For other nobles of the same name, please see Sigismund

Sigismund

Sigismund is a German proper name, meaning "protection through victory", from Old High German sigu "victory" + munt "hand, protection". Tacitus Latinises it Segimundus...

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Sigismund of Bavaria (26 July 1439 – 1 February 1501) was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty

Wittelsbach

The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...

. He ruled as Duke of Bavaria-Munich

Bavaria-Munich

-History:After the death of Stephen II in 1375, his sons Stephen III, Frederick, and John II jointly ruled Bavaria-Landshut. After seventeen years, the brothers decided to formally divide their inheritance. John received Bavaria-Munich, Stephen received Bavaria-Ingolstadt, while Frederick kept...

 from 1460 to 1467, and then as Duke of Bavaria-Dachau until his death.

Biography

Sigismund was a son of Albert the Pious of Bavaria

Albert III, Duke of Bavaria

Albert III the Pious of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernabò Visconti.-Life:Albert was born in Munich....

 with Duchess Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.
Sigismund was Duke of Bavaria-Munich

Bavaria-Munich

-History:After the death of Stephen II in 1375, his sons Stephen III, Frederick, and John II jointly ruled Bavaria-Landshut. After seventeen years, the brothers decided to formally divide their inheritance. John received Bavaria-Munich, Stephen received Bavaria-Ingolstadt, while Frederick kept...

 from 1460 to 1467, until 1463 together with his brother John IV, Duke of Bavaria

John IV, Duke of Bavaria

John IV. of Bavaria-Munich , was duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1460 until his death.-Biography:...

. In 1467 he resigned and then kept only Bavaria-Dachau

Dachau

Dachau is a town in Upper Bavaria, in the southern part of Germany. It is a major district town—a Große Kreisstadt—of the administrative region of Upper Bavaria, about 20 km north-west of Munich. It is now a popular residential area for people working in Munich with roughly 40,000 inhabitants...

 as his domain until his death.

In 1468 the foundation stone of the Frauenkirche

Munich Frauenkirche

The Frauenkirche is a church in the Bavarian city of Munich that serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freising and seat of its Archbishop. It is a landmark and is considered a symbol of the Bavarian capital city.The church towers are widely visible because of local height...

 in Munich was laid by Sigismund. He also enlarged Blutenburg Castle

Blutenburg Castle

Blutenburg Castle is an old ducal country seat in the west of Munich, Germany, on the banks of river Würm.-History:The castle was built between two arms of the River Würm for Duke Albert III, Duke of Bavaria in 1438–39 as a hunting-lodge, replacing an older castle burned down in war...

, ordered to redesign the Alter Hof

Alter Hof

The Alte Hof in the center of Munich is the former imperial residence of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor and consists of five wings Burgstock, Zwingerstock, Lorenzistock, Pfisterstock and Brunnenstock....

 and was a patron of the revival of Gothic

International Gothic

International Gothic is a phase of Gothic art which developed in Burgundy, Bohemia, France and northern Italy in the late 14th century and early 15th century...

 arts in Bavaria.

Ancestors

Sigismund's ancestors in three generations

Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria	Father: Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III the Pious of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1438 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was born to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti, daughter of Bernabò Visconti.-Life:Albert was born in Munich....	Paternal Grandfather: Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest of Bavaria-Munich , , from 1397 Duke of Bavaria-Munich.-Biography:Ernest was a son of John II and ruled the duchy of Bavaria-Munich together with his brother William III....	Paternal Great-grandfather: John II, Duke of Bavaria John II, Duke of Bavaria Duke John II of Bavaria-Munich , , since 1375 Duke of Bavaria-Munich. He was the third son of Stephen II and Elizabeth of Sicily.-Family:...
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Catherine of Gorizia Catherine of Gorizia Catherine of Gorizia was a daughter of Count Meinhard VI of Gorizia and his first wife Catherine of Pfannberg.In 1372, she married Duke John II of Bavaria-Munich...
		Paternal Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Elisabetta Visconti Elisabetta Visconti , also known as Elisabeth or Elizabeth, was a younger child of Bernabò Visconti and his wife Beatrice Regina della Scala...	Paternal Great-grandfather: Bernabò Visconti Bernabo Visconti Bernabò Visconti was an Italian soldier and statesman, who was Lord of Milan.-Life:He was born in Milan, the son of Stefano Visconti and Valentina Doria. From 1346 to 1349 he lived in exile, until he was called back by his uncle Giovanni Visconti...
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Beatrice della Scala
	Mother: Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck was a daughter of Duke Eric I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen and his wife, Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen.Anna's first marriage was with Duke Albert III of Bavaria...	Maternal Grandfather: Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen nicknamed the winner , ruled the Principality of Grubenhagen, a part of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.- Life :...	Maternal Great-grandfather: Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Albert I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen was a Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Prince of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Salzderhelden. He reigned from 1361 until his death....
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg
		Maternal Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen	Maternal Great-grandfather: Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen Otto the Evil was a member of the House of Guelph. He was a Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg from 1367 Duke in the Principality of Göttingen.- Life :...
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Margareta of Berg