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Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria 1229–1294 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Apr 1229

Birth Location: Bavaria, Bayern, Germany

Death Date: 2 Feb 1294

Death Location: Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Father: Otto Bavaria

Mother:

Spouse(s): Maria Brabant, Matilda Habsburg,

Children(s): Ludwig Emperor

The story of Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria began in 1229 in Bavaria, Bayern, Germany. Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria married Maria Von Brabant, Matilda House Of Habsburg, and had children including Ludwig Iv De Beier Von Wittelsbach Bayern Holy Roman Emperor. Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria passed away in 1294 in Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

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Biography

  • The story of Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria began in 1229 in Bavaria, Bayern, Germany.
  • Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria married Maria Von Brabant, Matilda House Of Habsburg, and had children including Ludwig Iv De Beier Von Wittelsbach Bayern Holy Roman Emperor.
  • Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria passed away in 1294 in Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

Immediate Family

Parents

Otto Bavaria
1206–1253
Birth Location: Kelheim, Bayern, Germany, Holy Roman Empire.
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Spouses(s)

Maria Brabant
1226–1256
Birth Location: Brabant, Belgium
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Matilda Habsburg,
1252–1304
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Ludwig Emperor
1282–1347
Birth Location: München, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern
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Louis Bavaria's Ancestors

Self
Louis Bavaria
1229–1294
Birth Place: Bavaria, Bayern, Germany
Parents
Otto II von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria
1206–1253
Kelheim, Bayern, Germany, Holy Roman Empire.
Grandparents
Louis (I Von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Count Palatine of Rhine, 5th Crusade: Siege of) Damietta-1218
1173–1231
Kelheim, Bayern, Germany, Holy Roman Empire
Ludmilla (House of Přemyslid Duchess consort of Bavaria, Countess consort of) Bogen
1160–1240
Praha, Bohemia, Czech, Holy Roman Empire
Great-Grandparents
Fredericke Olomouc
1140–1189
Elisabeth Hungary
1149–1189
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Vladislaus Bohemia
1110–1174
Gertrude Bohemia
1119–1150
Geza Rama
1130–1162
Eupraxia Dynasty,
1130–1186

Louis Bavaria's Descendants

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Louis (II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of) Bavaria (13 Apr 1229–2 Feb 1294) m. Maria (von) Brabant (1226–18 Jan 1256) m. Matilda (House of) Habsburg, (1252–1304)
  1. 1. Ludwig (IV (de Beier) von Wittelsbach-Bayern, Holy Roman) Emperor 1282–1347 m. Margaretha (van) Henegouwen 1311–1356 m. Beatrix (of) Silesia-Golau 1292–1322
    1. 1. Willem (V Bayern) (Wittelsbach) 1330–1389 m. Maud (Plantagenet, Countess of) Leicester 1339–1362 m. Catharina Gerrits 1332–1370
      1. 1. Elizabeth (von) Bayern 1350–1415
    2. 2. Ludwig (V von) Bayern 1316–1361
    3. 3. Agnes (von) Bayern 1318–1352
    4. 4. Anna Wittelsbach 1316–1319
    5. 5. Mathilde (von) Bayern 1313–1346
    6. 6. Otto (V Wittelsbach von) Bayern 1346–1379
    7. 7. Beatrix (von) Bayern 1344–1359
    8. 8. Margarete (von) Bayern 1325–1374
    9. 9. Anna (von) Bayern 1326–1361
    10. 10. Ludwig (VI von) Bayern 1328–1365
    11. 11. Elizabeth (von) Bayern 1329–1402
    12. 12. Albrecht (I von Bayern-Wittelsbach, Hertog van) Basse-Bavière 1336–1404 m. Margarete (of) Liegnitz-Brieg 1342–1386
      1. 1. Margarete (Wittelsbach von Bayern, Princess of Bavaria-Staubing von) Burgundy 1363–1423 m. Jean (John II "the Fearless" de Valois, De Bourgogne) (Capet) 1371–1419
        1. 1. Philip (III "the Good" House of Valois, Duke of) Burgundy 1396–1467 m. Isabella (de Avis, of Portugal, Duchess consort of) Burgundy 1397–1472
        2. 2. Catherine (De) Bourbon 1378–1378
        3. 3. Jean (I) DeBourbon 1381–1434
        4. 4. Isabelle DeBourbon 1384–1451
        5. 5. Marie Debourgogne 1388–1463
        6. 6. Margaret, (Dauphine of France, of) Burgundy 1390–1441
    13. 13. Agnes (von Bayern) Wittelsbach 1345–1352
    14. 14. Ludwig (von) Bayern 1347–1348
    15. 15. Stephan (II von) Bayern 1313–1375 m. Elisabeth (von) Aragon-Sicilië 1309–1349
      1. 1. John (II Wittelsbach, Of) Munich-Bavaria 1341–1397 m. Katharine (Countess of) Gorz 1350–1391
        1. 1. Ernst (von Bayern-München, Duke of) Bavaria 1373–1438 m. Elisabetta Visconti 1374–1432
        2. 2. Queen (Sofie of Germans &) Bohemia 1376–1425
        3. 3. William (III House of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria &) Munich 1375–1435

Louis Bavaria's Timeline

2 Records

1229
13 Apr 1229
Birth of Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria in Bavaria, Bayern, Germany
Bavaria, Bayern, Germany
1294
2 Feb 1294
Age 65
Death of Louis II 'the Strict' von Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria in Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1229
    Event Place: Bavaria, Bayern, Germany
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1294
    Event Place: Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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