Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach 1577-1650

Paternal Family Tree: Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach

Maternal Family Tree: Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach

On 22nd February 1568 [his father] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 19] and [his mother] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 23] were married at Munich. Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and [his grandmother] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine [aged 46]. He the son of Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 39] and Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria [aged 39]. They were second cousins.

On 6th October 1577 Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach was born to William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 29] and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 33]. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.86%.

On 24th October 1579 [his grandfather] Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 51] died. His succeeded son [his father] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 31] succeeded V Duke Bavaria.

In 1595 [his brother] Cardinal Philipp Wilhelm Wittelsbach [aged 18] was appointed Bishop Regensburg.

On 6th February 1595 [his brother] Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Elisabeth Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 20] were married. Elisabeth Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of [his uncle] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine [aged 51] and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. He the son of [his father] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 46] and [his mother] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 50]. They were first cousins.

In 1597 [his brother] Cardinal Philipp Wilhelm Wittelsbach [aged 20] was appointed Cardinal.

On 18th May 1598 [his brother] Cardinal Philipp Wilhelm Wittelsbach [aged 21] died.

On 22nd May 1602 [his mother] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria [aged 58] died.

In 1612 Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach [aged 34] was appointed Archbishop Cologne.

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On 8th March 1616 [his sister] Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress [aged 41] died.

On 17th February 1626 [his father] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 77] died. His succeeded son [his brother] Maximilian [aged 52] succeeded Maximillian I Duke Bavaria.

On 15th July 1635 [his brother] Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria [aged 62] and [his sister-in-law] Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria [aged 25] were married. Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria by marriage Duchess Bavaria. The difference in their ages was 36 years. She the daughter of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor [aged 57] and Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress. He the son of William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria. They were uncle and niece.

On 13th September 1650 Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach [aged 72] died.

Ancestors of Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach 1577-1650

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Eric Brunswick Grubenhagen 1st Duke Brunswick Grubenhagen 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest "The Iron" Habsburg I Duke Austria 15 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor 16 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis IX of France

GrandFather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Margrave Baden 5 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher I Margrave Baden 6 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine of Austria 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Baden 1st Margrave Baden 7 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philipp II the Younger of Katzenelnbogen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ottilie of Nassau-Dillenburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis IV Count Palatine of the Rhine 6 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Elector Palatinate 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Savoy Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of the Palatinate 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis IX Duke of Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Amalia of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 3 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor 16 x Great Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon -2 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 2 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Władysław II Jagiełło

Great x 3 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia of Halshany

Great x 2 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 6 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Foix 1st Earl Kendal 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gaston de Foix 2nd Earl Kendal 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Kerdeston Countess Foix 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Foix Countess Kendal Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre Daughter of John II King Aragon

Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach 4 x Great Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine Count of Vaudémont 4 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont 5 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Countess of Harcourt

Great x 2 Grandfather: René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Valois Anjou 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Philip III of France

Great x 1 Grandfather: Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine de la Marck 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

GrandFather: Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 2 x Great Grand Son of King Philip III of France

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Bourbon Count of Monpensier 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bertrand V of La Tour

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gabrielle La Tour

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquette du Peschin Dame de Banassat

Great x 1 Grandmother: Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "The Good" II of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ludovico III Marquis of Mantua

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederico Gonzaga Marquess Mantua

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Brandenburg Marquise of Mantua

Great x 2 Grandmother: Clara Gonzaga 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis VIII of France

Mother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian I King of Denmark

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: John King of Denmark Norway and Sweden

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "The Alchemist" Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian II King of Denmark II King Norway 8 x Great Grand Son of King Louis VIII of France

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria 16 x Great Grand Daughter of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Great x 2 Grandmother: Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Louis VIII of France