Albert VI of Bavaria (; 26 February 1584 – 5 July 1666) son of

William V, Duke of Bavaria William V (29 September 1548 – 7 February 1626), called ''the Pious'', (German: ''Wilhelm V., der Fromme, Herzog von Bayern'') was the duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597. Education and early life William V was born in Landshut, the son of ...

and

Renata of Lorraine Renata of Lorraine (, ; 20 April 1544 – 22 May 1602) was a noblewoman of the House of Lorraine who became a Duchess of Bavaria by her marriage to Duke William V. Early life Born in Nancy, Renata was the second child and eldest daughter of ...

, born and died in

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

Biography

Albert was 1651–1654 the

regent In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

for his young nephew Elector Ferdinand Maria. Through his wife Mechthilde, Albrecht came into possession of the Landgraviate of

Leuchtenberg Leuchtenberg is a municipality in the district of Neustadt an der Waldnaab in Bavaria, Germany, essentially a suburb of nearby Weiden in der Oberpfalz, and a larger historical region in the Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire, also know ...

, which he exchanged in 1650 for the Reichsgrafschaft (county) Haag. After the death of his son Maximilian Heinrich, Haag reverted to

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

.
Albert's successor in Leuchtenberg was Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus of Bavaria, the second son of Elector Maximilian I. After Maximilian's death, Leuchtenberg was also united with Bavaria.

Issue

In 1612 married Princess Mechthilde of

(24 October 1588 – 1 June 1634), place of burial: Wallfahrtkirche Altötting. They had 5 children: # Maria Renata, Duchess of Bayern-Leuchtenberg (3 August 1616 – 1 March 1630) # Karl Johann Franz, Duke of Bayern-Leuchtenberg (10 November 1618 – 19 May 1640) # Ferdinand Wilhelm, Duke of Bayern-Leuchtenberg (25 August 1620 – 23 October 1629) # Maximilian Heinrich,

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

and

Elector of Cologne The Archbishop of Cologne governs the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne in western North Rhine-Westphalia. Historically, the archbishop was ''ex officio'' one of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire and ruled the Electorate of Colog ...

(8 October 1621 – 3 June 1688) # Sigmund Albrecht,

Bishop of Freising The following people were bishops, prince-bishops or archbishops of Freising or Munich and Freising in Bavaria: Bishops of Freising * St. Corbinian (724–730); founded the Benedictine abbey in Freising, although the diocese was not organ ...

and Regensburg 1668 (5 August 1623 – 4 November 1685)

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Genealogy
1584 births 1666 deaths

Albert VI of Bavaria Albert VI of Bavaria (; 26 February 1584 – 5 July 1666) son of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine, born and died in Munich. Biography Albert was 1651–1654 the regent for his young nephew Elector Ferdinand Maria. Through his w ...

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