Biography of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria 1336-1404

In 1308 [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor [aged 25] and Beatrix Świdnica Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. He the son of [his grandfather] Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria and [his grandmother] Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria.

In 1324 [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor [aged 41] and [his mother] Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William of Avesnes I Count Hainaut III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland [aged 38] and [his grandmother] Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainaut [aged 30]. He the son of Louis "Strict" Wittelsbach II Duke Upper Bavaria and Matilda Habsburg Duchess Bavaria. They were third cousin three times removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Stephen I England.

On 25th July 1336 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria was born to [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor [aged 54] and [his mother] Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [aged 24] at Munich. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1345 [his brother] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 14] succeeded V Count Holland.

In 1347 [his brother] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 16] succeeded I Duke Lower Bavaria.

On 11th October 1347 [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor [aged 65] died. His son [his half-brother] Stephen [aged 28] succeeded II Duke Bavaria. [his sister-in-law] Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria [aged 37] by marriage Duchess Bavaria. His son Albert [aged 11] succeeded I Duke Lower Bavaria.

In 1352 [his brother] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 21] and [his sister-in-law] Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 11] were married in London. She by marriage Duchess Lower Bavaria. He by marriage Earl of Leicester. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 42] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 32]. He the son of [his father] Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and [his mother] Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [aged 40]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

After 19th July 1353 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 16] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 11] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Bavaria. He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [aged 41].

On 30th May 1361 [his daughter] Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 24] and [his wife] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 19]. She married 1379 her fourth cousin William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich, son of William Jülich I Duke Jülich and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich.

On 18th September 1361 [his half-brother] Louis "The Brandenburger" Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 45] died.

Around 1362 [his daughter] Johanna Wittelsbach was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 25] and [his wife] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 20].

In 1363 [his daughter] Margaret Wittelsbach Duchess Burgundy was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 26] and [his wife] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 21]. She married her third cousin John "Fearless" Valois Duke Burgundy, son of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy, and had issue.

On 5th April 1365 [his son] William Wittelsbach IV Count Holland VI Count Hainaut V Count Zeeland was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 28] and [his wife] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 23]. He married his third cousin Margaret Valois Countess Holland, daughter of Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy and Margaret Dampierre Duchess Burgundy, and had issue.

On 17th May 1365 [his brother] Louis "The Roman" Wittelsbach VI Duke Upper Bavaria [aged 37] died.

In 1369 [his mother] Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [aged 57] died.

In 1369 [his son] Albert Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria Straubing was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 32] and [his wife] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 27].

Around 1373 [his daughter] Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 36] and [his wife] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 31]. She married 24th April 1390 her third cousin Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria, son of Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria and Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria, and had issue.

Around 1375 [his son] John "Pitiless" Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria Straubing was born to Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 38] and [his wife] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 33].

On 13th May 1375 [his half-brother] Stephen Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria [aged 56] died. His son [his nephew] Stephen [aged 38] succeeded III Duke Bavaria.

In 1379 [his son-in-law] William Jülich 3rd Duke Guelders 3rd Duke Jülich [aged 14] and Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Duchess Guelders, Duchess Guelders. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 42] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 37]. He the son of William Jülich I Duke Jülich [aged 52] and Marie Guelders Duchess Jülich. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 16th November 1379 [his brother] Otto "The Bavarian" Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria [aged 38] died.

In 1386 [his daughter] Johanna Wittelsbach [aged 24] died.

In 1386 [his wife] Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria [aged 44] died.

On 15th April 1389 [his brother] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 58] died.

On 24th April 1390 [his son-in-law] Albert Habsburg IV Duke Austria [aged 12] and Joanna Sophia Wittelsbach Duchess Austria [aged 17] were married at Vienna [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Austria. She the daughter of Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 53] and Margaret of Silesia Duchesa Lowwer Bavaria. He the son of Albert "With the Pigtail" Habsburg III Duke Austria [aged 40] and Beatrix Hohenzollern Duchess Austria [aged 28]. They were third cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

In 1394 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 57] and Margaret de la Marck Duchess Bavaria [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Lower Bavaria. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the daughter of Adolph de la Marck [aged 60] and Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 44]. He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 21st January 1397 [his son] Albert Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria Straubing [aged 28] died.

In 1398 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 61] was appointed 90th Knight of the Garter by King Richard II of England [aged 30].

In 1400 [his daughter] Katherine Wittelsbach Duchess Guelders [aged 38] died.

On 16th January 1401 [his nephew] Stephen "Magnificient Fop" Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria [aged 64] and [his sister-in-law] Elisabeth de la Marck Duchess Bavaria [aged 23] were married at Cologne. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. The difference in their ages was 41 years. She the daughter of [his father-in-law] Adolph de la Marck and [his mother-in-law] Margaret Jülich Countess Cleves and Mark [aged 51]. He the son of [his half-brother] Stephen Wittelsbach II Duke Bavaria and Elisabeth Barcelona Duchess Bavaria.

On 13th December 1404 Albert Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 68] died at The Hague. His son William [aged 39] succeeded IV Count Holland, VI Count Hainault, V Count Zeeland. Margaret Valois Countess Holland [aged 30] by marriage Countess Holland.

In 1411 [his former wife] Margaret de la Marck Duchess Bavaria [aged 36] died.