John I, Duke of Bavaria
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John I of Bavaria (German: Johann I das Kind, Herzog von Niederbayern), he was the Duke of Lower Bavaria
since 1339.
John I was the son of Henry XIV
, Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Margaret of Bohemia. His maternal grandparents were John I of Bohemia
and Elisabeth of Bohemia
, who then reunited the duchy of Bavaria in January 1341. He married Anna of Bavaria (1326 - June 03, 1361), daughter of Louis IV of Bavaria
.
Lower Bavaria
Lower Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state.- Geography :Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions - Landshut and Donau-Wald. Recent election results mark it as the most conservative part of Germany, generally giving huge...
since 1339.
John I was the son of Henry XIV
Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria
Henry XIV, duke of Bavaria, as duke of Lower Bavaria also called Henry II., .- Family :He was a son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria and Jutta of Schweidnitz....
, Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Margaret of Bohemia. His maternal grandparents were John I of Bohemia
John I of Bohemia
John the Blind was the Count of Luxembourg from 1309 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He was the eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII and his wife Margaret of Brabant...
and Elisabeth of Bohemia
Biography
Still a minor, John I was the last duke of Lower Bavaria for one year only; after his early death in 1340 the duchy of Lower Bavaria passed to Louis IV of Upper BavariaLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
, who then reunited the duchy of Bavaria in January 1341. He married Anna of Bavaria (1326 - June 03, 1361), daughter of Louis IV of Bavaria
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
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External links
- His listing along with his wife in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley. The project "involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments."
- A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children