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Louis VII
Born	c.  1368
Died	( 1447-05-01 ) 1 May 1447 Burghausen
Noble family	House of Wittelsbach
Spouse(s)	Anne de Bourbon-La Marche Catherine of Alencon
Issue	4, including Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria
Father	Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria
Mother	Taddea Visconti

Louis VII (c. 1368 ? 1 May 1447), called the Bearded (German: Ludwig der Bartige ) was the Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443. He was a son of Duke Stephen III and Taddea Visconti . ^[1]

Biography [ edit ]

As brother of Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt , wife of Charles VI of France , he spent several years in France. When he succeeded his father in 1413 he ordered to build the New Castle of Ingolstadt , which was strongly influenced by French Gothic.

In 1408 Louis, Duke William II of Bavaria-Straubing and Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy, defeated the citizens of Liege who revolted against William's brother John , the prince-bishop of Liege , on the field of Othee . 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 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 and William III, Duke of Bavaria -Munich. As a result, John's duchy Bavaria-Straubing then was partitioned between the four dukes in 1429.

Finally, Louis was imprisoned in 1443 by his own son, Louis VIII , 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 [ edit ]

Louis married twice. His first wife was Anne de Bourbon-La Marche , ^[1] a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche , 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:

• Louis VIII of Bavaria-Ingolstadt (1 September 1403 ? 7 April 1445) and
• Johann (born 1404) who died in early infancy.

In 1413, he married secondly Catherine of Alencon , ^[1] the daughter of Peter II of Alencon 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.

References [ edit ]

Sources [ edit ]

• Adams, Tracy (2010). The Life and Afterlife of Isabeau of Bavaria . The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   9780801899263 .