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William V (29 September 1548 – 7 February 1626), called the Pious, (German: Wilhelm V., der Fromme, Herzog von Bayern) was Duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597.
- William I, Duke of Bavaria
William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (Frankfurt am Main, 12...
- William IV, Duke of Bavaria
William IV (German: Wilhelm IV; 13 November 1493 – 7 March...
- Duke in Bavaria
Duke in Bavaria (German: Herzog in Bayern) was a title used...
- William I, Duke of Bavaria
The six sons of Louis IV, ruled jointly until 1349, when they divided the land: Louis V, Louis VI and Otto VII kept Upper Bavaria; William, Albert and Stephen Lower Bavaria. In 1351 Louis VI and Otto gave up their inheritance in Bavaria, in exchange of the Electoral dignity in Brandenburg .
William was born in Landshut, the son of Albert V. He was a strong supporter of the counter-reformation. Married Renata of Lorraine (1544-1602) in Munich on 22 February 1568, and had 10 children.
Wilhelm is the eldest child of Friedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg (1961–2018) and Princess Marie Wilhelmine of Wied (born 1973). He was baptised in September 1994 with his uncles Erich, Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, and Prince Wilhelm of Wied, as his godfathers.
