Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria explained

Louis VIII
Succession:Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
Reign:1443–1445
Predecessor:Louis VII
Successor:Henry XVI
House:House of Wittelsbach
Father:Louis VII
Mother:Anne de Bourbon
Spouse:Margaret of Brandenburg
Birth Date:1 September 1403
Birth Place:Paris, Kingdom of France
Death Place:Ingolstadt, Bavaria-Ingolstadt

Louis VIII of Bavaria (German: Ludwig VIII der Höckrige, Louis the Hunchback) (1 September 1403[1]  - 7 April 1445[2]) was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1443 until his death. He was born in Paris, a son of Louis VII and his first wife Anne de Bourbon-La Marche, a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche. He died in 1445 at Ingolstadt.

Biography

In 1416 he obtained the title of count of Graisbach.[3] He married Margarete of Brandenburg (1410 - 27 July 1465), daughter of Frederick I of Brandenburg, on 20 July 1441.[4] Since 1438 Louis had been feuding with his father Louis VII, who gave undue preference to another (illegitimate) son. Louis allied with Henry XVI of Bavaria-Landshut against his father, who was finally taken prisoner in 1443, but Louis VIII died two years later. When Louis VII also died in 1447, Henry finally succeeded in Bavaria-Ingolstadt.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ludwig VIII. - Deutsche Biographie . www.deutsche-biographie.de . 28 April 2024 . de.
  2. Book: Ingolstädter Wochen-Blatt . 1858 . Schröder . 121 . 28 April 2024 . de.
  3. Book: Mueller . Steven . The Wittelsbach Dynasty . 2007 . Waldmann Press . 978-0-9702576-3-5 . 40 . 28 April 2024 . en.
  4. Book: Allgemeine deutsche Biographie . 1884 . Duncker & Humblot . 507 . 28 April 2024 . de.