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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 ]
He was succeeded as Duke of Bavaria by his son Welf II. Welf had the following children from his marriage with Judith of Flanders, [5] daughter of Baldwin IV, Count of Flanders: Welf II, Duke of Bavaria, born 1072 [5] Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria (died 13 December 1126) [5] Kunizza, died 6 March 1120, married Frederick Rocho, Count of Dießen
Born in Ravensburg, in 1129 or 1131, [1] he was the son of Henry the Proud, [1] duke of Bavaria and Saxony, who was the heir of the Billungs, former dukes of Saxony.Henry's mother was Gertrude, [1] only daughter of Emperor Lothair II and Empress Richenza, heiress of the Saxon territories of Northeim and the properties of the Brunones, counts of Brunswick.
Henry (died 1024), of the House of Ardenne–Luxembourg, was the count of Luxembourg (as Henry I) from 998 and the duke of Bavaria (as Henry V) from 1004. He was the son of Siegfried I of Luxembourg and Hedwige of Nordgau .
Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia (1103 – 22 February 1131[1]) was a member of the powerful German House of Welf, being the eldest daughter of Henry IX of Bavaria and Wulfhild of Saxony. Sometime between 1119 and 1121, she married Frederick II, Duke of Swabia.
The struggle for its possession continued until 1156 AD, when Emperor Frederick I, in his desire to restore peace to Germany, persuaded Henry to give up Bavaria to Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony and son of Henry the Proud. In return, Austria was elevated from a margraviate to an independent duchy in the Privilegium Minus.
Henry XVI of Bavaria (1386 – 30 July 1450, in Landshut), (German: Heinrich der Reiche, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut), since 1393 Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. [1] He was a son of duke Frederick and his wife Maddalena Visconti , a daughter of Bernabò Visconti .
