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Louis III was the third son of King Rupert of Germany [1] and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. [2] During his father's campaign in Italy 1401-1402 Louis served as imperial vicar. He succeeded his father in 1410 as Elector of the Palatinate but did not run for the German crown. The Palatinate was divided among the four of Rupert's surviving sons.
Amberg, Germany. The Electoral Palace in Amberg was built from 1417 by Louis III, Elector Palatine, and replaced the Alte Veste, a Gothic building in the town center, as the electoral court. The original building on the north was added with a south wing, a moat and a gatehouse, by Elector Frederick I turning it into a fortress.
- Schloßgraben 3, Amberg, Germany
Rupert (III) of Germany (1352 – 1410) Elector Palatine from 1398 and German King from 1400. Knight of the Garter. Louis III (1378 –1436) Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Louis IV (1424–1449) Elector Palatine of the Rhine. Frederick I, the Victorious (1425–1476) Elector Palatine of the Rhine, Ancestor of the morganatic House of Löwenstein ...
Louis III was the third son of King Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. During his father"s campaign in Italy 1401-1402 Louis served as imperial vicar. He succeeded his father in 1410 as Elector of the Palatinate but did not run for the German crown. Career The Palatinate was divided between the four of Rupert"s surviving sons.
Ludwig III. von der Pfalz.jpg 960 × 912; 166 KB. Rijnsgulden, NG-NM-14306-D.jpg 2,500 × 1,241; 620 KB. Categories: House of Wittelsbach. Electors Palatine. Roman Catholics from Germany. Burials at the Church of the Holy Spirit (Heidelberg) Deaths in Heidelberg. Louis (given name)
Biography Of Bavaria; house of Wittelsbach, son of Rupert III and Elizabeth of Nuremberg (qq.v.); Elector Palatine from 1410; married first Blanche of England (q.v.), by whom one son, Rupert, then Matilda of Savoy (q.v.), by whom he had Ludwig IV (q.v.), Frederick, Rupert, Archbishop of Cologne, and Margaret, a nun
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Louis III (German: Ludwig III. der Ältere or der Bärtige) (23 January 1378 - 30 December 1436), was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1410–1436. Biography. Louis III was the third son of King Rupert of Germany and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg. During his father's campaign in Italy 1401-1402 Louis served as ...
