John IV. of Bavaria-Munich (German: Johann IV., Herzog von Bayern), (4 October 1437, in
Munich
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– 18 November 1463, in Munich) was duke of
Bavaria-Munich from 1460 until his death.
Biography
John IV was a son of
Albert III, Duke of Bavaria and ruled as duke of
Bavaria-Munich from 1460 in a time of constant unrest of the nobility and strife with the cities. He was known as an avid hunter. He died of
plague
Plague or The Plague may refer to:
Agriculture, fauna, and medicine
*Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis''
* An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural)
* A pandemic caused by such a disease
* A swarm of pes ...
in 1463, and was succeeded by his brothers
Sigismund (already co-regent since 1460) and
Albert IV. John IV and his father are buried in
Andechs Abbey
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Ancestors
1437 births
1463 deaths
15th-century dukes of Bavaria
House of Wittelsbach
15th-century deaths from plague (disease)
Burials at Andechs Abbey
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