William IV, Duke of Bavaria

William IV
Portrait by Barthel Beham, 1533
Duke of Bavaria
Reign18 March 1508 – 7 March 1550
PredecessorAlbert IV
SuccessorAlbert V
Co-rulerLouis X (1516–1545)
Born(1493-11-13)13 November 1493
Munich
Died7 March 1550(1550-03-07) (aged 56)
Munich
Burial
SpouseJakobaea of Baden
IssueAlbert V, Duke of Bavaria
Mechthild of Bavaria
HouseHouse of Wittelsbach
FatherAlbert IV, Duke of Bavaria
MotherKunigunde of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism

William IV (German: Wilhelm IV; 13 November 1493 – 7 March 1550) was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria. He was born in Munich to Albert IV and Kunigunde of Austria, a daughter of Emperor Frederick III.