Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria
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Stephen I. (March 14, 1271 – December 10, 1310) was duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 until 1310 as co-regnant of his older brothers Otto III († 1312) and Louis III († 1296).
Biography
Stephen 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 .
His mother introduced the name Stephen onto the Wittelsbach dynasty with her youngest son. She was a sister of Stephen V of Hungary and may have named this son after him.
To reduce the influence of the Wittelsbach Pope Nicholas IV refused his spiritual career in Salzburg and Stephen became a co-regnant of his brothers. During the absence of Otto III in Hungary 1305-1308, Stephen was the only governing duke of Lower Bavaria. Stephen was an enemy of the Habsburgs and died in 1310 during a war against Frederick I of Austria .
Marriage and children
In 1299, Stephen married Jutta of Schweidnitz . [1] She was a daughter of Bolko I, Duke of Jawor and Świdnica and Beatrix of Brandenburg. Her maternal grandparents were Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel and Jutta of Hennenberg. They had eight children:
- Agnes of Wittelsbach (1301 - 7 December 1316). Joined the Cistercian Monastery at Seligenthal as a nun.
- Beatrix of Wittelsbach (1302 - 29 April 1360). Married Henry III of Gorizia . Regent for their son John Henry IV of Gorizia .
- Friedrich of Wittelsbach (c. 1303). Considered to have died young.
- Judith of Wittelsbach (c. 1304). Considered to have died young.
- Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (29 September 1305 - 1 September 1339).
- Elizabeth of Wittelsbach (1306 - 25 March 1330). Married Otto, Duke of Austria .
- Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria (3 January 1307 - 14 December 1334).
- Ludwig of Wittelsbach (c. 1308). Considered to have died young.
References
- ↑ Kersken 2021 , p. 218.
Sources
- Kersken, Norbert (2021). "Poland and the Polish People in Late Medieval German Historiography". In Pleszczynski, Andrzej; Vercamer, Grischa (eds.). Germans and Poles in the Middle Ages . Brill.
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children" . Genealogy.EU.
Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria
Born:
1271
Died:
1310
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