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LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria 1173–1231 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 December 1173

Birth Location: Kelheim, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany

Death Date: 15 September 1231

Death Location: Murdered on bridge, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany

Father: Otto vonWittelsbach

Mother: Agnes VonLooz

Spouse(s): LUDMILA Princess

Children(s): OTTO Wittelsbach

In 1173, LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria entered the world in Kelheim, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany, born to Otto V Redhead True Vonwittelsbach And Agnes Countess Von Reineck Vonlooz. LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria married Ludmila Bohemia Princess, and had children including Otto Ii True Duke Of Bavaria Wittelsbach. LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria passed away in 1231 in Murdered on bridge, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany.

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  • In 1173, LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria entered the world in Kelheim, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany, born to Otto V Redhead True Vonwittelsbach And Agnes Countess Von Reineck Vonlooz.
  • LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria married Ludmila Bohemia Princess, and had children including Otto Ii True Duke Of Bavaria Wittelsbach.
  • LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria passed away in 1231 in Murdered on bridge, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany.

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LUDWIG Bavaria's Ancestors

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LUDWIG Bavaria
1173–1231
Birth Place: Kelheim, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany
Parents
Otto V Redhead True vonWittelsbach
1117–1183
Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Agnes (Countess von Reineck) VonLooz
1146–1191
Kelheim, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Otto Wittelsbach
1087–1156
Diessen, Landsberg am Lech, Bayern, Germany
Heilika VonPettendorf
1095–1170
Lengenfeld, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Germany
Ludwig, (Zählen von Rieneck, 5th Graf von) Looz
1110–1171
Rieneck, Main-Spessart, Bayern, Germany
Agnès (dé) Metz
1120–1171
Metz, Moselle, Lorraine, France
Great-Grandparents
OTTO SCHEYERN
1057–1110
Richardis Weimar
1062–1120
Arnulf Loon
1085–1139
Agnes Rieneck)
1090–
Folmar Metz
1090–1142
Mathilde Dagsburg
1095–1157
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Otto Scheyern
1030–1072
Haziga Diessen
1034–1100
Ulrich VonKrain
1030–1070
Zsofia Hungary
1044–1095

LUDWIG Bavaria's Descendants

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LUDWIG (Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of) Bavaria (23 December 1173–15 September 1231) m. LUDMILA (Bohemia) Princess (1170–5 Aug 1240)
  1. 1. OTTO (II True Duke of Bavaria) Wittelsbach 1206–1253 m. Agnes (Countess vonRheim WELF) vonSACHSEN 1202–1267
    1. 1. Ludwig (III (Louis, Severe) "Duke of Bavaria, Count Palatine of Rhine" von) Wittelsbach 1229–1294 m. Mathilde (von) Habsburg 1251–1304 m. Marie Brabant 1226–1256
      1. 1. Ludwig (IV "Holy Roman Emperor" von) Wittelsbach 1282–1347 m. Beatrix (von Schlesien) Glogau 1282–1322 m. Margaretha (II "Comtesse de Holland" de) Avesnes 1311–1356
        1. 1. Stefan (Bavaria) Wittelsbach 1313–1375 m. Isabella ("Elisabeth" De) Sicily 1309–1349 m. Margarethe (Burgravine) Nurnberg 1333–1377 m. Taddea Visconti 1351–1381
        2. 2. Mathilde ((Mechtild) Romisch "Prinzessin & Markgrafin von Bayern" von) Wittenbach 1309–1346
        3. 3. Matilde Bavaria 1313–1346
        4. 4. Elisabeth (Von Bayern) Wittelsbach 1329–1402
        5. 5. Baron Ludwig 1300–1338
    2. 2. ELISABETH ("Duchess of Bavaria" von) Wittelsbach 1227–1273

LUDWIG Bavaria's Timeline

2 Records

1173
23 December 1173
Birth of LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria in Kelheim, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany
Kelheim, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany
1231
15 September 1231
Age 58
Death of LUDWIG Louis I 'the Kelheimer' Wittelsbach von Bayern Duke of Bavaria in Murdered on bridge, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Murdered on bridge, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 December 1173
    Event Place: Kelheim, Niederbayern, Bayern, Germany

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1231
    Event Place: Murdered on bridge, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany

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