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Duke Pius August
Duke Pius August in Bavaria
Born(1786-08-01)1 August 1786
Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria
Died3 August 1837(1837-08-03) (aged 51)
Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria
SpousePrincess Amélie Louise of Arenberg
IssueDuke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Names
German: Pius August
HouseHouse of Wittelsbach
FatherDuke Wilhelm in Bavaria
MotherCountess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Duke Pius August in Bavaria,[1] full German name: Pius August Herzog in Bayern[1] (born 1 August 1786 in Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria;[1] died 3 August 1837 in Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria[1]) 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.

Early life

Born in Landshut, Pius August was the third child of Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria and his wife Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld.

Marriage and issue

Pius August married Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg, daughter of Duke Louis Marie of Arenberg and his wife Marie Adélaïde Julie de Mailly, dame d'Ivry-sur-Seine, on 26 May 1807 in Brussels.[1] Pius August and Amélie Louise had one son:[1]

Later life

In 1815, Pius August became an honorary member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. He loved to travel.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 1 August 1786 – 16 February 1799: Count Palatine Pius August of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
  • 16 February 1799 – 3 August 1837: His Royal Highness Duke Pius August in Bavaria

Ancestry

Family of Duke Pius August in Bavaria
16. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
8. John Charles, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
17. Countess Palatine Magdalena of Zweibrücken
4. John, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
18. Georg Friedrich von Witzleben
9. Esther Maria von Witzleben
19. Maria Magdalena von Hanstein
2. Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
20. Johann Philipp, Count of Salm-Dhaun
10. Karl of Salm, Count of Dhaun
21. Anna Katharina of Nassau-Ottweiler
5. Countess Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun
22. Friedrich Ludwig of Nassau-Ottweiler
11. Countess Louise of Nassau-Ottweiler
23. Christiane af Ahlefeldt
1. Duke Pius August in Bavaria
24. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
12. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
25. Countess Catherine Agathe of Rappoltstein
6. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
26. Ludwig Kraft, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken
13. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
27. Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
3. Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
28. Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
14. Joseph Charles, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
29. Landgravine Eleonore Maria Amalie of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rothenburg
7. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach
30. Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
15. Countess Palatine Elisabeth of Neuburg
31. Princess Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Darryl Lundy (15 Jan 2003). "Pius August Herzog in Bayern". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-05-23. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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