Louis IV, Elector Palatine
| Louis IV, Count Palatine of the Rhine | |
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| Born |
1 January 1424 Heidelberg |
| Died |
13 August 1449 (aged 25) Worms |
| Buried | Church of the Holy Spirit in Heidelberg |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Spouse(s) | Margarete of Savoy |
| Issue | |
| 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
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.
In 1445 he married Margarete of Savoy,[1] 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). When he died in 1449, aged 25 years, in Worms, his brother Frederick inherited the Palatinate. Louis was buried in the Holy Spirit church of Heidelberg.
References
- ↑ Kekewich 2008, p. 214.
Sources
- Kekewich, Margaret L. (2008). The Good King: René of Anjou and Fifteenth Century Europe. Palgrave Macmillan.
Louis IV, Elector Palatine Born: 1424 Died: 1449 | ||
| German royalty | ||
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| Regnal titles | ||
| Preceded by Louis III |
Elector Palatine 1436–1449 |
Succeeded by Frederick I |
External links
- (in German) genealogie-mittelalter.de
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