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2 days ago · On Duke Otto II's death in 1253, his sons divided the Wittelsbach possessions between them: Henry became Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Louis II Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine. When Henry's branch died out in 1340 the Emperor Louis IV , a son of Duke Louis II, reunited the duchy.
2 days ago · Duke of Bavaria: Judith of Bavaria 925–c. 985: Hugh Capet c. 941 –996 King of the Franks: Liudolf c. 930 –957 Duke of Swabia: Liutgarde 931–953: Conrad c. 922 –955 Duke of Lorraine: William 929–968 Archbishop of Mainz: Otto II the Red 955–983 King of Germany r. 961–983 Holy Roman Emperor r. 967–983: Theophanu c. 955 –991 ...
May 25, 2024 · His first Italian campaign was also motivated by political developments in Germany, including the competing ambitions in Italy of his son Liudolf, duke of Swabia, and Otto’s brother Henry I, duke of Bavaria.
6 days ago · In 1180, after Henry the Lion was deposed, Otto I Wittelsbach became Duke of Bavaria, and Bishop of Freising assumed control of Munich. But the city began to prosper when Duke Louis IV, Munich’s native, became the German king in 1314 and was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor around 14 years later.
5 days ago · In 1156 the duchy of Bavaria, which Conrad had tried to wrest from the Welfs, was restored to Henry the Lion, already undisputed duke of Saxony.
Jun 2, 2024 · Louis VIII of Bavaria was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1443 until his death. He was born in Paris, a son of Louis VII and his first wife Anne de Bourbon-La Marche, a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche. He died in 1445 at Ingolstadt.
5 days ago · The news of the duke’s victory resounded across the European mainland. Some sources even claim that it was this event that earned him the name ‘John the Fearless’. Like his father after Westrozebeke, the duke commissioned the weaving of large wall tapestries in Arras to commemorate the victory.
