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3 days ago · Duke of Bavaria: Solomon 1053–1087 King of Hungary: Judith of Swabia 1054–c. 1105: Władysław I 1044–1102 Duke of Poland Supplinburger: Lothair II 1075–1137 King of Germany r. 1125–1137 Holy Roman Emperor r. 1133–1137: Richenza of Northeim c. 1087 /1089– 1141: Henry IX 1075–1126 Duke of Bavaria: Adelheid 1070–1079: Henry 1071 ...
6 days ago · Duke of Bavaria: 1347-1349 jointly with Louis V, Stephen II, Louis VI, William I, Otto V. Predecessor: Louis IV Successor: (partitioned into Upper and Lower Bavaria) Duke of Lower Bavaria 1349–1353 jointly with Stephen II and William I. Precessor: (created from Bavaria) Successor: partitioned into Bavaria-Landshut and Bavaria-Straubing.
1 day ago · With the revolt of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria in 976, Bavaria lost large territories in the south and southeast. One of the most important dukes of Bavaria was Henry the Lion of the house of Welf, founder of Munich, and de facto the second most powerful man in the empire as the ruler of two duchies.
5 days ago · Maximilian I was Duke of Bavaria during the Thirty Years War. For his support, the empire created the Electorate of Bavaria, consisting of Upper Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, and the Upper Palatinate. The rulers had the title Prince-elector of Bavaria.
3 days ago · Discover the Origins of the Beer Purity Law!On April 23, 1516, a landmark regulation forever changed the brewing industry. Duke William IV of Bavaria introdu...
3 days ago · Father. Frederick II, Duke of Swabia. Mother. Judith of Bavaria. Frederick Barbarossa (December 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (German: Friedrich I; Italian: Federico I ), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later in 1190.
6 days ago · The first grand duchy of western Europe was that of Tuscany, the title of grand duke being accorded by Pope Pius V to Cosimo de’ Medici in 1569 and recognized, for Cosimo’s son Francesco, by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II in 1575. The title passed with Tuscany to the house of Habsburg-Lorraine in the 18th century.
