Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach 1577-1650

Paternal Family Tree: Wittelsbach

Maternal Family Tree: Leonor de Alvim

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. She 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 son [his father] William [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. She 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.

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 son [his brother] Maximilian [aged 52] succeeded Maximillian I Duke Bavaria.

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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. She 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.

Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach 1577-1650 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach 1577-1650

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Son of King John "The Good" II of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 4 Grand Son of John II King Aragon

Ancestors of Archbishop Ferdinand Wittelsbach 1577-1650

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor 16 x Great Grandson 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 Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

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

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

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

Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

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

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

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Baden 1st Margrave Baden 7 x Great Grandson 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 Granddaughter of King John "The Good" II of France

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

father: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 3 x Great Grandson of John II King Aragon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon -2 x Great Grandson 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 Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

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

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

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

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

Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 2 x Great Granddaughter 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 Grandson of King Philip III of France

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Foix Countess Kendal Granddaughter 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 Grandson of John II King Aragon

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont 5 x Great Grandson 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 Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grandfather: Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine 4 x Great Grandson of King John "The Good" II of France

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

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

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Bourbon Count of Monpensier 2 x Great Grandson 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 Granddaughter 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 2 Grandmother: Clara Gonzaga 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

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

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

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

mother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 3 x Great Granddaughter 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 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 Grandson of King Louis VIII of France

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

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

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

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

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France

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

Grandmother: Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 2 x Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway Great Granddaughter of John II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon -2 x Great Grandson 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 Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon

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

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

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

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