Updated Feb 20, 2026
Details
Birthday
(Monday)
Died
Nationality
Languages
German
Children
1 child: Wilhelm II. von Bayern
Parents
Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Archduchess Anna of Austria
Education
University of Ingolstadt
Zodiac Sign
♑ Capricorn
Chinese Zodiac
虎 Tiger
Name Origin
English < Old High German < Proto-Germanic (*ernustuz)
Popularity
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Ernest of Bavaria: Roman Catholic bishop (1554-1612).
Born in Munich (died at age 57).
Studied at University of Ingolstadt.
Biography
Wittelsbach-Hapsburg aristocrat Ernest of Bavaria 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.
Connections (9)
Child of
Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
Sibling of
Maria Anna of Bavaria
Sibling of
Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria
Sibling of
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Sibling of
Princess Maximiliane Maria of Bavaria
Sibling of
Louis X, Duke of Bavaria
Child of
Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
Child of
Archduchess Anna of Austria
Parent of
Wilhelm II. von Bayern
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Ernest of Bavaria was born in Munich.
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