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Louis IX (German: Ludwig IX, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut, also known as Louis the Rich; 23 February 1417 – 18 January 1479) was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria. [ 1 ]
Jul 25, 2022 · The people of Bavaria greeted the young, attractive king with open arms, especially the women who were attracted by his person as much as his position. But Ludwig had ascended to the throne at a perilous time: two years after becoming king, Bavaria and Austria had succumbed to Prussia in battle. Despite the fact that Bavaria had been granted ...
Louis II the Severe (German: Ludwig II. der Strenge) (13 April 1229 - 2 February 1294) was the co-Duke of Bavaria from 1253 until 1255, the Duke of Upper Bavaria from 1255 until 1294, and the Count Palatine of the Palatinate from 1253 until 1294. Louis was born in Heidelberg in 1229 as the elder son of Duke Otto II. In 1246 he gained war experience in the service of King Conrad IV against ...
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria (1229–1294) Louis I of Flanders, Louis II of Nevers, (1304–1346) Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (1328–1365) Louis II of Châtillon ...
Louis the Roman (German: Ludwig VI der Römer) (7 May 1328 – 17 May 1365) was the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV the Bavarian, by his second wife, Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke of Upper Bavaria as Louis VI (1347–1365) and Margrave of Brandenburg (1351–1365) as Louis II.
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.
Duke of Bavaria. Ludwig Ludwig VI der Römer, Herzog von Oberbayern von Bayern (Bavaria) aka Wittelsbach (7 May 1328 - 17 May 1365)
