Duke Georg of Bavaria

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Duke
gptkbp:birth_date February 28, 1500
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Michael's_Church,_Munich
gptkbp:cultural_influence Patron of the arts
gptkbp:death_date December 1, 1545
gptkbp:dynasty Wittelsbach
gptkbp:father gptkb:Duke_Albert_IV_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Duke Georg of Bavaria
gptkbp:issues gptkb:Duke_Wolfgang_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Duke_Maximilian_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Duke_Ernest_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Duke_William_IV_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Duke_Albert_V_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Archduchess_Anna_of_Austria
gptkbp:nickname Georg der Reiche
gptkbp:political_impact Influential in the Reformation
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Duke_Albert_IV_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:reign_end 1545
gptkbp:reign_start 1516
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Formation_of_the_Protestant_Union
gptkb:Battle_of_Landshut
gptkb:Council_of_Trent
gptkb:Treaty_of_Augsburg
Support of the arts and sciences
Diplomatic relations with France
Support for the Catholic Church
Promotion of education and literacy
Involvement in the politics of the Holy Roman Empire
Support for the Jesuits
Involvement in the Thirty Years' War
Establishment of the Bavarian state library
Establishment of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences
Support for the Counter-Reformation
Support for the construction of churches and cathedrals
Construction of the Munich Residenz
Development of Munich as a cultural center
Involvement in the politics of the Habsburgs
Construction of the Nymphenburg Palace
Establishment of the University of Ingolstadt
Expansion of Bavarian territory
Promotion of trade and commerce in Bavaria
Strengthening of the Bavarian military
Support for the development of infrastructure in Bavaria
Marriage alliances with other European houses
Support for the arts during the Renaissance
Promotion of Bavarian culture and identity
Duke's War
Establishment of the Bavarian state archives
Promotion of Lutheranism in Bavaria
Promotion of the arts in Munich
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Princess_Hedwig_of_Poland
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Duke_William_IV_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Duchy_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:title gptkb:Duke_of_Saxony
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Landshut
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6