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He was the youngest son of Duke Albert I of Bavaria and Margaret of Brieg. His elder brother was William II, who succeeded their father as count of Holland, Zeeland and Hainault in 1404. His sister, Margaret, married in 1385 Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy. Bishop. As the youngest son of three, John was destined for a career in the church.
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor. Mother. Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut. Otto V ( c. 1340 – 15 November 1379), was a Duke of Bavaria and Elector of Brandenburg as Otto VII. Otto was the fourth son of Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV by his second wife Margaret II of Avesnes, Countess of Hainaut and Holland .
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria. Louis the Strict ( German: Ludwig der Strenge) (13 April 1229 – 2 February 1294) was Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253. He is known as Louis II or Louis VI following an alternative numbering. Born in Heidelberg, he was a son of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria and Agnes of the ...
Henry II of Świdnica, ( Polish: Henryk II Świdnicki, Czech: Jindřich Svídnický, German: Heinrich II. von Schweidnitz; c. 1316 – c. 28 June 1345 ), was a Duke of Świdnica from 1326 until his death (with his brother as co-ruler). He was the second and younger son of Duke Bernard of Świdnica by his wife Kunigunde, daughter of Władysław ...
Agnes of Loon. Louis I ( German: Ludwig; 23 December 1173 – 15 September 1231), called the Kelheimer or of Kelheim, since he was born and died at Kelheim, [1] was the Duke of Bavaria from 1183 and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1214. He was the only surviving son of Otto I, Duke of Bavaria (the first duke from the House of Wittelsbach) by ...
Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Fitzempress and Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189. During his reign he controlled England, substantial parts of Wales and Ireland, and much of France (including Normandy, Anjou, and Aquitaine), an area that altogether was later called the Angevin Empire, and also held power over Scotland and the ...
Henry of Bavaria. Henry of Bavaria may refer to: Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (919/921–955) Henry II, Duke of Bavaria (951–995) Henry III, Duke of Bavaria (940–989) Henry IV, Duke of Bavaria (972–1024), more commonly called Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor. Henry V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1026)
