Ernest of Bavaria

This article is about the Archbishop of Cologne. For the earlier Bavarian ruler named Ernest, see Ernest, Duke of Bavaria. For other people named Ernest of Bavaria, see Ernest of Bavaria (disambiguation).

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
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(1612-02-17) (aged 57) Arnsberg, Archbishopric of Cologne
Burial	Cologne Cathedral
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

Ancestors of Ernest of Bavaria

16. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria^[9] 8. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria^[4] 17. Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck^[10] 4. William IV, Duke of Bavaria^[2] 18. Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor^[11] 9. Kunigunde of Austria^[4] 19. Eleanor of Portugal^[11] Albert V, Duke of Bavaria 20. Christopher I, Margrave of Baden-Baden^[5] 10. Philip I, Margrave of Baden-Sponheim^[5] 21. Ottilie von Katzenelnbogen^[5] 5. Marie of Baden-Sponheim^[2] 22. Philip, Elector Palatine^[12] 11. Elisabeth of the Palatinate^[5] 23. Margaret of Bavaria^[12] Ernest of Bavaria 24. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor^[13] 12. Philip I of Castile^[6]^[7] 25. Mary of Burgundy^[13] 6. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor^[3] 26. Ferdinand II of Aragon^[14] 13. Joanna of Castile^[7] 27. Isabella I of Castile^[14] Archduchess Anna of Austria 28. Casimir IV Jagiellon^[15] 14. Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary^[8] 29. Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria^[15] 7. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary^[3] 30. Gaston de Foix, Count of Candale^[16] 15. Anna of Foix-Candale^[8] 31. Infanta Catherine of Navarre^[16]

References

1. Werewolf histories (First published 2015 ed.). Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. 2015. ISBN 9781137526342.
2. Goetz, Walter (1953), "Albrecht V.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 158–160; (full text online)
3. Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Anna von Oesterreich (1528–1587)" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 151 – via Wikisource.
4. Riezler, Sigmund Ritter von (1897), "Wilhelm IV.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), vol. 42, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 705–717
5. Brüning, Rainer (2001), "Philipp I.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 20, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 372; (full text online)
6. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
7. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor at the Encyclopædia Britannica
8. Obermayer-Marnach, Eva (1953), "Anna Jagjello", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 299; (full text online)
9. Rall, Hans (1953), "Albrecht IV.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 157; (full text online)
10. Rall, Hans (1953), "Albrect III.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 1, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 156; (full text online)
11. Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Friedrich V. der Friedfertige" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 265 – via Wikisource.
12. 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.
13. Philip I, King of Castile at the Encyclopædia Britannica
14. Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
15. Casimir IV, King of Poland at the Encyclopædia Britannica
16. 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 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine

Ernest of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach Born: 1554 Died: 1612
German royalty
Regnal titles
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Moritz von Sandizell	Prince-Bishop of Freising 1566–1612	Succeeded by Stephan von Seiboldsdorf
Preceded by Burkhard of Oberg	Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim (as Ernest II) 1573–1612	Succeeded by Ferdinand of Bavaria
Preceded by Gerard of Grœsbeek	Prince-Bishop of Liège Prince-Abbot of Stavelot-Malmedy 1581–1612
Preceded by Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg	Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia and Angria 1583–1612
Preceded by John William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg	Prince-Bishop of Münster 1585–1612