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1180-1183 |
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1183-1231 |
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1231-1253 |
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On Otto II's death, Bavaria was divided between his sons. Henry became Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Louis of Upper Bavaria. From his point until the beginning of the 16th century, the territories were frequently divided between brothers, making the Dukes difficult to list. |
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Dukes of Lower Bavaria |
Dukes of Upper Bavaria |
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1253-1290 |
Henry XIII |
1253-1294 |
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1290-1312 |
Otto III, King of Hungary, 1305-1307 |
1294-1317 |
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1290-1296 |
Louis III |
1294-1347 |
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, as Louis IV 1314-1347 |
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1290-1309 |
Stephen I |
Following the death of the last Duke of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria was reunited under Emperor Louis IV (Louis IV of Bavaria). |
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1309-1334 |
Otto IV |
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1309-1339 |
Henry XIV the Elder |
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1312-1333 |
Henry XV the Natterberger |
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1339-1340 |
John I the Child |
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Dukes of Bavaria |
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1340-1347 |
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1347-1349 |
jointly held by Louis V the Brandenburger, Stephen II, Louis VI the Roman, William I, Albert I, Otto V |
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In 1349, the six sons of Louis IV again partitioned Bavaria into Upper and Lower Bavaria. |
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Dukes of Lower Bavaria |
Dukes of Upper Bavaria |
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1349-1353 |
jointly held by Stephen II, William I, and Albert I |
1349-1351 |
jointly held by Louis V, Louis VI, and Otto V |
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In 1353, Lower Bavaria was partitioned into Bavaria-Landshut and Bavaria-Straubing. |
1351-1361 |
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1361-1363 |
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On the death of Meinhard, Upper Bavaria was divided between Bavaria-Straubing and Bavaria-Landshut. |
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Dukes of Bavaria-Straubing |
Dukes of Bavaria-Landshut |
Dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt |
Dukes of Bavaria-Munich |
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1347-1388 |
1353-1375 |
1375-1413 |
1375-1397 |
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1388-1404 |
1375-1379 |
jointly held by Otto V, Stephen III, Frederick, and John II |
1413-1443 |
1397-1438 |
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1389-1397 |
Albert II, jointly held with Albert I |
1379-1392 |
jointly held by Stephen III, Frederick, and John II |
1443-1445 |
1397-1435 |
William III, jointly held with Ernest |
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1404-1417 |
In 1392 Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Bavaria-Munich were created from Bavaria-Landshut |
In 1447 Bavaria-Ingolstadt was united with Bavaria-Landshut |
1438-1460 |
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1418-1425 |
John III, disputed with |
1392-1393 |
1460-1463 |
jointly held by John IV and Sigismund |
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1417-1432 |
1393-1450 |
1463-1467 |
jointly held by Albert IV the Wise and Sigismund |
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After the succession struggle between Jacqueline and her uncle John, Bavaria-Straubing was divided between Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Bavaria-Landshut, and Bavaria-Munich. |
1450-1479 |
Louis IX the Rich |
1467-1508 |
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1479-1503 |
George the Rich |
In 1467, Bavaria-Dachau was created from Bavaria-Munich for Duke Sigismund. After his death in 1501, it reverted to Bavaria-Munich. In 1503, all the Bavarian lands were reunited under Albert IV |
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In 1503, Bavaria-Landshut was united with Bavaria-Munich. |
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Dukes of Bavaria | |||||||||||
1503-1508 |
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1508-1550 |
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1516-1545 |
Louis X, jointly held with William IV |
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1550-1579 |
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1579-1597 |
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1597-1623 |