Ernest of Bavaria
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.
Ernest of Bavaria | |
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Prince-Elector-Archbishop of Cologne | |
![]() Portrait of Ernest by Hans Werl, now in the Alte Pinakothek | |
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 57) Arnsberg, Archbishopric of Cologne | (aged
Burial | |
House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Albert V, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Anna von Habsburg |
He was also simultaneously Prince-Bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Freising, and Liège, Count of Loon, and Prince-Abbot of Savelot.
Life
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
References
- Werewolf histories (First published 2015 ed.). Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. ISBN 9781137526342.
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- Riezler, Sigmund Ritter von (1897), "Wilhelm IV.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 42, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 705–717
- Rall, Hans (1953), "Albrect III.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 156; (full text online)
- Goetz, Walter (1953), "Albrecht V.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 158–160; (full text online)
- Wurzbach, Constantin, von, ed. (1860). . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 265 – via Wikisource.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - Brüning, Rainer (2001), "Philipp I.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 372; (full text online)
- 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Casimir IV, King of Poland at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953), "Anna Jagjello", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299; (full text online)
- 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
- 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