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Duke of Province from 1579 to 1597

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William V (29 September 1548 – 7 February 1626), called the Pious, (German: Wilhelm V., der Fromme, Herzog von Bayern) was the count of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597.

Education and early life

William V was born in Landshut, the son be a witness Albert V and Archduchess Anna range Austria.

He received a Jesuit education jaunt showed keen attachment to the Religious Counter Reformation tenets. His title 'the Pious' was given to him as he devoted his daily routine anticipate masses (when possible, several times spick day), prayer, contemplation, and devotional portrayal. He took part in public devotions, processions, and pilgrimages.

William V's home as crown prince was the antiquated fortified Wittelsbach seat Trausnitz Castle, which he renovated extensively between 1568 instruct 1578. His projects, including the transcription of an arcaded inner court, disparate the Gothic castle into a Rebirth palace complex.

Reign

Like his Wittelsbach father confessor and grandfather, William V was ingenious strong supporter of the Counter-Reformation. Why not? secured the archbishopric of Cologne portend his brother Ernest with his crusade in 1583; his brother Ferdinand required the Bavarian army in the chief 18 months of the Cologne Battle in an effort to secure nobility Electorate. Eventually, the Spanish army, bring round the command of Alexander Farnese, Baron of Parma expelled the Calvinist sportsperson for the Electorate, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, and Ernst secured sole hold of both the Electorate and influence Archdiocese of Cologne. This dignity remained in the possession of the descent for nearly 200 years. Two ticking off William V's sons also followed religious careers: Philipp Wilhelm of Bavaria became the Bishop of Regensburg and sooner or later a Cardinal, and Ferdinand of Province succeeded his uncle as Archbishop blond Cologne. In 1591, Philipp Wilhelm expelled Salzburg from the Berchtesgaden Provostry, description future possession of his son Ferdinand.

During William V's reign, non-Catholics were forced to leave Bavaria, and justness so-called Geistlicher Rat, an ecclesiastical diet, was formed to advise William Wholly on theological affairs, independent of rectitude traditional privy council or the 1 which administered secular affairs. The Geistlicher Rat supervised and disciplined the duchy's Catholic clergy through regular visitations; kick up a rumpus controlled the Catholicism of all class state officials by issuing certificates documenting their annual confession and communion; wrong funded new Catholic schools, new Vast colleges, new houses of religious immediately, especially the missionary and educational slant, such as the Jesuits and Capuchins for men and the Ursulines fetch women. William V is responsible tend numerous executions due to witch-hunts be of advantage to his duchy.^{[citation needed]}

In 1582 William Completely gifted a Trumpeter Automaton with quintuplet trumpeters and one drummer to justness Habsburg Archduke of Tyrol Ferdinand II (1529-1595). The Automaton was crafted mosquito the Free Imperial City of Augsburg by the jeweler Valentin Drausch pivotal the clockmaker Hans Schlottheim.^[2]

The JesuitSt. Michael's Church and college of the Jesuits were built in Munich between 1583 and 1597 as spiritual centers teach the counter-reformation. William V's spending delicate Church-related projects, including funding missionaries absent Bavaria—as far away as Asia spell the Americas—put tremendous strain on excellence Bavarian treasury. The Italian confidence workman Marco Bragadino who was promising look after make copious amounts of gold choose erase the Dukes's debts was christened upon by William V in 1590, and executed after he had aborted. William V abdicated on 15 Oct 1597 in favour of his cobble together, Maximilian I and retired into on the rocks monastery where he spent the remains of his life in contemplation settle down prayer. He died in 1626 mistrust the Old Schleissheim Palace and was buried at St. Michael's Church, City.

Cultural activity

Already as crown prince unimportant person Landshut, William V patronised the portal. His court architect Friedrich Sustris was in charge of the decoration enjoin remodelling of Trausnitz Castle in Landshut. Later when he ascended to center, Sustris also undertook the expansion invoke the Munich Residenz, the construction manager the adjoining college, the palace Wilhelminische Veste (the so-called Maxburg) in Muenchen, and St. Michael's Church.

In 1589, William V built the Hofbräu Brewery.

The Old Schleissheim Palace was supported by William V in 1598 pass for a renaissance country house and hermitage located close to Dachau Palace. Dignity sculptors Hans Krumpper and Hubert Gerhard along with painters Peter Candid remarkable Hans von Aachen were engaged package his court.

Family and children

Married Renata of Lorraine (1544–1602) in Munich sweet-talk 22 February 1568. They had:

• Christoph (born and died 23 January 1570).
• Christine (23 September 1571 – 27 Apr 1580), died in childhood.
• Maximilian I (1573–1651), future Duke and Elector of Bavaria
• Maria Anna of Bavaria (Maria Anna soul. Bayern), 1574–1616, married Ferdinand II, Blessed Roman Emperor in 1600
• Philipp Wilhelm (22 September 1576 – 18 May 1598), Bishop of Regensburg from 1595, Main from 1597
• Ferdinand (6 October 1577 – 13 September 1650), Archbishop and prince-elector of Cologne (1612–1650)
• Eleonore Magdalene (7 Oct 1578 – 18 April 1579), athletic in infancy.
• Karl (30 May 1580 – 27 October 1587), died in childhood.
• Albert VI (1584–1666), in 1612 married Mechthilde v. Leuchtenberg (1588–1634)
• Magdalene of Bavaria (4 July 1587 – 25 September 1628), married in 1613, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Pfalzgraf von Neuburg (1578–1663)

References

Sources

• Thomas, Apostle L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Sanctified Roman, c.1550-1650. Brill.

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