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LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor 1282–1347 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 April 1282

Birth Location: Munich, Stadt Munchen, Duchy of Bavaria

Death Date: 11 October 1347

Death Location: Puch, Furstenfeldbruck, Duchy of Bavaria

Father: Ludwig Wittelsbach

Mother: Mathilde Habsburg

Spouse(s): Margaretha Holland, Beatrix Schlesien-Glogau

Children(s): Malgorzata Brieg

LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor was born in 1282 in Munich, Stadt Munchen, Duchy of Bavaria, the child of Ludwig Louis Ii Duke Of Upper Bavaria Count Of The Palatinate Wittelsbach And Mathilde Von Habsburg. LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor married Beatrix Von Schlesien Glogau, Margaretha Countess Of Holland, and had children including Malgorzata Brieg. LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor passed away in 1347 in Puch, Furstenfeldbruck, Duchy of Bavaria.

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Biography

  • LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor was born in 1282 in Munich, Stadt Munchen, Duchy of Bavaria, the child of Ludwig Louis Ii Duke Of Upper Bavaria Count Of The Palatinate Wittelsbach And Mathilde Von Habsburg.
  • LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor married Beatrix Von Schlesien Glogau, Margaretha Countess Of Holland, and had children including Malgorzata Brieg.
  • LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor passed away in 1347 in Puch, Furstenfeldbruck, Duchy of Bavaria.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ludwig Wittelsbach
1229–1294
Birth Location: Bayern, Germany
LW
Mathilde Habsburg
1251–1304
Birth Location: Habsburg, Aargau, Switzerland
MH

Spouses(s)

Margaretha Holland
1311–1356
Birth Location: Le Quesnoy, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
MH
Beatrix Schlesien-Glogau
1290–1322
Birth Location: Glogau, , Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
BS

Children(s)

Malgorzata Brieg
1340–1386
Birth Location: Brieg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
MB

LOUIS Emperor's Ancestors

Self
LOUIS Emperor
1282–1347
Birth Place: Munich, Stadt Munchen, Duchy of Bavaria
Parents
Ludwig Louis II Duke of Upper Bavaria, Count of the Palatinate Wittelsbach
1229–1294
Bayern, Germany
Mathilde (Von) Habsburg
1251–1304
Habsburg, Aargau, Switzerland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

LOUIS Emperor's Descendants

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LOUIS ((Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman) Emperor (1 April 1282–11 October 1347) m. Margaretha (Countess Of) Holland (1311–23 Jun 1356) m. Beatrix (von) Schlesien-Glogau (1290–24 Aug 1322)
  1. 1. Malgorzata Brieg 1340–1386 m. Albert Wittelsbach 1336–1404
    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
        1. 1. Katharina (von Kleve, Duchess of) Guelders 1417–1479 m. Arnold (Herzog von Egmond, Duke of) Gelderland 1409–1473
        2. 2. Margarethe (Von) Cleves 1415–1444
        3. 3. John (I Duke Von) Cleves 1419–1481
        4. 4. Elisabeth (Von) Cleves 1420–1488
        5. 5. Agnes (Von) Cleves 1422–1448
        6. 6. Johann (I) VonKleve 1419–1481
        7. 7. Marie (Von) Cleves 1426–1487
        8. 8. Helene (Von) Cleves 1423–1471
        9. 9. Adolph (Von) Cleves 1425–1492
        10. 10. Elisabeth (Von) Kleve 1420–1488
        11. 11. Margarethe (Margareta Von) Kleve 1416–1444
        12. 12. Engelbert (Von) Kleve 1433–1433
        13. 13. Anne (Von) Kleve
        14. 14. Adolph DeKleve 1425–1492
        15. 15. Katherine VonKleve 1417–1479
        16. 16. Helene VonKleve 1423–1471
        17. 17. Agnes VonKleve 1422–1446
      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

LOUIS Emperor's Timeline

2 Records

1282
1 April 1282
Birth of LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor in Munich, Stadt Munchen, Duchy of Bavaria
Munich, Stadt Munchen, Duchy of Bavaria
1347
11 October 1347
Age 65
Death of LOUIS (Ludwig) IV "The Bavarian" von Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor in Puch, Furstenfeldbruck, Duchy of Bavaria
Puch, Furstenfeldbruck, Duchy of Bavaria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1282
    Event Place: Munich, Stadt Munchen, Duchy of Bavaria

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 October 1347
    Event Place: Puch, Furstenfeldbruck, Duchy of Bavaria
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