for holders of the title Duke of Bavaria List of rulers of BavariaDuke in Bavaria lang de Herzog in Bayern ... , by all members of the House of Wittelsbach , with the exception of the Duke of Bavaria which began ... in Bavaria, Count to Veldenz and Sponheim . The title grew in importance as Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria ... had been the ruling house of Bavaria since 1180 with the title of a Duke of Bavaria, and the higher ..., there could only be one Duke of Bavaria anymore, resulting in the actually quite unprecedented decision to create a title of Duke in Bavaria for the rest of the family, which all members of the House ... I Joseph, Count Palatine of Zweibr cken , the other by Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria William, Count Palatine ... a relative, was compensated with the title of Duke in Bavaria. As head of a specific family branch, it is possible since to speak somewhat paradoxically of The Duke in Bavaria. When Wittelsbach became ..., the title of Duke in Bavaria came into formal disuse by the Royal branch, who were quite content ... things more complicated, the head of the royal branch is now again called the Duke the Duke of Bavaria, of course. Among the notable members of the Ducal branch were Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria ..., Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in BavariaDuke Ludwig Wilhelm and his cousin Duke Luitpold both were ... in Bavaria Max of Bavaria , the second son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and the grandson of Ludwig Wilhelm ... . Ancestors Wilhelm, the first Duke in Bavaria, was descended from the line of Palatinate Zweibr cken ... Charlotte of Wild, father of Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria. Dukes in Bavaria If we take 1799 as the beginning of somewhat a House of its own, the heads of this house were Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria William 1789 99 1837 , The Count Palatinate of Gelnhausen 1789, Duke in Bavaria roughly 1799 Duke Pius August in Bavaria Pius August 1837 Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria Max Joseph 1837 1888 Duke Karl Theodor ... marriage Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria Louis William 1909 1968 After his death, his cousin ... more details
Otto II, Duke of Bavaria may refer to Otto of Nordheim , c.1020 1083 , Duke of Bavaria Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria 1206 1253 , Duke of Bavaria hndis Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Adolf 7 January 1434, Munich 24 October 1441, Munich was a German nobleman. He was a List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Munich in the House of Wittelsbach . He was the eldest son of William III, Duke of Bavaria and Margaret of Cleves 1416 1444 Margaret of Cleves . His younger brother William of Bavaria Munich died in infancy. Since William III s brother Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest and Ernest s son Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III were available as ruling dukes, Adolf s role was very limited. He died aged only seven and thus had little effect on the duchy s fortunes. Germany noble stub start box s hou House of Wittelsbach s reg Succession box before William III, Duke of Bavaria William III after Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Munich years 1435 1441 end DEFAULTSORT Adolf, Duke Of Bavaria Category 1434 births Category 1441 deaths Category House of Wittelsbach Category Dukes of Bavaria de Adolf Bayern fr Adolphe de Bavi re ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Duke John II of Bavaria Munich 1341 &ndash 1397 , German Johann II, Herzog von Bayern M nchen , since 1375 Duke of Bavaria Munich . He was the third son of Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria Stephen II and Elisabeth of Sicily 1310 1349 Elizabeth of Sicily . Family His maternal grandparents were Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou . Her parents were Charles II of Naples and Maria Arpad of Hungary . Maria was a daughter of Stephen V of Hungary and his wife, queen Elisabeth, who was daughter of Zayhan of Kuni , a chief of the Cuman tribe and had been a Paganism pagan ... Alexius III and Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina . Duke of Bavaria From 1375 to 1392 John ruled in Bavaria Landshut with his brothers Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria Stephen III and Frederick, Duke of Bavaria Frederick . In 1392 John initiated a new partition of Bavaria since he refused to finance ... between both brothers. John II was succeeded by his sons Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest and William III, Duke of Bavaria William III who finally managed to enforce their sole rule over Bavaria Munich ... of Pfannberg Their children were Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest I of Bavaria Munich 1373&ndash 2 July 1438, Munich . William III, Duke of Bavaria William III of Bavaria Munich 1375, Munich&ndash 1435, Munich . Sofia of Bavaria 1376&ndash 26 September 1425, Pressburg , married in Prague 2 May 1389 ... 1397 S reg Succession box before Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria Stephen II title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Munich years 1375&ndash 1397 after Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest End box DEFAULTSORT John Ii, Duke Of Bavaria Category 1341 births Category 1397 deaths Category Dukes of Bavaria ... Stephen s expensive holding of court. The duchy of Bavaria Landshut then was reduced since Bavaria Ingolstadt and Bavaria Munich were created. Frederick kept Bavaria Landshut while Stephen received Bavaria Ingolstadt which he soon treated as a disadvantage. Therefore John ruled Bavaria Munich ... more details
Infobox Monarch name Albert IV title Rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria image Image Albert4.jpg right ... Landshut &ndash 18 March, 1508 br small co regents Duke Sigismund of Bavaria Sigismund br Duke Wolfgang br Duke Christoph small predecessor John IV, Duke of Bavaria John IV Bavaria Munich br George, Duke of Bavaria George Bavaria Landshut successor William IV, Duke of Bavaria William IV consort Kunigunde of Austria 1465 1520 br issue Sidonie br Sibylle br Sabina of Bavaria Sabina br William IV, Duke of Bavaria br Louis X, Duke of Bavaria br Susanne br Ernest of Salzburg Ernest of Bavaria br Susanna of Bavaria Susanne royal house House of Wittelsbach father Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III ... IV., der Weise, Herzog von Bayern , from 1467 Duke of Bavaria Munich , from 1503 Duke of the reunited Bavaria . Biography Image Albrecht IV Bayern Fenster BNM.jpg thumb left Glass window Duke Albert ..., Duke of Bavaria and Anna of Brunswick Grubenhagen Einbeck. After the death of his older brother John IV, Duke of Bavaria he gave up his spiritual career and returned from Pavia to Munich. When his brothers Christoph and Wolfgang had resigned Albert became sole duke, but a new duchy Bavaria Dachau was created from Bavaria Munich for his brother Duke Sigismund of Bavaria Sigismund in 1467. After .... After the death of the last duke of Bavaria Landshut George of Bavaria George in 1503, Albert managed ... in 1506. Nevertheless his oldest son and successor William IV, Duke of Bavaria had to share his power from 1516 onwards with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria . After the death of Louis in 1545 ... William IV, Duke of Bavaria 13 November 1493 &ndash 7 March 1550 Louis X, Duke of Bavaria 18 September ... in three generations rowspan 8 align center Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 4 align center Father br Albert III, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 2 align center Paternal Grandfather br Ernest, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great grandfather br John II, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great ... more details
and fought successfully against his cousin Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VII the Bearded , the duke of Bavaria Ingolstadt . He united Louis enemies in the Parakeet Society of 1414 and the League of Constance of 1415. While the duchy of Bavaria Straubing was still divided between Bavaria Ingolstadt , Bavaria Munich and Bavaria Landshut after the extinction of the dukes of Straubing in 1429, Henry managed to receive the complete duchy of Bavaria Ingolstadt in 1447. The pest killed Henry in 1450, he was succeeded by his son Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Louis IX the Rich . Henry invented the idea ..., daughter of Duke Albert IV of Austria and Johanna Sophia of Bavaria . Their children were Albrecht 1414, Burghausen ca. 1418 .. Friedrich 1415 7 June 1416, Burghausen . Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Ludwig ... before Frederick, Duke of Bavaria Frederick S ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Landshut years 1393 1450 S aft rows 2 after Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria Louis IX S bef before Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VII S ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Ingolstadt years 1447 1450 End box DEFAULTSORT Henry Xvi, Duke Of Bavaria Category 1386 births Category 1450 deaths Category Dukes of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach Category Medieval child rulers de Heinrich XVI ...Unreferenced date December 2009 Henry XVI of Bavaria 1386 30 July 1450, Landshut , Lang de Heinrich der Reiche, Herzog von Bayern Landshut , since 1393 Duke of Bavaria Landshut . He was a son of duke Frederick, Duke of Bavaria Frederick and his wife Maddalena Visconti , a daughter of Bernab Visconti . Life Image Heinrich XVI..jpg thumb Henry XVI Duke Henry XVI was the first of the three famous rich dukes, who reigned Bavaria Landshut in the 15th century. Their residence was Trausnitz Castle in Landshut, a fortification which attained enormous dimensions. Image Landshut Burg 5.jpg thumb left Trausnitz ..., Mosbach ,married in Burghausen 1430 to Pfalzgraf Otto I of Mosbach . Elisabeth of Bavaria Landshut ... more details
Image Ernestbav.jpg thumb 150px Ernest, Duke of Bavaria tomb monument of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Frauenkirche Munich Ernest of Bavaria Munich lang de Ernst, Herzog von Bayern M nchen , Munich , 1373 &ndash 2 July 1438 in Munich , from 1397 Duke of Bavaria Munich . Biography Ernest was a son of John II, Duke of Bavaria John II and ruled the duchy of Bavaria Munich together with his brother William III, Duke of Bavaria William III . He restrained uprisings of the citizenry of Munich in 1396 and 1410 and forced his uncle Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria Stephen III to confine his reign to Bavaria Ingolstadt in 1402. Afterwards Ernest still fought several times successfully against the dukes of Bavaria Ingolstadt Stephen III and his son Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VII the Bearded as ally of Henry XVI of Bavaria Landshut . He was a member of the Parakeet Society and of the League of Constance . After the extinction of the Wittelsbach dukes of Bavaria Straubing , counts of County of Holland ... the supporters of Jan Hus . This led to devastations in Northern Bavaria until 1434. When his son Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III married secretly the maid Agnes Bernauer in 1432, Ernest ordered ... Visconti , daughter of Bernab Visconti and had the following children Albert III, Duke of Bavaria ... House of Wittelsbach 1373 2 July 1438 s reg s bef before John II, Duke of Bavaria John II s ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Munich years 1397 &ndash 1438 s aft rows 2 after Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III s bef before John III, Duke of Bavaria Straubing John III s ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Straubing years 1429 &ndash 1438 end box Unreferenced date March 2007 Category 1373 births Category 1438 deaths Category People from Munich Category Dukes of Bavaria ... but finally received half of Bavaria Straubing including the city of Straubing in 1429. As ally ... . Elisabeth ca. 1406&ndash 5 March 1468, Heidelberg , married to 1430 in Mainz Adolf, Duke ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Louis VIII of Bavaria German Ludwig VIII der H ckrige , Louis the Hunchback 1 September 1403 7 April 1445 was Bavaria Ingolstadt from 1443 until his death. He was born in Paris , a son of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VII and his first wife Anne de Bourbon La Marche , a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche . He died in 1445 at Ingolstadt . Biography He married Margarete of Brandenburg 1410 July 27, 1465 , daughter of Frederick I of Brandenburg , on July 20, 1441. Since 1438 Louis had been feuding with his father Louis VII, who gave undue preference to another illegitimate son. Louis allied with Henry XVI of Bavaria Henry XVI of Bavaria Landshut against his father, who was finally taken prisoner in 1443, but Louis VIII died two years later. When Louis VII also died in 1447, Henry finally succeeded in Bavaria Ingolstadt. Start box S hou House of Wittelsbach 1 September 1403 7 April 1445 S reg Succession box before Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VII title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Ingolstadt years 1443&ndash 1445 after Henry XVI of Bavaria Henry XVI End box DEFAULTSORT Louis Viii, Duke Of Bavaria Category 1403 births Louis VIII of Bavaria Landshut Category 1445 deaths Louis VIII of Bavaria Landshut Category People from Paris Louis VIII of Bavaria Landshut Category Dukes of Bavaria Louis VIII of Bavaria Landshut Category House of Wittelsbach Louis VIII of Bavaria Landshut de Ludwig VIII. Bayern fr Louis VIII de Bavi re it Ludovico VIII di Baviera nl Lodewijk VIII van Beieren ja 8 ... more details
of Wittelsbach 1439 1501 S roy de S reg Succession box title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Munich years 1460&ndash 1467 before Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III after Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria Albert IV End box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sigismund, Duke Of Bavaria ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 26 July 1439 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1 February 1501 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sigismund, Duke Of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria ...Unreferenced date December 2009 For other nobles of the same name, please see Sigismund . Sigismund of Bavaria 26 July 1439 1 February 1501 was a member of the Wittelsbach Wittelsbach dynasty . He ruled as Duke of Bavaria Munich from 1460 to 1467, and then as Duke of Bavaria Dachau until his death. Biography Sigismund was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert the Pious of Bavaria with Duchess Anna of Brunswick Grubenhagen. File Sigmundbav.jpg thumb Sigismund of Bavaria, portrait by Jan Polack Sigismund was Duke of Bavaria Munich from 1460 to 1467, until 1463 together with his brother John IV, Duke of Bavaria . In 1467 he resigned and then kept only Bavaria Dachau as his domain until his death. In 1468 the foundation stone of the Munich Frauenkirche Frauenkirche in Munich was laid by Sigismund. He also enlarged Blutenburg Castle , ordered to redesign the Alter Hof and was a patron of the revival of International Gothic Gothic arts in Bavaria. Ancestors class wikitable Sigismund s ancestors in three generations rowspan 8 align center Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 4 align center Father br Albert III, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 2 align center Paternal Grandfather br Ernest, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great grandfather br John II, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal ... rowspan 2 align center Maternal Grandfather br Albert I, Duke of Brunswick L neburg align center Maternal Great grandfather br Otto I, Duke of Brunswick L neburg align center Maternal Great grandmother ... more details
House of Welf 1075 1126 S roy de S reg Succession box before Welf II, Duke of Bavaria Welf II title Duke of Bavaria years 1120 1126 after Henry X, Duke of Bavaria Henry X End box DEFAULTSORT Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria Category House of Welf Category 1075 births Category 1126 ...Unreferenced date December 2009 otheruses Henry the Black File Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria.jpg thumb Henry IX and his wife Wulfhild Henry IX 1075 &ndash 13 December 1126 , called the Black , a member of the House of Welf , was duke of Bavaria from 1120 to 1126. Life and reign Henry was the second son of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria and Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria Judith of Flanders . As a young man, he administered the family s property south of the Alps. Through his marriage to Wulfhild, daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony , he acquired part of the Billung property in Duchy of Saxony Saxony . In 1116, he joined Emperor Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor Henry V s Italian campaign. He succeeded his brother Welf II, Duke of Bavaria , when the latter died childless in 1120. In the royal election of 1125, he supported his son in law Frederick II, Duke of Swabia , but switched his allegiance to Lothair, Duke of Saxony , after Lothair promised that Gertrud, his only daughter and heir, would marry Henry s son Henry X, Duke of Bavaria Henry . After Lothair won the election and banned Frederick, in 1126 Henry abdicated as duke of Bavaria and retired to the family foundation of Weingarten Abbey so that he did not have to take part in the prosecution of his son in law. Henry died shortly thereafter and was buried in Weingarten. Henry and Wulfhild had the following children Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia Judith , married Frederick II, Duke of Swabia Conrad, died 17 March 1126 Henry X, Duke of Bavaria Henry X the Proud Welf VI Welf Sophia, married Berthold III, Duke of Z hringen and Leopold I, Duke of Styria Wulfhild, married Rudolf, Count of Bregenz Mathilde, married Diepold IV ... more details
Duke Stephen II of Bavaria 1319 &ndash 13 May 1375, Landshut German Stephan II mit der Hafte, Herzog von Bayern , after 1347 Duke of Bavaria . He was the second son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor Emperor ... span in 1329. When his father died in 1347, Stephen succeeded him as Duke of Bavaria and Count .... However Stephen accepted his brother Otto V, Duke of Bavaria Otto , the last Wittelsbach regent of Brandenburg ... in 1392 and one daughter Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria Stephen III of Bavaria Ingolstadt 1337&ndash September 26, 1413, Niedersch nfeld . Frederick, Duke of Bavaria Frederick of Bavaria Landshut 1339&ndash December 4, 1393, Budweis . John II, Duke of Bavaria John II of Bavaria Munich 1341&ndash ... and one grandson John s son Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest were married to daughters of his ... NavHead Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria div div class NavContent style display none center ahnentafel ... 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria 2 2. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor 3 3. Beatrix of widnica Beatrix of Glogau 4 4. Louis II, Duke of Bavaria 5 5 ... 8. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto II, Duke of Bavaria 9 9. Agnes of Palatinate 10 10. Rudolph ... Roman Emperor s ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria years 1347 49 regent1 Louis V, Duke of Bavaria Louis V , Louis VI, Duke of Bavaria Louis VI , br William V, Count of Hainaut William I , Albert, Count of Holland Albert I and Otto V, Duke of Bavaria Otto V s non reason History of Bavaria ... Bavaria s ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Lower Bavaria years 1349 53 regent1 William ... from Lower Bavaria s ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Landshut years 1353 75 s aft after John II, Duke of Bavaria John II , Frederick, Duke of Bavaria Frederick and Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria Stephen III s bef before Meinhard III of Gorizia Tyrol Meinhard s ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Upper Bavaria years 1363 s non reason History of Bavaria The Wittelsbach ... more details
John I of Bavaria November 29, 1329 &ndash December 20, 1340 , German Johann I das Kind, Herzog von Niederbayern , he was the Duke of Lower Bavaria since 1339. John I was the son of Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria Henry XIV , Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Margaret of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria Margaret of Bohemia . His maternal grandparents were John I of Bohemia and Elisabeth of Bohemia 1292 1330 Elisabeth of Bohemia Biography Still a minor, John I was the last duke of Lower Bavaria for one year only after his early death in 1340 the duchy of Lower Bavaria passed to Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV of Upper Bavaria , who then reunited the duchy of Bavaria in January 1341. He married Anna of Bavaria 1326 June 03, 1361 , daughter of Louis IV of Bavaria. start box s hou House of Wittelsbach 1329 1340 s roy de s reg succession box before Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria Henry XIV title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Lower Bavaria years 1339&ndash 1340 after Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV of Upper Bavaria end box External links http fmg.ac Projects MedLands BAVARIA.htm HeinrichIDukedied1290B His listing along with his wife in Medieval lands by Charles Cawley. The project involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments. http genealogy.euweb.cz wittel wittel1.html H1 A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children germany noble stub Category 1329 births John I of Bavaria Category 1340 deaths John I of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria John I of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach John I of Bavaria Category Rulers who died as children Category Medieval child rulers cs Jan I. Dolnobavorsk de Johann I. Bayern fr Jean Ier de Bavi re it Giovanni I di Baviera nl Johan I van Beieren ja 1 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Duke Stephen III of Bavaria German language German , in full Stephan III der Knei l, Herzog von Bayern 1337 26 September 1413, Niedersch nfeld was a Duke of Bavaria since 1375. He was the eldest son of Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria Stephen II and Elisabeth of Sicily 1310 1349 Elizabeth of Sicily . Family His maternal grandparents were Frederick III of Sicily and Eleanor of Anjou . Her parents were Charles II of Naples and Maria Arpad of Hungary . Maria was a daughter of Stephen V of Hungary and his wife, queen Elisabeth, who was daughter of Zayhan of Kuni , a chief of the Cuman tribe and had been a Paganism pagan before her marriage. Stephen V was a son of B la IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. Maria Laskarina was a daughter of Theodore I Lascaris and Anna Angelina ... From 1375 to 1392 he ruled with his brothers Frederick, Duke of Bavaria Frederick and John II, Duke of Bavaria John II in Bavaria Landshut . In 1392 Bavaria Landshut was reduced since Bavaria Ingolstadt and Bavaria Munich were created. John had initiated a new partition of Bavaria since he refused ... by his nephew Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest to confine his reign to Bavaria Ingolstadt in 1402 and therefore ... first marriage, a son, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VII the Bearded , who succeeded him in Bavaria Ingolstadt, and a daughter, who became the French queen, Isabeau of Bavaria . Start box S hou House of Wittelsbach 1337 26 September 1413 aged 76 S reg Succession box before Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria Stephen II title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Ingolstadt years 1375&ndash 1413 after Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria Louis VII the Bearded End box DEFAULTSORT Stephen Iii, Duke Of Bavaria Category 1337 births Category 1413 deaths Category Dukes of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach ... III received Bavaria Ingolstadt after the division of Bavaria, he soon considered this agreement as a disadvantage. In 1395 1397 he then jointly held also Bavaria Munich together with John II after ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 File WElf.jpg thumb 200px Welf II, Duke of Bavaria. Welf II 1072 &ndash 24 September 1120, Kaufering , or Welfhard , called Welf the Fat , was duke of Bavaria from 1101 until his death. In the House of Welf Welf genealogy, he is counted as Welf V . Life and reign Welf was the oldest son of Welf I, Duke of Bavaria , and his wife Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria Judith of Flanders . In 1089 , he was married to Matilda of Tuscany , who was 26 years older, in order to strengthen the relation between his family and the pope during the Investiture Controversy between king and pope. During King Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV s Italian campaign of 1090 , Welf and Matilda fought against the King. Since Matilda had secretly transferred her property to the Roman Catholic Church Church before her marriage, Welf left her in 1095 and, together with his father, changed sides to King Henry IV, possibly in exchange for a promise of succeeding his father as duke of Bavaria. After his father s death in 1101 Welf indeed inherited the office of duke of Bavaria. He continued his alliance with the kings he did not remarry and died childless in 1120 . Welf was buried at Weingarten Abbey . Start box S hou House of Welf 1072 1120 S roy de S reg Succession box before Welf I, Duke of Bavaria Welf I title Duke of Bavaria years 1101 1120 after Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria Henry IX End box DEFAULTSORT Welf Ii, Duke Of Bavaria Category 1072 births Category 1120 deaths Category House of Welf Category Dukes of Bavaria de Welf V. fr Welf II de Bavi re it Guelfo V ka V nl Welf V ja 2 pl Welf II ksi Bawarii pt Welf II de Baviera ... more details
, Bavaria and the Carinthian march were once again united. After his death in 947 however King Otto I the Great did not enfeoff Berthold s minor son Henry III, Duke of Bavaria Henry the Younger with his duchy, but instead gave it to his own brother Henry I, Duke of Bavaria Henry I , who had married Arnulf s daughter Judith of Bavaria Judith . In 976 Henry the Younger received the severed Duchy of Carinthia in compensation. Duke Berthold is buried at Niederaltaich Abbey . Start box S hou Luitpolding House of Luitpolding 947 S bef before none S ttl title Duke of Carinthia years 927 938 S vac next Henry III, Duke of Bavaria Henry I the Younger S bef before Eberhard, Duke of Bavaria Eberhard S ttl title Duke of Bavaria years 938 947 S aft after Henry I, Duke of Bavaria Henry I End DEFAULTSORT Berthold, Duke Of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria Category 900 births Category 947 deaths ... , widow of Duke Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine Gilbert of Lorraine , and later Hedwige of Saxony ... more details
Henry XIII of Bavaria, member of the Wittelsbach dynasty 19 November 1235 3 February 1290 in Burghausen was duke of Lower Bavaria . As duke of Lower Bavaria he is also called Henry I. Family He was the younger son of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto II and the Countess of Electoral Palatinate ... . Biography In 1254 he succeeded his father together with his brother Louis II, Duke of Bavaria Louis II in Bavaria and the Electoral Palatinate Palatinate . The brothers divided their land in 1255 against the law, Henry received Lower Bavaria and Louis Upper Bavaria and the Electoral Palatinate ... by his oldest son Otto III, Duke of Bavaria Otto III , who also became king of Hungary. Henry s branch ... III, Duke of Bavaria 11 February 1261 9 November 1312 . Henry of Wittelsbach 23 February 1262 16 September ... Margrave of Meissen . Louis III, Duke of Bavaria 9 October 1269 9 October 1296 . Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria 14 March 1271 10 December 1310 . Ancestors div style clear both width 100 padding ... solid 667766 class NavHead Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria div div class NavContent style display none ... ffc boxstyle 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria 2 2. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto II, Duke of Bavaria 3 3. Agnes of Palatinate 4 4. Louis I, Duke of Bavaria 5 5. Ludmilla of Bohemia Ludmila of Bohemia 6 6. Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine 7 7. Agnes of Hohenstaufen 8 8. Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto I, Duke of Bavaria ... Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto II title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Lower Bavaria years 1253 1290 after Otto III, Duke of Bavaria Otto III end box External links http fmg.ac Projects ... and his children DEFAULTSORT Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria Category 1235 births Category 1290 deaths ... caused anger of the Bishops in Bavaria who allied with Otakar II of Bohemia Otakar II in 1257. In August 1257 Otakar invaded Bavaria, but Henry and Louis managed to repulse the attack. It was one of the rare ... more details
Otto V, Duke of Bavaria 1346 15 November 1379 was as duke of Bavaria and as Otto VII prince elector margrave ... of Holland Holland . Biography Jointly duke of Bavaria with his five brothers in 1347, he and his brothers Louis V the Brandenburger Louis V and Louis VI, Duke of Bavaria Louis VI became joint dukes of Upper Bavaria after the partition of Bavaria in 1349. In 1351, he and Louis VI gave up their rights in Bavaria to Louis V in return for the Margraviate of Brandenburg . In 1356 Louis VI and Otto were ... II, Duke of Bavaria Stephen II on Bavarian succession after the death of Meinhard III of Gorizia ... Otto V, Duke of Bavaria div div class NavContent style display none center ahnentafel compact5 style ... color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Otto V, Duke of Bavaria 2 2. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor 3 3. Margaret II, Countess of Hainault 4 4. Louis II, Duke of Bavaria 5 5. Matilda of Habsburg ..., Duke of Bavaria Otto II, Duke of Bavaria 9 9. Agnes of Palatinate 10 10. Rudolph I of Germany 11 ... of BavariaDuke of Bavaria years 1347 49 regent1 Louis V, Duke of Bavaria Louis V , Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria Stephen II , br Louis VI, Duke of Bavaria Louis VI , William V, Count of Hainaut William I and Albert, Count of Holland Albert I s non reason History of Bavaria The Wittelsbach dynasty Partitioned into Upper br and Lower Bavaria s non reason Created from Bavaria s ttl title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Upper Bavaria years 1349 51 regent1 Louis VI, Duke of Bavaria Louis VI and Louis ... IV, Duke of Austria , since the childless dukes Louis VI and Otto had already promised Charles the succession .... Two years later Otto officially resigned against a huge financial compensation and retired in Bavaria ... V the Brandenburger Louis V s ttl title Margrave of Brandenburg years 1351 73 regent1 Louis VI, Duke of Bavaria Louis VI years1 1351 65 s aft after Wenceslaus, King of the Romans end Category 1346 births Category 1379 deaths Category Electors of Brandenburg Category Dukes of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach ... more details
Henry XV, duke of Bavaria , as duke of Lower Bavaria also called Henry III, 28 August 1312 18 June 1333 in Natternberg near Deggendorf . Biography Henry was a son of Otto III, Duke of Bavaria . He was called the Natternberger for his favourite residence Natternberg castle. He was born in the year of his father s death and first under tutelage of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor . Henry XV ruled then parts of Lower Bavaria with Deggendorf as capital after a conflict with his cousins and co regents Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria Henry XIV and Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria Otto IV . His candidacy for the Hungarian crown in 1327 was not successful. Marriage Between 1326 and 1328, Henry XV married Anna of Austria. She was a daughter of Frederick I of Austria Habsburg Frederick I of Austria and Isabel of Aragon . They had no children. She survived him by ten years and went on to marry John Henry, Count of Gorizia . External links http fmg.ac Projects MedLands BAVARIA.htm HeinrichIDukedied1290B Listing of Henry XIII along with his wife in Medieval lands by Charles Cawley. The project involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments. http genealogy.euweb.cz wittel wittel1.html H1 A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children start box s hou House of Wittelsbach 1312 1333 s roy de s reg succession box before Otto III, Duke of Bavaria Otto III title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Lower Bavaria years 1312 1333 after Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria Henry XIV and Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria Otto IV end box DEFAULTSORT Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria Category 1312 births Category 1333 deaths Category Dukes of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach Category Medieval child rulers de Heinrich XV. Bayern fr Henri XV de Bavi re it Enrico XV di Baviera hu XV. Henrik als bajor herceg nl Hendrik XV van Beieren ja 15 pl Henryk XV Bawarski ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Albert III the Pious of Bavaria Munich Lang de Albrecht III. der Fromme, Herzog von Bayern M nchen , 27 March 1401 &ndash 29 February 1460 , since 1438 Duke of Bavaria Munich . He was born to Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabetta Visconti , daughter of Bernab Visconti .... As administrator of his father, Duke Ernest, Duke of Bavaria Ernest , in the former duchy of Bavaria ... hunting. After her death, Albert took himself to Louis VII, Duke of BavariaDuke Louis at Ingolstadt ... he followed his father as duke of Bavaria Munich. In 1440 he refused the offered Bohemian crown ... 1px solid 667766 class NavHead Albert III, Duke of Bavaria div div class NavContent style display ... color ffc boxstyle 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria 2 2. Ernest, Duke of Bavaria 3 3. Elisabetta Visconti 4 4. John II, Duke of Bavaria 5 5. Katharina of G rz 6 6. Bernab Visconti 7 7. Beatrice della Scala 8 8. Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria 9 9 ... Grubenhagen Einbeck, daughter of Duke Erich I of Brunswick Salzderhelden and Elisabeth of Brunswick G ttingen and they had the following children John IV, Duke of Bavaria 4 October 1437, Munich&ndash ... of Saxony . Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria 15 December 1447, Munich&ndash 10 March 1508, Munich . Christoph, Duke of Bavaria 6 January 1449&ndash 8 August 1493, Rhodos . Wolfgang 1 November 1451&ndash ..., Duke of Bavaria Ernest title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Munich years 1438&ndash 1460 after John IV, Duke of Bavaria John IV End box DEFAULTSORT Albert Iii, Duke Of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach Category People from Munich Category 1401 births Category ... of Bavaria Ingolstadt he also released this duchy to his father s cousin Henry XVI of Bavaria Henry XVI of Bavaria Landshut in 1447. In 1455 Albert founded the Benedictine monastery in Andechs ... 1460, Straubing . Sigismund of Bavaria 1439, Straubing&ndash 1 February 1501, Blutenburg Castle ... more details
Image Christoph Amberger 013.jpg thumb Louis X of Bavaria portrait by Christoph Amberger Louis X German Ludwig X, Herzog von Bayern , Gr nwald, Bavaria Gr nwald , 18 September 1495 &ndash 22 April 1545 in Landshut was Duke of Bavaria 1516 1545 , together with his older brother William IV, Duke of Bavaria . His parents were Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria Albert IV and Kunigunde of Austria , a daughter of Emperor Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III . Biography Though his father had determined the everlasting succession of the firstborn prince in 1506 Louis refused a spiritual career with the argument that he was born before the edict became valid. With support of his mother and the States General, Louis forced his brother to accept him as co regent in 1516. Louis then ruled the districts ... of Bavaria. Ancestors class wikitable Louis X s ancestors in three generations rowspan 8 align center Louis X, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 4 align center Father br Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 2 align center Paternal Grandfather br Albert III, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great grandfather br Ernest, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great grandmother br Elisabetta Visconti rowspan ... 18 September 1495 22 April 1545 s reg succession box before William IV, Duke of Bavaria William IV title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria years 1516&ndash 1545 after William IV, Duke of Bavaria William IV end box DEFAULTSORT Bavaria, Louis X, Duke of Category 1495 births Category 1545 deaths Category Dukes of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach de Ludwig X. Bayern es Luis X de Baviera it Ludovico ... sympathy for the Protestant Reformation but decided to take action against its expansion in Bavaria ... in 1525. Since Louis claimed the Bohemian crown Bavaria was in opposition to the Habsburg s until ... Great grandfather br Albert I, Duke of Brunswick L neburg align center Paternal Great grandmother ... br Ernest, Duke of Austria align center Maternal Great grandmother br Cymburgis of Masovia rowspan ... more details
of BavariaDuke of Bavaria Munich years 1460&ndash 1463 before Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Albert III after Sigismund of Bavaria Sigismund and Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria Albert IV End box DEFAULTSORT John Iv, Duke Of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach Category 1437 ...Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 John IV. of Bavaria Munich German Johann IV., Herzog von Bayern , Munich , 4 October 1437 &ndash 18 November 1463 in Munich was duke of Bavaria Munich from 1460 until his death. Biography John IV was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria and ruled as duke of Bavaria Munich from 1460 until he died of Bubonic plague plague in 1463. He was succeeded by his brothers Sigismund of Bavaria Sigismund already co regent since 1460 and Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria Albert IV . John IV is buried in the Munich Frauenkirche Frauenkirche in Munich . Ancestors class wikitable John s ancestors in three generations rowspan 8 align center John IV, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 4 align center Father br Albert III, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 2 align center Paternal Grandfather br Ernest, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great grandfather br John II, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great grandmother br Katharina of G rz rowspan 2 align center Paternal Grandmother br Elisabetta Visconti align center Paternal Great grandfather br Bernab Visconti align center Paternal Great grandmother br Beatrice della Scala rowspan 4 align center Mother br Anna of Brunswick Grubenhagen Einbeck rowspan 2 align center Maternal Grandfather br Albert I, Duke of Brunswick L neburg align center Maternal Great grandfather br Otto I, Duke of Brunswick L neburg align center Maternal Great grandmother br Mathilde von Brandenburg Matilda of Brandenburg rowspan 2 align center Maternal Grandmother br Adelheid of Montferrat align center Maternal Great grandfather br Boniface II of Montferrat align center Maternal Great grandmother br Margaret of Savoy d. 1254 Margaret of Savoy Start ... more details
Louis III. October 9, 1269 &ndash October 9, 1296 was duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 until 1296 as co regent with his brothers Otto III, Duke of Bavaria Otto III and Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria Stephen I . Biography Louis was born in Landshut , the son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elisabeth of Hungary d.1271 Elizabeth of Hungary . His maternal grandparents were B la IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina . When Henry died in February 1290, his three sons ruled Lower Bavaria. They were Otto III, Louis III, and Stephen I. ref The encyclop dia britannica a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information, Volume 3, pages 546 547 1910 . ref Louis was known for his expensive holding of court which led to a tax increase. He was married to Isabelle, a daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine but died childless in 1296. Ancestors div style clear both width 100 padding 0 text align left border none class NavFrame div style background ccddcc text align center border 1px solid 667766 class NavHead Louis III, Duke of Bavaria div div class NavContent style display none center Ahnentafel compact5 style font size 90 line height 110 border 1 boxstyle padding top 0 padding bottom 0 boxstyle 1 background color fcc boxstyle 2 background color fb9 boxstyle 3 background color ffc boxstyle 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Louis III, Duke of Bavaria 2 2. Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria 3 3. Elisabeth of Hungary d.1271 Elizabeth of Hungary 4 4. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto II, Duke of Bavaria 5 5. Agnes of Palatinate 6 6. B la IV of Hungary 7 7. Maria Laskarina 8 8. Louis I, Duke of Bavaria 9 9. Ludmilla of Bohemia 10 10. Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine 11 11. Agnes of Hohenstaufen 12 12. Andrew II of Hungary 13 13. Gertrude of Merania ... 1269 births Louis III, Duke of Bavaria Category 1296 deaths Louis III, Duke of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria Louis III, Duke of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach Louis III, Duke of Bavaria ... more details
Henry died 1026 , of the House of 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 . He was the advocate of the abbeys of Sain Maximin of Trier and Saint Willibrord of Echternach , hereditary titles within his family. In 1004, at the Diet of Ratisbon , he received Bavaria from his brother in law, the Emperor Henry II , who was also the duke of Bavaria. In a quarrel with the emperor in 1009, he withdrew him from the duchy but reinstated him in 1017. He never married and his county passed to his nephew Henry VII, Duke of Bavaria Henry and Bavaria returned to the emperor, then Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II , who bestowed it on his son, the later Emperor Henry III . start box s hou Elder House of Luxemburg 1026 s bef before Henry IV, Duke of Bavaria Henry IV s ttl title Duke of Bavaria years 1004 1026 s aft after Henry VI, Duke of Bavaria Henry VI s bef before Siegfried I of Luxembourg Siegfried s ttl title Count of Luxembourg years 998 1026 s aft after Henry VII, Duke of Bavaria Henry II end Monarchs of Luxembourg Familypedia Heinrich I von Luxemburg 964 1026 Monarchs of Luxembourg Category Year of birth missing Category 1026 deaths Category Luxembourgian dynasty Category Counts of Luxembourg Category Dukes of Bavaria Luxembourg noble stub cs Jind ich V. Bavorsk de Heinrich V. Bayern es Enrique V Duque de Baviera fr Henri V de Bavi re id Henry V, Adipati Bayern lb Heinrich I. vu L tzebuerg hu V. Henrik bajor herceg nl Hendrik I van Luxemburg pl Henryk V Bawarski pt Henrique I do Luxemburgo ru I th 5 ... more details
Infobox Monarch name William IV title Rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria image Image DH Wilhelm von Bayern.jpg right 250px caption William IV, Duke of Bavaria br portrait by Hans Wertinger reign 18 March, 1508 &ndash 7 March, 1550 br small co regent Louis X, Duke of Bavaria Louis X small predecessor Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria Albert IV successor Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V consort Jakobaea of Baden 1507 1580 issue Theodo of Bavaria br Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V of Bavaria 1528 1579 br William of Bavaria br Mechthild of Bavaria royal house House of Wittelsbach father Albert IV, Duke ... IV of Bavaria lang de Wilhelm IV, Herzog von Bayern 13 November 1493 7 March 1550 was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 to 1550, until 1545 together with his younger brother Louis X, Duke of Bavaria . He was born in Munich to Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria Albert IV and Kunigunde of Austria , a daughter of Emperor ... 10 February 1526 8 July 1534 Duke Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V of Bavaria 1528 1579 Wilhelm of Bavaria .... Court and Coat of Arms Book of Bavarian Dukes William IV and Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V at the http ... IV, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 4 align center Father br Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria rowspan 2 align center Paternal Grandfather br Albert III, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great grandfather br Ernest, Duke of Bavaria align center Paternal Great grandmother br Elisabetta Visconti rowspan 2 align ... box before Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria Albert IV title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Bavaria years 1508&ndash 1550 after Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME William Iv, Duke Of Bavaria ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH ... William Iv, Duke Of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria William 4 Category House of Wittelsbach William 4, Duke of Bavaria Category People from Munich William 4, Duke of Bavaria Category Modern child rulers Category 1493 births William 4, Duke of Bavaria Category 1550 deaths William 4, Duke of Bavaria ... more details
Stephen I. March 14, 1271 AD &ndash December 10, 1310 was duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 until 1310 as co regent of his older brothers Otto III, Duke of Bavaria Otto III 1312 and Louis III, Duke of Bavaria Louis III 1296 . Biography Stephen was born in Landshut , the son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Hungary. His maternal grandparents were B la IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina . His mother introduced the name Stephen onto the Wittelsbach dynasty with her youngest son. She was a sister of Stephen V of Hungary and may have named this son after him. To reduce the influence of the Wittelsbach Pope Nicholas IV refused his spiritual career in Salzburg and Stephen became a co regent ... duke of Lower Bavaria. Stephen was an enemy of the Habsburg s and died in 1310 during a war against ... died young. Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria 29 September 1305 1 September 1339 . Elizabeth of Wittelsbach 1306 25 March 1330 . Married Otto, Duke of Austria . Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria 3 January 1307 ... text align center border 1px solid 667766 class NavHead Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria div div class ... 1 1. Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria 2 2. Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria 3 3. Elisabeth of Hungary d.1271 Elizabeth of Hungary 4 4. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto II, Duke of Bavaria 5 5. Agnes of Palatinate 6 6. B la IV of Hungary 7 7. Maria Laskarina 8 8. Louis I, Duke of Bavaria 9 9. Ludmilla ... box before Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria Henry XIII title List of rulers of BavariaDuke of Lower Bavaria years 1290&ndash 1310 after Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria Henry XIV end box External links http ... Henry XIII and his children Category 1271 births Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria Category 1310 deaths Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria Category Dukes of Bavaria Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria Category House of Wittelsbach Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria de Stephan I. Bayern es Esteban I de Baviera fr tienne Ier ... married Jutta of widnica Schweidnitz . She was a daughter of Bolko I, Duke of Jawor and widnica and Beatrix ... more details
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