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Ernest of Bavaria
Prince-Elector-Archbishop of Cologne
Portrait of Ernest by Hans Werl, now in the Alte Pinakothek
ReignApril 1583 – 17 February 1612
PredecessorGebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
SuccessorFerdinand of Bavaria
Born17 December 1554
Munich, Duchy of Bavaria
Died17 February 1612(1612-02-17) (aged 57)
Arnsberg, Archbishopric of Cologne
Burial
Cologne Cathedral
HouseWittelsbach
FatherAlbert V, Duke of Bavaria
MotherAnna von Habsburg

Wittelsbach-Hapsburg aristocrat Ernest of Bavaria (German: Ernst von Bayern) (17 December 1554 – 17 February 1612) 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.

He was also simultaneously Prince-Bishop of Münster, Hildesheim, Freising, and Liège, Count of Loon, and Prince-Abbot of Savelot.

Life

Ernest was born in Munich, the son of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, and Anna of Austria. Duke Albert had destined his third son, Ernest, for the clerical vocation. He was educated and trained by the Jesuits at Ingolstadt.[1]: 168 

Ancestry

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Ernest of Bavaria House of WittelsbachBorn: 1554 Died: 1612 German royalty Regnal titles Catholic Church titles Preceded byMoritz von Sandizell Prince-Bishop of Freising 1566–1612 Succeeded byStephan von Seiboldsdorf Preceded byBurkhard of Oberg Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim (as Ernest II)1573–1612 Succeeded byFerdinand of Bavaria Preceded byGerard of Grœsbeek Prince-Bishop of LiègePrince-Abbot of Stavelot-Malmedy 1581–1612 Preceded byGebhard Truchsess von Waldburg Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia and Angria 1583–1612 Preceded byJohn William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg Prince-Bishop of Münster 1585–1612
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