Sigismund was the third son of
Albert III of Bavaria with Princess
Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck, his second wife. Sigismund was Duke of
Bavaria-Munich from 1460 to 1467, until 1463 together with his brother
John IV. In 1467, he resigned in favor of his younger brother
Albert IV and then kept only the new duchy of Bavaria-
Dachau as his domain until his death. In 1468, the foundation stone of the
Frauenkirche in Munich was laid by Sigismund. He also ordered to enlarge
Blutenburg Castle, to construct its chapel, and to build the church St. Wolfgang in Pipping nearby in 1488. The redesign of the ducal court
Alter Hof was initiated by Sigismund as well who lived there for a time towards the end of the 15th Century and was generally a patron of the revival of
Gothic arts in Bavaria. Sigismund died on February 1, 1501, at Blutenburg Castle, Bavaria and was buried at the Frauenkirche in Munich. ==Ancestors==