Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Great-grandfather of Empress Elisabeth of Austria
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Place of Birth: Gelnhausen, Hesse, Germany
About Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
- Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, full German name: Wilhelm, Herzog in Bayern (born 10 November 1752 in Gelnhausen, Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen; died 8 January 1837 in Landshut or Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria) was Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen between 1789 and 1799 and first Duke in Bavaria from 16 February 1799 until his death in 1837.
- From 17 December 1803 to 20 March 1806, Wilhelm was titled Duke of Berg.
- Wilhelm was a great-grandfather of Empress Elisabeth of Austria through his son Duke Pius August in Bavaria.
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