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Louis IV the Saint (German: Ludwig IV. der Heilige; 28 October 1200 – 11 September 1227), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 until his death. He was the husband of Elizabeth of Hungary.
Jan 20, 2024 · "Saint Louis IV or Louis of Thuringia ( October 28 , 1200 in Creuzburg – September 11 , 1227 in Otranto ) was Landgrave of Thuringia and Count Palatine of Saxony from 1217 to 1227. The heyday of Ludowingian rule began under his rule Thuringia continued, at the same time their decline was initiated by his early death.
Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia. Mother. Sophia of Wittelsbach. Louis IV the Saint was a term of the Ludovingian dynasty. He was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 to 1227. He was born on October 28, 1200 and died on September 11, 1227.
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Louis IV the Saint ( German: Ludwig IV. der Heilige; 28 October 1200 – 11 September 1227), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 until his death. He was the husband of Elizabeth of Hungary.
1031–1056 Louis the Bearded; 1056–1123 Louis the Springer; 1123–1140 Louis I (first Landgrave from 1131) 1140–1172 Louis II the Iron; 1172–1190 Louis III the Pious; 1190–1217 Hermann I the Hard; 1217–1227 Louis IV the Holy; 1227–1241 Hermann II; 1241–1242 Henry Raspe; Coat of arms of Landgrave Albert, 1265 House of Wettin
Louis I had married the Rhenish Franconian countess Hedwig of Gudensberg and became the heir of extended estates in Thuringia and Hesse. A close ally of King Lothair II of Germany against the rising Hohenstaufen dynasty, he was appointed Landgrave of Thuringia in 1131.
About: Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia. Louis IV the Saint (German: Ludwig IV. der Heilige; 28 October 1200 – 11 September 1227), a member of the Ludovingian dynasty, was Landgrave of Thuringia and Saxon Count palatine from 1217 until his death. He was the husband of Elizabeth of Hungary.
