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Sigismund
.
Sigismund of Bavaria
(26 July 1439 ? 1 February 1501) was a member of the
Wittelsbach dynasty
. He ruled as Duke of
Bavaria-Munich
from 1460 to 1467, and then as Duke of Bavaria-Dachau until his death.
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Biography
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Sigismund was the third son of
Albert III of Bavaria
with Princess
Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck
, his second wife.
Sigismund was Duke of
Bavaria-Munich
from 1460 to 1467, until 1463 together with his brother
John IV
. In 1467, he resigned in favor of his younger brother
Albert IV
and then kept only the new duchy of Bavaria-
Dachau
as his domain until his death.
In 1468, the foundation stone of the
Frauenkirche
in Munich was laid by Sigismund. He also ordered to enlarge
Blutenburg Castle
, to construct its chapel, and to build the church St. Wolfgang in Pipping nearby in 1488. The redesign of the ducal court
Alter Hof
was initiated by Sigismund as well who lived there for a time towards the end of the 15th Century and was generally a patron of the revival of
Gothic
arts in Bavaria.
Sigismund died on February 1, 1501, at Blutenburg Castle and was buried at the Frauenkirche in Munich.
Ancestors
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Ancestors of Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria
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Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria
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John II, Duke of Bavaria
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Elisabeth of Sicily
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Ernest, Duke of Bavaria
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Meinhard VI of Gorizia
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Catherine of Gorizia
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Albert III, Duke of Bavaria
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Stefano Visconti
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Bernabo Visconti
| | | | | | | | | | 21. Valentina Doria
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Elisabetta Visconti
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Mastino II della Scala
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Beatrice Regina della Scala
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Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
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Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
| | | | | | | | | | 25. Adelheid of Eberstein
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Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
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Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg
| | | | | | | 13. Agnes of Brunswick-Luneburg
| | | | | | | | | | 27. Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg
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Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck
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Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Gottingen
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Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Gottingen
| | | | | | | | | | 29. Elisabeth of Hesse
| | | | | | | 7. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Gottingen
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William VII of Julich, 1st Duke of Berg
| | | | | | | 15. Margaret of Julich
| | | | | | | | | | 31. Anna of the Palatinate
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- Garibald I
(555?591)
- Tassilo I
(591?610)
- Garibald II
(610?625)
- Theodo
(c.680?716)
- Theodbert
(c.716?c.719)
- Theobald
(c.716?c.719)
- Tassilo II
(c.716?c.719)
- Grimoald
(715?725)
- Hugbert
(725?736)
- Odilo
(736?748)
- Grifo
(748)
- Tassilo III
(748?788)
- Louis II the German
(King: 817?843)
- Carloman
(King: 876?880)
- Louis III the Younger
(King: 880?882)
- Charles the Fat
(King: 882?887)
- Engeldeo
(Margrave: 890?895)
- Luitpold
(Margrave: 895?907)
- Arnulf
(907?937)
- Eberhard
(937?938)
- Berthold
(938?947)
- Henry I
(947?955)
- Henry II the Quarrelsome
(955?976, 985?995)
- Otto I
(976?982)
- Henry III the Younger
(983?985)
- Henry IV
(995?1004, 1009?1017)
- Henry V
(1004?1009, 1017?1026)
- Henry VI
(1026?1042)
- Henry VII
(1042?1047)
- Conrad I
(1049?1053)
- Henry VIII
(1053?1054, 1055?1061)
- Conrad II
(1054?1055)
- Otto of Nordheim
(1061?1070)
- Welf I
(1070?1077, 1096?1101)
- Henry VIII
(1077?1096)
- Welf II
(1101?1120)
- Henry IX the Black
(1120?1126)
- Henry X
(1126?1138)
- Leopold I
(1139?1141)
- Henry XI Jasomirgott
(1143?1156)
- Henry XII the Lion
(1156?1180)
- Otto the Redhead
(1180?1183)
- Agnes of Loon
(Regent: 1183?1191)
- Louis I
(1183?1231)
- Otto the Illustrious
(1231?1253)
- Louis II the Strict
(1253?1255; Upper: 1255?1294)
- Henry XIII
(Lower: 1253?1290)
- Louis III
(Lower: 1290?1296)
- Stephen I
(Lower: 1290?1310)
- Otto III
(Lower: 1290?1312)
- Matilda
(Upper: Regent: 1294?1302)
- Rudolph I
(Upper: 1294?1317)
- Henry XV the Natternberger
(Lower: 1312?1333)
- Otto VI
(Lower: 1310?1334)
- Henry XIV
(Lower: 1310?1339)
- John I the Child
(Lower: 1339?1340)
- Louis IV
(Upper: 1301?1340; 1340?1347)
- Otto V
,
(1347?1349; Upper: 1349?1351; Landshut: 1373?1379)
- Louis V the Brandenburger
,
(1347?1349; Upper: 1349?1361)
- Meinhard I
(Upper: 1361?1363)
- Louis VI
,
(1347?1365)
- Stephen II
,
(1347?1349; Lower: 1349?1353; Landshut: 1353?1375; Upper: 1363)
- William I
,
(1347?1349; Lower: 1349?1353; Straubing: 1353?1388)
- Albert I
,
(1347?1349; Lower: 1349?1353; Straubing: 1353?1404)
- Albert II
(Straubing: 1389?1397)
- William II
(Straubing: 1404?1417)
- Jacqueline
(Straubing: 1417-1429)
- John III the Pitiless
(Straubing: 1417-1425)
- William III
(Munich: 1397?1435; Straubing: 1429?1435)
- Ernest
(Munich: 1397?1438; Straubing: 1429?1438)
- Frederick I the Wise
(1375?1392; Landshut: 1392?1393)
- John II
(1375?1392; Munich: 1392?1397)
- Stephen III the Magnificent
(1375?1392; Ingolstadt: 1392?1413)
- Louis VII the Bearded
(Ingolstadt: 1413?1443)
- Louis VIII the Hunchback
(Ingolstadt: 1443?1445)
- Henry XVI the Rich
(Landshut: 1393?1450; Ingolstadt: 1447?1450)
- Albert III
(Munich: 1438?1460)
- John IV
(Munich: 1460?1463)
- Sigismund
(Munich: 1460?1467; Dachau: 1467?1501)
- Louis IX the Rich
(Landshut: 1450?1479)
- George I the Rich
(Landshut: 1479?1503)
- Albert IV the Wise
(Munich: 1465?1505; 1505?1508)
- William IV the Steadfast
(Munich: 1460?1508; Landshut: 1503?1508; 1508?1550)
- Louis X
, Duke
(1516?1545)
- Albert V the Magnanimous
(1550?1579)
- William V the Pious
(1579?1597)
- Maximilian I
(1597?1623)
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