Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria
Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria (29 September 1305 – 1 September 1339), was Duke of Lower Bavaria (also called Henry II).
Family
Henry was born in Landshut, a son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria, and Jutta of Schweidnitz.
His maternal grandparents were
Bolko I, Duke of Jawor and Świdnica and Beatrice of Brandenburg
.
Bolko was a son of
Anhalt. Beatrix was a daughter of Otto V, Margrave of Brandenburg-Salzwedel
and Jutta of Hennenberg.
Biography
After the death of his father he became duke of Lower Bavaria together with his brother
Frederick I
and became a candidate for the German crown when Louis considered temporarily his resignation in 1333.
Conflicts with his brother Otto IV (d. 1334) and his cousin
John I of Bohemia. Notwithstanding this, Henry joined John, with large retinues, to crusade with the Teutonic Order in Prussia in the winter of 1337.[1] Some months after the reconciliation with Louis IV in February 1339 Henry died from leprosy and was succeeded by his son John I, Duke of Bavaria
.
Marriage
On 12 August 1328, Henry married
Elisabeth of Bohemia (1292–1330).[2]
They had two children:
- John I, Duke of Bavaria (29 November 1329 – 20 December 1340)[2]
- Henry of Wittelsbach (1330). Died within the year of his birth.
An illegitimate son named Eberhard is also mentioned in genealogies.[citation needed] Nothing is known of his mother and later life.
References
- ISBN 1-85367-535-0
- ^ a b c Boehm & Fajt 2005, p. xvi.
Sources
- Boehm, Barbara Drake; Fajt, Jiri, eds. (2005). Prague: The Crown of Bohemia, 1347-1437. Yale University Press.
External links
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children". Genealogy.EU.
- A pedigree of him