Louis VII (c. 1368 – 1 May 1447), called the Bearded (German: ''Ludwig der Bärtige'') was the Duke of

Bavaria-Ingolstadt Bavaria-Ingolstadt ( or ') was a duchy which was part of the Holy Roman Empire from 1392 to 1447. History After the death of Stephen II in 1375, his sons Stephen III, Frederick, and John II jointly ruled Bavaria-Landshut. After seventeen year ...

from 1413 until 1443. He was a son of Duke Stephen III and

Taddea Visconti Taddea Visconti, Duchess of Bavaria (1351 – 28 September 1381) was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Visconti (Milan), Visconti family, the ruling house in Milan from 1277 to 1447. She was the first wife of Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria, and ...

Biography

As brother of Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, wife of

Charles VI of France Charles VI (3 December 136821 October 1422), nicknamed the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé) and later the Mad (french: le Fol or ''le Fou''), was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic ...

, he spent several years in France. When he succeeded his father in 1413 he ordered to build the New Castle of

Ingolstadt Ingolstadt (, Austro-Bavarian: ) is an independent city on the Danube in Upper Bavaria with 139,553 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2022). Around half a million people live in the metropolitan area. Ingolstadt is the second largest city in Upper Ba ...

, which was strongly influenced by French Gothic. In 1408 Louis, Duke William II of Bavaria-Straubing and Duke

John the Fearless John I (french: Jean sans Peur; nl, Jan zonder Vrees; 28 May 137110 September 1419) was a scion of the French royal family who ruled the Burgundian State from 1404 until his death in 1419. He played a key role in French national affairs durin ...

of Burgundy, defeated the citizens of Liège who revolted against William's brother

John John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Secon ...

, the prince-bishop of Liège, on the field of Othée. The hot-tempered Louis was not only in conflict with his former ally John the Fearless but fought also several times against his cousin Henry XVI of Bavaria-Landshut, who had united his enemies in the

Parakeet Society The Parakeet Society was a union of the enemies of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, Louis VII the Bearded, duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. It was founded on April 17, 1414 by his cousin, duke Henry XVI of Bavaria, Henry XVI of Bavaria-Landshut. The other mem ...

of 1414 and the League of Constance of 1415. The death of John of Bavaria in 1425 caused a new conflict between Louis and his cousins Henry,

Ernest Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People * Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor * Ernest, ...

and

William III, Duke of Bavaria William III (1375 – 12 September 1435; (German: ''Wilhelm III., Herzog von Bayern''), was Duke of Bavaria-Munich (1397–1435), together and in concord with his older brother Ernest, Duke of Bavaria. William III was a son of John II and ...

-Munich. As a result, John's duchy

Bavaria-Straubing Bavaria-Straubing denotes the widely scattered territorial inheritance in the Wittelsbach house of Bavaria that were governed by independent dukes of Bavaria-Straubing between 1353 and 1432; a map (''illustration'') of these marches and outliers ...

then was partitioned between the four dukes in 1429. Finally, Louis was imprisoned in 1443 by his own son,

Louis VIII Louis VIII (5 September 1187 – 8 November 1226), nicknamed The Lion (french: Le Lion), was King of France from 1223 to 1226. As prince, he invaded England on 21 May 1216 and was excommunicated by a papal legate on 29 May 1216. On 2 June 1216 ...

, who had allied with Henry XVI. Louis died in 1447 as Henry's prisoner. Since Louis VIII had died already two years before, the duchy of Bavaria-Ingolstadt passed to Henry.

Marriages

Louis married twice. His first wife was

Anne de Bourbon-La Marche Anne de Bourbon (1380 – September 1408) was a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche and his wife Catherine of Vendôme. She was a member of the House of Bourbon. Family Anne was one of the seven children of John I, Count of La Marche and C ...

, a daughter of

John I, Count of La Marche John of Bourbon (John I/VII, Count of La Marche and of Vendôme), (1344 – 11 June 1393, Vendôme) was French '' prince du sang'' as the second son of James I, Count of La Marche and Jeanne of Châtillon. Life John was captured as a young ma ...

, whom he married on 1 October 1402. She was the widow of Jean de Berry, Count of Montpensier. She died in 1408. They had two sons: *

(1 September 1403 – 7 April 1445) and * Johann (born 1404) who died in early infancy. In 1413, he married secondly Catherine of Alençon, the daughter of Peter II of Alençon and Marie Chamaillart, Viscountess of Beaumont-au- Maine. They had a son: * Johann (born 6 February 1415) and * an unnamed daughter. Both children died young. By various mistresses, Louis fathered several illegitimate children.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Louis 07, Duke of Bavaria 1360s births 1447 deaths Year of birth uncertain 15th-century dukes of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach Grand Masters of France Medieval Knights of the Holy Sepulchre