (30 June 1498 – 4 February 1563) was a Latvian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Riga from 1539 to 1561.

A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Wilhelm was the son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the brother of Albert, Duke of Prussia, and the grandson of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg and Casimir IV Jagiellon.

After William's administration as Prince-bishop ended during the Livonian War, Riga became a Free City (1561–1581). He died there on 4 February 1563 was buried in Riga Cathedral.

Ancestry

• Ancestors of Wilhelm von Brandenburg
• 8. Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371–1440)
• 4. Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg (1414–1486)
• 9. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut (1383–1442)
• 2. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460–1536)
• 10. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412–1464)
• 5. Anna of Saxony (1437–1512)
• 11. Margaret of Austria (1416–1486)
• 1. Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach (1498–1563)
• 12. Władysław II Jagiełło of Poland (1362–1434)
• 6. Casimir IV of Poland (1427–1492)
• 13. Sophia of Halshany (1405–1461)
• 3. Sophia of Poland (1464–1512)
• 14. Albert II of Germany (1397–1439)
• 7. Elisabeth of Austria (1435–1505)
• 15. Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409–1442)