Wilhelm von Brandenburg

Wilhelm von Brandenburg
Archbishop of Riga
Wilhelm of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the last Archbishop of Riga
Church	Roman Catholic
Installed	10 August 1539
Term ended	1561
Predecessor	Thomas Schöning
Successor	none
Personal details
Born	(1498-06-30)30 June 1498 Ansbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Holy Roman Empire (now in Bavaria, Germany)
Died	4 February 1563(1563-02-04) (aged 64) Riga
Buried	Riga Cathedral

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.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Wilhelm von Brandenburg

8. Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (1371-1440) 4. Albrecht III, Elector of Brandenburg (1414-1486) 9. Elisabeth of Bavaria-Landshut (1383-1442) 2. Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1460-1536) 10. Frederick II, Elector of Saxony (1412-1464) 5. Anna of Saxony (1437-1512) 11. Margaret of Austria (1416–1486) 1. Wilhelm von Brandenburg (1498-1563) 12. Jogaila (1362-1434) 6. Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427-1492) 13. Sophia of Halshany (1405-1461) 3. Sophia of Poland (1464-1512) 14. Albert II of Germany (1397-1439) 7. Elisabeth of Austria (1435-1505) 15. Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409-1442)