Philipp Wilhelm of Bavaria (22 September 1576,

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– 18 May 1598, Dachau) was a German cardinal.

Life

The 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 Duke of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597. Education and early life William V was born in Landshut, the son of Alber ...

and

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, he studied theology and philosophy at Ingolstadt University with his younger brother

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(later archbishop of Cologne). He was given the honorary posts of canon of

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, Mainz, Salzburg and Trier, having already been made prince

bishop of Regensburg The Bishops of Regensburg (Ratisbon) are bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany.

aged three. His father hoped Philipp's election as bishop would bind the diocese more strongly to the duchy of Bavaria and defend against the Protestant forces in the city of

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. During his minority Philipp was represented by Felizian Ninguarda. In 1582, he gave up his post to the Bohemian Baron Zbinko Berka. In 1586, Zbinko and Philipp's father came into tension and so Zbinko handed over the diocese's administration to

Jakob Miller Jakob Miller (also spelled ''Jacob Myller'' or ''Müller''; 1550 - 11 December 1597) was a Catholic reformist theologian, provost and administrator of the diocese of Regensburg. Life Miller was born in Kißlegg, Allgäu. He studied at the Germa ...

in 1586. Philipp was made a cardinal by

pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

in the consistory of 18 December 1596, but he died in a riding accident two years later and is buried in the

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(there is also a bronze memorial to him in

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External links

Philipp of Bavaria: ''Theses ex universa philosophia'' (Ingolstadt 1595)

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