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Louis IV
Coat of arms
Elector Palatine
Reign30 December 1436 – 13 August 1449
PredecessorLouis III
SuccessorFrederick I
Born1 January 1424
Heidelberg
Died13 August 1449(1449-08-13) (aged 25)
Worms
BurialChurch of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg
SpouseMargarete of Savoy
IssuePhilip, Elector Palatine
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLouis III, Elector Palatine
MotherMatilda 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

Louis IV was the son of Louis III, Elector Palatine and his second wife Matilda of Savoy. His mother was a fourth-generation descendant of Thomas III of Piedmont (1248 - 1282), the eldest son of Thomas II of Savoy.

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. 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

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:

  1. Philipp (14 July 1448 – 28 February 1508), Elector Palatine from 1476 to 1508.

References

  1. "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  2. "Louis IV, The Bavarian, Holy Roman Emperor - Timeline Index". www.timelineindex.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
  3. Thomas, Andrew L. (2010). A House Divided: Wittelsbach Confessional Court Cultures in the Holy Roman Empire, c.1550-1650. Brill. p. 387.

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Louis IV, Elector Palatine House of WittelsbachBorn: 1424 Died: 1449
German royalty
Regnal titles
Preceded byLouis III Elector Palatine
1436–1449 		Succeeded byFrederick I
Electors of the Palatinate
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