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Wilhelm
Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
Duke in Bavaria
Born(1752-11-10)10 November 1752
Gelnhausen, Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
Died8 January 1837(1837-01-08) (aged 84)
Landshut or Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Burial
Tegernsee Abbey
SpouseCountess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
IssueMaria Elisabeth, Princess of Neûchatel
Duke Pius August
Names
German: Wilhelm
HouseHouse of Wittelsbach
FatherJohn, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
MotherWildgravine and Rhinegravine Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun

Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria,[1][2] full German name: Wilhelm, Herzog in Bayern (born 10 November 1752 in Gelnhausen, Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen;[1][2] died 8 January 1837 in Landshut or Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria[1][2]) was Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen between 1789 and 1799 and first Duke in Bavaria from 16 February 1799 until his death in 1837. From 17 December 1803 to 20 March 1806, Wilhelm was titled Duke of Berg. Wilhelm was a great-grandfather of Empress Elisabeth of Austria through his son Duke Pius August in Bavaria.

Early life

Wilhelm was born on 10 November 1752 in Gelnhausen to John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen and his wife Wild- and Rhinegravine Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun.[2] In 1778, Wilhelm became an honorary member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[1]

Marriage and issue

Wilhelm married Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, sister of the first King of Bavaria Maximilian I, daughter of Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken and his wife Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, on 30 January 1780 in Mannheim.[2] Wilhelm and Maria Anna had two children:[2]

Duke in Bavaria

On 16 February 1799, the head of the House of Wittelsbach Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria died. At the time there were two surviving branches of the Wittelsbach family: Zweibrücken (headed by Duke Maximilian Joseph) and Birkenfeld (headed by Count Palatine Wilhelm). Maximilian Joseph inherited Charles Theodor's title of Elector of Bavaria, while Wilhelm was compensated with the title of Duke in Bavaria. The form Duke in Bavaria was selected because in 1506 primogeniture had been established in the House of Wittelsbach resulting in there being only one Duke of Bavaria at any given time.

Death

Wilhelm was interred at the family burial crypt of the Dukes in Bavaria at Tegernsee Abbey.

Ancestry

Family of Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
16. Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
8. Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
17. Duchess Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
4. John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
18. John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
9. Countess Palatine Magdalena Katharina of Zweibrücken
19. Catherine de Rohan
2. John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
20. Eric Frederick of Witzleben
10. Georg Friedrich of Witzleben
21. Anna Agnes of Erffa
5. Esther Maria von Witzleben
22. Rudolf of Hanstein
11. Maria Magdalena of Hanstein
23. Maria Sibylla of Bibra
1. Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
24. John Louis of Salm, Count of Dhaun
12. John Philip II, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Dhaun
25. Countess Elisabeth of Salm-Neuviller
6. Charles, Wild- and Rhinegrave of Salm-Dhaun
26. John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler (= 28)
13. Countess Anna Catherine of Nassau-Ottweiler
27. Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (= 29)
3. Countess Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun
28. John Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler (= 26)
14. Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler
29. Countess Palatine Dorothea Catherine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler (= 27)
7. Countess Louise of Nassau-Ottweiler
30. Count Frederik of Ahlefeldt
15. Countess Christiane of Ahlefeldt
31. Countess Margrete Dorothea of Rantzau

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 10 November 1752 – 31 March 1789: Count Palatine Wilhelm of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
  • 31 March 1789 – 16 February 1799: The Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
  • 16 February 1799 – 8 January 1837: His Royal Highness The Duke in Bavaria

References

  1. ^ a b c d Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities. "Ehrenmitglieder". Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Retrieved 2009-07-06. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Geneall. "Wilhelm, Herzog in Bayern". Geneall. Retrieved 2009-07-06. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
Cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach
Born: 10 November 1752 Died: 8 January 1837
German nobility
Preceded by Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen
31 March 1789 – 16 February 1799 		Succeeded by
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