Duke Pius August in Bavaria

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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, as well as a great grandfather of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and an ancestor of the current generations of the Belgian and Italian Royal Families and the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg .

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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