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6 days ago · Duke of Bavaria: 1120: 1126: Welf: Son of Welf I. Abdicated. Henry X the Proud: Duke of Bavaria: 1126: 1138: Welf: Son of Henry IX the Black. In a power struggle with King Conrad III of Germany, Henry X lost his duchy to the King, who granted it to his follower Leopold Margrave of Austria. Leopold I: Duke of Bavaria: 1139: 1141: Babenberg
4 days ago · The form Duke in Bavaria was selected because in 1506 primogeniture had been established in the House of Wittelsbach resulting in there being only one reigning Duke of Bavaria at any given time. Maximillian Joseph assumed the title of king as Maximilian I Joseph on 1 January 1806.
- 11th century
- Ludwig III
Mar 12, 2024 · Henry III (born Oct. 28, 1017—died Oct. 5, 1056, Pfalz Bodfeld, near Goslar, Saxony [Germany]) was the duke of Bavaria (as Henry VI, 1027–41), duke of Swabia (as Henry I, 1038–45), German king (from 1039), and Holy Roman emperor (1046–56), a member of the Salian dynasty.
Mar 22, 2024 · Louis I (born Dec. 23, 1174, Kelheim, Bavaria—died Sept. 15, 1231, Kelheim) was the second Wittelsbach duke of Bavaria, who greatly increased his family’s territory and influence. Succeeding his father, Otto I , as duke in 1183, Louis enlarged the Bavarian domains and founded the cities of Landshut , Landau, Iser, and Straubing.
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Mar 12, 2024 · Henry III (born 1129/30—died Aug. 6, 1195, Brunswick, Saxony) was the duke of Saxony (1142–80) and of Bavaria (as Henry XII, 1156–80), a strong supporter of the emperor Frederick I Barbarossa. Henry spent his early years recovering his ancestral lands of Saxony (1142) and Bavaria (1154–56), thereafter founding the city of Munich (1157 ...
3 days ago · Biography. Early life. Frederick was born in mid-December 1122 in Haguenau, [6] to Frederick II, Duke of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria. His father was from the Hohenstaufen family, and his mother was from the Welf family, the two most powerful families in Germany.
2 days ago · The Bavarian duke sought Rupert’s help to restore, correct, and spread the faith in his land. After sending messengers to report back to him on conditions in Bavaria, Rupert agreed. The bishop who had been brutally exiled from Worms was received with honor in the Bavarian city of Regensburg.