Louis III, Duke of Bavaria
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Louis III. (February 9, 1269 – May 13, 1296) was duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 until 1296 as co-regent with his brothers Otto III and Stephen I .
Biography
Louis was born in Landshut , the son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Hungary . His maternal grandparents were Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina .
When Henry died in February 1290, his three sons ruled Lower Bavaria. They were Otto III, Louis III, and Stephen I. [1]
Louis was known for his expensive holding of court which led to a tax increase. He was married to Isabelle, a daughter of Frederick III, Duke of Lorraine but died childless in 1296.
Footnotes
- ↑ The encyclopædia britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information, Volume 3, pages 546-547 (1910).
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