Person:Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1)
Wilhelm von Brandenburg
b.1498
d.1563
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m. 14 Feb 1479
  1. Casimir _____, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth1481 - 1527
  2. Margarete von Brandenburg-Ansbach1483 - 1532
  3. George _____, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach1484 - 1543
  4. Sophie, daughter of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach1485 - 1537
  5. Anna of Brandenburg-Ansbach1487 - 1539
  6. Albert _____, Duke of Prussia1490 - 1568
  7. Johann _____, Markgraf von Brandenburg-Ansbach1493 - 1525
  8. Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach1494 - 1518
  9. Barbara of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach1495 - 1552
  10. Friedrich von Brandenburg-Ansbach1497 - 1536
  11. Wilhelm von Brandenburg1498 - 1563
  12. John Albert of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach1499 - 1550
  13. Gumpert of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach1503 - 1528
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Name Wilhelm von Brandenburg
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1498
Death[1] 1563
Reference Number? Q565724?


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Wilhelm von Brandenburg (30 June 1498 – 4 February 1563) was the Archbishop of Riga from 1539 to 1561.

A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Wilhelm 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 a Free City (1561–1581). He died there on 4 February 1563 was buried in Riga Cathedral.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wilhelm von Brandenburg, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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