Archbishop of Riga | |
Birth Date: | 30 June 1498 |
Church: | Roman Catholic |
Predecessor: | Thomas Schöning |
Successor: | none |
Buried: | Riga Cathedral |
Birth Place: | Ansbach, Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Holy Roman Empire (now in Bavaria, Germany) |
Death Place: | Riga |
Enthroned: | 10 August 1539 |
Ended: | 1561 |
Wilhelm von Brandenburg (30 June 1498 – 4 February 1563) was the Archbishop of Riga from 1539 to 1561.[1]
A member of the House of Hohenzollern, Wilhelm was the son of Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, the brother of Albert, Duke of Prussia, and the grandson of Albert III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg and Casimir IV Jagiellon.
After William's administration as Prince-bishop ended during the Livonian War, Riga became a Free City (1561–1581). He died there on 4 February 1563 was buried in Riga Cathedral.