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Louis IV or Louis the Bavarian, 1287?–1347, Holy Roman emperor (1328–47) and German king (1314–47), duke of Upper Bavaria. After the death of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII the Luxemburg party among the electors set aside Henry's son, John of Luxemburg, because of his youth and chose Louis as rival king to Frederick the Fair.
Louis IV was the son of Louis III, Elector Palatine and his second wife Matilda of Savoy. [1] His mother was a fourth-generation descendant of Thomas III of Piedmont (1248 - 1282), the eldest son of Thomas II of Savoy. [citation needed] From the death of Louis III in 1436 until 1442, Louis IV ruled under guardianship of his uncle, Count ...
Louis IV ( German: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328 until his death in 1347. Louis' election as king of Germany in 1314 was controversial, as his Habsburg cousin Frederick the Fair was simultaneously elected king by a ...
Louis IV (German: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328. Louis' election as king of Germany in 1314 was controversial, as his Habsburg cousin Frederick the Fair was simultaneously elected king by a separate set of electors. Louis defeated Frederick ...
Roman Catholicism. Louis IV ( German: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328. Louis IV was Duke of Upper Bavaria from 1294/1301 together with his elder brother Rudolf I, served as Margrave of ...
Apr 1, 1282 - Oct 11, 1347. Louis IV, called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328. Louis' election as king of Germany in 1314 was controversial, as his Habsburg cousin Frederick the Fair was simultaneously elected king by a separate set of electors.
Louis IV of France (920–954) Louis IV, Count of Chiny (c. 1173 to 1177–1226) Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia (1200–1227) Louis IV, Count of Looz (died 1336) Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282–1347) Louis IV, Elector Palatine (1424–1449) Louis IV de Bueil, Comte de Sancerre (died c. 1565) Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537 ...
