Wilhelm von Brandenburg

Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1498 – 1563) was the Archbishop of Riga from 1539 to 1561.

A member of the House of Hohenzollern, William was the son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the brother of Albert, Duke of Prussia, and the grandson of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg and Casimir IV Jagiellon.

After William's administration as Prince-bishop ended during the Livonian War, Riga became an Imperial Free City (1561-1581).

Ancestry

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1= 1. Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1498-1563)
2= 2. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460-1536)
3= 3. Zofia Jagiellonka (1464-1512)
4= 4. Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg (1414-1486)
5= 5. Anna of Saxony (1437-1512)
6= 6. Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427-1492)
7= 7. Elisabeth of Austria (1435-1505)
8= 8. Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371-1440)
9= 9. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut (1383-1442)
10= 10. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412-1464)
11= 11. Margarete of Austria-Styria
12= 12. Jogaila (1362-1434)
13= 13. Sophia of Halshany (1405-1461)
14= 14. Albert II of Germany (1397-1439)
15= 15. Elisabeth of Bohemia (1409-1442)
16= 16. Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1333-1398)
17= 17. Elisabeth of Meissen (1329-1375)
18= 18. Frederick, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut (1339-1393)
19= 19. Maddalena Visconti (1366-1404)
20= 20. Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370-1428)
21= 21. Catherine of Brunswick ( -1442)
22= 22. Ernest, Duke of Austria (1377-1424)
23= 23. Cymburgis of Masovia (1394-1397)
24= 24. Algirdas (1296-1377)
25= 25. Uliana of Tver (1325-1392)
26= 26. Andrew of Halshany (1365-1410)
27= 27. Alexandra Drucka (1380-1426)
28= 28. Albert IV, Duke of Austria (1377-1404)
29= 29. Johanna Sophia of Bavaria (1373-1410)
30= 30. Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368-1437)
31= 31. Barbara of Celje (1390-1451)