Biography of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 1336-1404

Paternal Family Tree: Wittelsbach

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Cuman

Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria succeeded I Duke Bavaria. Margaret La Marck Duchess Bavaria by marriage Duchess Bavaria.

In 1308 [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) and Beatrix Świdnica Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. He the son of Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria and Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 24 Aug 1313 Henry Luxemburg VII Holy Roman Emperor (age 38) died. He was buried at Pisa Duomo. His half fourth cousin [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 31) succeeded IV Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1324 [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 41) and [his mother] Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress (age 12) were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland (age 38) and Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault (age 30). He the son of Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria and Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 25 Jul 1336 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria was born to Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 54) and Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress (age 24) at Munich.

On 26 Sep 1345 [his uncle] William Hainault II Count Hainault (age 38) died. His sister [his mother] Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress (age 33) succeeded II Countess Hainault. [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 63) by marriage Count Hainault.

On 11 Oct 1347 [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor (age 65) died. His son [his half-brother] Stephen Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria (age 28) succeeded II Duke Bavaria. Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria (age 37) by marriage Duchess Bavaria.

After 19 Jul 1353 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 16) and Margaret Silesia were married. He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress (age 41). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 30 May 1361 [his daughter] Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 24) and [his wife] Margaret Silesia.

Around 1362 [his daughter] Johanna Wittelsbach was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 25) and [his wife] Margaret Silesia.

In 1363 [his daughter] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 26) and [his wife] Margaret Silesia.

On 05 Apr 1365 [his son] William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainault V Count Zeeland was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 28) and [his wife] Margaret Silesia.

In 1369 [his mother] Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress (age 57) died.

In 1369 [his son] Albert Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria Straubing was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 32) and [his wife] Margaret Silesia.

Around 1373 [his daughter] Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 36) and [his wife] Margaret Silesia.

Around 1375 [his son] John "Pitiless" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria Straubing was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 38) and [his wife] Margaret Silesia.

In 1379 [his son-in-law] William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich (age 14) and [his daughter] Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders (age 17) were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders, Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 42) and Margaret Silesia. He the son of William Jülich I Duke Jülich (age 52) and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Double Marrige of the Burgundian Court

On 12 Apr 1385 a double wedding of the Burgundian Court was celebrated with brother and sister [his son-in-law] John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 13) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Valois Countess Holland (age 10) getting married ...

John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy (age 13) and [his daughter] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy (age 22) were married. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 48) and Margaret Silesia. He the son of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 43) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy (age 37). They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

[his son] William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainault V Count Zeeland (age 20) and Margaret Valois Countess Holland (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy (age 43) and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy (age 37). He the son of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 48) and Margaret Silesia. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1386 [his daughter] Johanna Wittelsbach (age 24) died.

On 24 Apr 1390 [his son-in-law] Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria (age 12) and [his daughter] Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria (age 17) were married at Vienna. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 53) and Margaret Silesia. He the son of Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria (age 40) and Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria (age 28). They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1394 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 57) and Margaret La Marck Duchess Bavaria (age 19) were married. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the daughter of Adolph La Marck (age 60) and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark (age 44). He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1398 [his brother-in-law] Dietrich La Marck (age 24) died.

In 1398 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 61) was appointed 90th Knight of the Garter by King Richard II of England (age 30).

On 13 Dec 1404 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria (age 68) died at The Hague. His son [his son] William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainault V Count Zeeland (age 39) succeeded IV Count Holland, VI Count Hainault, V Count Zeeland. [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Valois Countess Holland (age 30) by marriage Countess Holland.

In 1411 [his former wife] Margaret La Marck Duchess Bavaria (age 36) died.

Royal Ancestors of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 1336-1404

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Son of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 6 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Son of Philip "Bold" III King France

Royal Descendants of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 1336-1404

Agnes La Marck Queen Consort Navarre x 1

Mary of Guelders Queen Consort Scotland x 1

Vladislaus II King Hungary x 1

Louis XII King France x 1

Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile x 2

Joachim "Nestor" Hohenzollern Elector Brandenburg x 1

Germaine Foix Queen Consort Aragon x 1

Marguerite Valois Orléans Queen Consort Navarre x 1

King Francis I of France x 1

Christian III King Denmark x 1

Anne of Cleves Queen Consort England x 1

Mary of Guise Queen Consort Scotland x 2

Louis VI Elector Palatine x 1

Louise Lorraine Queen Consort France x 2

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria x 3

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress x 3

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain x 1

Sophie Amalie Hanover Queen Consort Denmark x 1

Ernest Augustus Hanover Elector Brunswick-Lüneburg x 1

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia x 1

Marie Françoise Élisabeth of Savoy Queen Consort of Portugal x 2

Charlotte Amalie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 1

Charles Palatinate Simmern II Elector Palatine Rhine x 1

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia x 2

Sophia Dorothea Hanover Queen Consort England x 1

Louise of Mecklenburg Güstrow Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 2

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain x 2

Frederick I King Sweden x 1

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor x 2

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor x 2

Sophia Louise Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Prussia x 2

Polyxena Hesse Rotenburg Queen Consort Sardinia x 1

Francis I Holy Roman Emperor x 2

Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain x 1

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia x 3

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland x 5

William Elector of Hesse x 1

Charlotte Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort England x 2

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 5

Louis XVI King France x 1

Louis XVIII King France x 1

King Charles X of France x 1

Marie Sophie Hesse-Kassel Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 1

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England x 5

Frederick William II King Prussia x 1

King Louis Philippe I of France x 1

Frederica Mecklenburg Strelitz Queen Consort Hanover x 3

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark x 9

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain x 1

Frederick VII King Denmark x 14

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark x 10

King Christian IX of Denmark x 1

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom x 9

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway x 6

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia x 28

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom x 28

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England x 2

Frederick Charles I King Finland x 10

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark x 14

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain x 31

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden x 34

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark x 28

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh x 34

Carl XVI King Sweden x 57

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 1

Ancestors of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 1336-1404

Great x 3 Grandfather: Otto Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis Loon I Count Loon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Loon Duchess Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Metz Countess Loon

Great x 1 Grandfather: Otto "Illustrious" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Bohemia Duke Bohemia

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ludmilla Bohemia Duchess Bavaria

GrandFather: Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Proud" Welf X Duke Bavaria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Lion" Welf XII Duke Saxony III Duke Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Süpplingenburg Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Welf V Count Palatine of the Rhine Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Plantagenet Duchess Saxony Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Welf Duchess Bavaria Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Conrad Palatine Count Palatine

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Palatine of the Rhine

Father: Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Rudolph I King Romans

GrandMother: Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Burkhard V Count Hohenberg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Gertrude Hohenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Rudolph II Count Palatine of Tubingen

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mathilda of Tubingen

Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: James Avesnes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bouchard Avesnes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adela Guise

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Hainault I Count Hainault 4 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret II Countess Flanders 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois Countess Flanders 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gerulfing I Count Holland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Floris Gerulfing IV Count Holland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide Guelders Countess Holland

Great x 2 Grandmother: Adelaide Gerulfing Countess Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Reginar Countess Holland and Palatine 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Metz 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

GrandFather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Luxemburg III Duke Limburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Waleran Luxemburg III Duke Limburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia Saarbrücken Duchess Limburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry "Great" Luxemburg V Count Luxemburg III Count Namur

Great x 1 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald of Bar I Count of Bar 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry of Bar II Count of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Erminsende of Bar Sur Seine Countess Bar

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret of Bar Countess Luxemburg and Namur 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Capet II Count Dreux

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Capet Countess of Bar

Great x 4 Grandmother: Yolande Coucy Countess Dreux

Mother: Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Louis IX of France Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Bold" III King France 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: James I King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montpellier Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella Barcelona Queen Consort France

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Andrew II of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandmother: Violant Árpád Queen Consort Aragon

GrandMother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Charles Capet of Sicily Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles II King Naples 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Béla IV King of Hungary

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen V of Hungary

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary of Hungary Queen Consort Naples

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Cuman