Louis IV, Elector Palatine
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| Louis IV | |
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| Elector Palatine | |
| Reign | 30 December 1436 – 13 August 1449 |
| Predecessor | Louis III |
| Successor | Frederick I |
| Born | 1 January 1424 Heidelberg |
| Died | 13 August 1449 (aged 25) Worms |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Margarete of Savoy |
| Issue | Philip, Elector Palatine |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Louis III, Elector Palatine |
| Mother | Matilda of Savoy |
Louis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine (1 January 1424, Heidelberg – 13 August 1449, Worms) was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the House of Wittelsbach in 1436 - 1449.
Biography
[edit]Louis IV was the son of Louis III, Elector Palatine and his second wife Matilda of Savoy.[1] His mother was a fourth-generation descendant of Thomas III of Piedmont (1248 - 1282), the eldest son of Thomas II of Savoy.[citation needed]
From the death of Louis III in 1436 until 1442, Louis IV ruled under guardianship of his uncle, Count Palatine Otto I of Mosbach. In 1444 he repelled the attacks of the Armagnacs as an Imperial captain.[2] Louis IV died aged 25 years in 1449 in Worms, and was buried in the Church of the Holy Spirit of Heidelberg. His only son being a minor, Philipp, he fell under the guardianship of Louis' brother Frederick, who later adopted him and then seized the electoral title himself in 1451/52.
Marriage and children
[edit]In 1445 he married Margarete of Savoy, widow of king Louis III of Naples and daughter of Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy. With her, he had his only son:
- Philipp (14 July 1448 – 28 February 1508), Elector Palatine from 1476 to 1508.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Louis IV, The Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor - Timeline Index". www.timelineindex.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ Thomas, Andrew L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c.1550-1650. Brill. p. 387.
External links
[edit]- (in German) genealogie-mittelalter.de
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