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Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria 1229–1294 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1229

Birth Location: Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany

Death Date: 2 Feb 1294

Death Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Duchy of Bavaria

Father: OTTO Wittelsbach

Mother: AGNES Brunswick

Spouse(s): Matilda Bavaria, Marie Brabant

Children(s): Louis Germany, Mechthild Bavaria, Rudolf Bavaria

The story of Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria began in 1229 in Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany. Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria married Marie Brabant, Matilda Maud Mathilde Mechtild Habsburg Duchess Of Upper Bavaria, and had children including Louis Ludwig Lodewijk Iv The Bavarian Wittelsbach Duke Of Bavaria Holy Roman Emperor King Of Italy And Germany, Mechthild Wittelsbach Of Bavaria, Rudolf Ruprecht I The Stammerer Wittelsbach Duke Of Bavaria. Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria passed away in 1294 in Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Duchy of Bavaria.

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Biography

  • The story of Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria began in 1229 in Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany.
  • Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria married Marie Brabant, Matilda Maud Mathilde Mechtild Habsburg Duchess Of Upper Bavaria, and had children including Louis Ludwig Lodewijk Iv The Bavarian Wittelsbach Duke Of Bavaria Holy Roman Emperor King Of Italy And Germany, Mechthild Wittelsbach Of Bavaria, Rudolf Ruprecht I The Stammerer Wittelsbach Duke Of Bavaria.
  • Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria passed away in 1294 in Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Duchy of Bavaria.

Immediate Family

Parents

OTTO Wittelsbach
1206–1253
Birth Location: Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
OW
AGNES Brunswick
1202–1267
Birth Location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
AB

Spouses(s)

Matilda Bavaria
1251–1304
Birth Location: Habsburg, Aargau, Switzerland
MB
Marie Brabant
1226–1256
Birth Location: Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
MB

Children(s)

Louis Germany
1282–1347
Birth Location: München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
LG
Mechthild Bavaria
1275–1319
Birth Location: Munchen, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Duchy of Bavaria
MB
Rudolf Bavaria
1274–1319
Birth Location: Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
RB

Louis Bavaria's Ancestors

Self
Louis Bavaria
1229–1294
Birth Place: Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Parents
OTTO II Bavaria Palatinate Wittelsbach
1206–1253
Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
AGNES (Rhein) Brunswick
1202–1267
Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Grandparents
Louis (Ludwig Duke Bavaria de) Wittelsbach
1174–1231
Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Lidmila (Countess Of) Bohemia
1170–1240
Praha, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic
Henry ((Heinrich) VI Welf "Palatine Duke of Saxony" von) Brunswick
1173–1227
Braunschweig, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Agnes (Rhine von) Hohenstaufen
1176–1204
Schwaben, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Otto Wittelsbach
1117–1183
Agnes Loon
1145–1191
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis Bavaria's Descendants

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Louis ((Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper) Bavaria (13 Apr 1229–2 Feb 1294) m. Matilda ((Maud, Mathilde, Mechtild) Habsburg Duchess of Upper) Bavaria (1251–23 Dec 1304) m. Marie Brabant (1226–18 Jan 1256)
  1. 1. Louis ((Ludwig, Lodewijk) IV "the Bavarian" Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Italy and) Germany 1282–1347 m. Margaretha (de Avesnes Countess of Holland, Zeeland en) Henegouwen 1311–1356 m. Beatrix ((Beatrycza) Piast-Swidnica Holy Roman Empress, Duchess of) Bavaria 1285–1322
    1. 1. Albert Wittelsbach 1336–1404 m. Malgorzata Brieg 1340–1386
      1. 1. Margaret (Bavaria) Wittelsbach 1363–1423 m. Jean (John Fearless deValois) DeBourgogne 1371–1419
        1. 1. Marie (De Bourgogne Duchess of) Kleve 1393–1441 m. a (Adolf IV von Kleve Duke of) Cleves 1373–1448 m. Louis (De) France 1397–1415
        2. 2. Isabelle DeBourbon –1412
        3. 3. Maria DeBourgogne 1419–1448
        4. 4. Countess (Isabelle Penthievre) Burgundy 1390–1412
        5. 5. Anne (of Burgundy, Duchess of) Bedford 1404–1432
        6. 6. Louis DeBourbon 1710–1774
        7. 7. Countess (Isabelle Penthievre) Burgundy 1412–1412
        8. 8. Philip (Good de) DeBourgogne 1396–1419
        9. 9. Agnes (de) Bourgogne 1407–1476
        10. 10. Jeanne DeBourgogne 1399–1406
        11. 11. Catherine (De) Bourgogne 1392–1414
        12. 12. Catherine Burgundy 1391–1414
        13. 13. Agnes Burgundy 1407–1476
        14. 14. Jeanne Burgundy 1399–1399
        15. 15. Philippe (Good) Burgundy 1396–1467
        16. 16. Marie Capet 1388–1463
        17. 17. Anne (de) Bourgogne 1404–1432
        18. 18. Margaret (Burgundy Dauphine) France 1390–1441
        19. 19. Catherine Valois 1391–1414
        20. 20. Marie (De) Bourgogne 1393–1473
      2. 2. Johanne Sofie 1377–1410
      3. 3. Margarete VonBayern 1363–1423
    2. 2. Ludwig Bavaria 1347–1348
    3. 3. Agnes Bavaria 1345–1352
    4. 4. Albert Wittelsbach 1336–1404
    5. 5. Louis (VI Roman Wittelsbach) Bavaria 1330–1365
    6. 6. Anna Bavaria 1340–1343
    7. 7. William (V Zealand) Zealand 1327–1389
    8. 8. Mathilde (Princess) Bavaria 1309–1346
    9. 9. Ludwig (VI of) Bavaria 1328–1365
    10. 10. Anna vonWittelsbach 1326–1361
    11. 11. William (V) Wittelsbach 1327–1379
    12. 12. Agnes VonWittelsbach 1335–1352
    13. 13. Beatrix (of) Bavaria 1344–1359
    14. 14. Otto (V Of Lower) Bavaria 1340–1379
    15. 15. Elisabeth VonBayern 1329–1402
    16. 16. Anna (Of) Bavaria 1326–1351
    17. 17. Margarethe (of) Bavaria 1325–1374
    18. 18. Elisabeth Bavaria 1329–1402
    19. 19. Stefan (Bavaria) Landshut 1313–1375
    20. 20. Stephen (II Wittelsbach van Beieren Duke of Lower) Bavaria 1319–1375
    21. 21. Louis ((Ludwig) V "the Brandenburger" Wittelsbach Duke of) Bavaria 1315–1361
    22. 22. Mathilde ((Mechtild) Wittelsbach Princess of) Bavaria 1309–1346
    23. 23. Beatrix (Wittelsbach von Bayern Queen-consort of) Sweden 1344–1359
    24. 24. Otto (V Wittelsbach Duke of Lower) Bavaria 1346–1379
    25. 25. Margarethe ((Marguerite) Wittelsbach von Bayern Duchess of) Slavonia 1325–1374
  2. 2. Mechthild (Wittelsbach of) Bavaria 1275–1319
  3. 3. Rudolf ((Ruprecht) I "the Stammerer" Wittelsbach Duke of) Bavaria 1274–1319

Louis Bavaria's Timeline

2 Records

1229
13 Apr 1229
Birth of Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria in Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
1294
2 Feb 1294
Age 65
Death of Louis (Ludwig, Lodewijk) II "the Severe" Wittelsbach Duke of Upper Bavaria in Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Duchy of Bavaria
Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Duchy of Bavaria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1229
    Event Place: Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1294
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Duchy of Bavaria
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