Louis IX (, also known as Louis the Rich; 23 February 1417 – 18 January 1479) was Duke of
Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of
Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria.
Louis was the founder of the
University of Ingolstadt (now the
University of Munich).
Biography
Louis succeeded his father in 1450. He was the second of the three famous rich dukes who reigned in Bavaria-Landshut in the 15th century. Their residence was
Trausnitz Castle in Landshut, a fortification which attained enormous dimensions.
Louis invaded the
imperial free cities of
Dinkelsbühl and
Donauwörth in 1458, and disputed with
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor until peace was made in Prague in 1463. In 1462, Louis defeated his enemy
Albert III, Margrave of Brandenburg, who tried to extend his influence in
Franconia in the battle of
Giengen. Louis expelled all Jews who rejected baptism from his duchy.
Louis founded a university in
Ingolstadt
Ingolstadt (; Austro-Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an Independent city#Germany, independent city on the Danube, in Upper Bavaria, with 142,308 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2023). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan ...
in 1472, which was moved to
Landshut in 1800 and finally to
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
in 1826; in 1802, it was renamed
Ludwig-Maximilians-University. In 1475 he organized the
Landshut Wedding of his son George with the princess
Hedwig Jagiellon, a daughter of King
Casimir IV of Poland.
Family and children
On 21 March 1452 Louis was married with Princess
Amalia of Saxony (4 April 1436 – 19 October 1501), daughter of
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
Frederick II, The Gentle (''Friedrich, der Sanftmütige''; Frederick the Gentle; 22 August 1412 – 7 September 1464) was Elector of Saxony (1428–1464) and was Landgrave of Thuringia (1440–1445).
Biography
Frederick was born in Leipzig, th ...
.
They had four children:
# Elisabeth (c. 1453 – 1457)
#
George, Duke of Bavaria (15 August 1455 – 1 December 1503)
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Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...
(7 November 1456 – 25 February 1501), married on 21 February 1474 to
Philip, Elector Palatine
# Anna (c. 1462–1462)
Ancestors
The wedding of his son George with the Polish princess
Hedwig Jagiellon in 1475 was celebrated in Landshut with one of the most splendid festivals of the Middle Age.
References
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1417 births
1479 deaths
15th-century dukes of Bavaria
People from Burghausen, Altötting
House of Wittelsbach