Duke Pius August in Bavaria
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Duke Pius August in Bavaria,[1] full German name: Pius August Herzog in Bayern[1] (born 1 August 1786 in Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria;[1] died 3 August 1837 in Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria[1]) was a Duke in Bavaria as a member of the Palatine Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen line of the House of Wittelsbach. Pius August was a grandfather of Empress Elisabeth of Austria through his son Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, as well as a great grandfather of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and an ancestor of the current generations of the Belgian and Italian Royal Families and the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg.
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Born | (1786-08-01)1 August 1786 Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria |
Died | 3 August 1837(1837-08-03) (aged 51) Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria |
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Issue | Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria |
House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria |
Mother | Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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