Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria
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Henry XV, duke of Bavaria, as duke of Lower Bavaria
also called Henry III, (28 August 1312 – 18 June 1333 in Natternberg near Deggendorf
).
. He was called the Natternberger for his favourite residence Natternberg castle. He was born in the year of his father's death and first under tutelage of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
. Henry XV ruled then parts of Lower Bavaria with Deggendorf
as capital after a conflict with his cousins and co-regents Henry XIV
and Otto IV
. His candidacy for the Hungarian crown in 1327 was not successful.
and Isabel of Aragon
. They had no children. She survived him by ten years and went on to marry John Henry, Count of Gorizia.
Lower Bavaria
Lower Bavaria is one of the seven administrative regions of Bavaria, Germany, located in the east of the state.- Geography :Lower Bavaria is subdivided into two regions - Landshut and Donau-Wald. Recent election results mark it as the most conservative part of Germany, generally giving huge...
also called Henry III, (28 August 1312 – 18 June 1333 in Natternberg near Deggendorf
Deggendorf
Deggendorf is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Deggendorf.The earliest traces of settlement in the area are found near the Danube, about 8,000 years ago. Both Bronze Age and Celtic era archeological finds indicate continuous habitation through the years...
).
Biography
Henry was a son of Otto III, Duke of BavariaOtto III, Duke of Bavaria
Otto III of Bavaria , member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was Duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 to 1312 and disputably King of Hungary and Croatia between 1305 and 1307 as Béla V.-Family:...
. He was called the Natternberger for his favourite residence Natternberg castle. He was born in the year of his father's death and first under tutelage of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
. Henry XV ruled then parts of Lower Bavaria with Deggendorf
Deggendorf
Deggendorf is a town in Bavaria, capital of the district Deggendorf.The earliest traces of settlement in the area are found near the Danube, about 8,000 years ago. Both Bronze Age and Celtic era archeological finds indicate continuous habitation through the years...
as capital after a conflict with his cousins and co-regents Henry XIV
Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria
Henry XIV, duke of Bavaria, as duke of Lower Bavaria also called Henry II., .- Family :He was a son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria and Jutta of Schweidnitz....
and Otto IV
Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria
Otto IV was a Duke of Lower Bavaria.-Family:He was a son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria and Jutta of Schweidnitz....
. His candidacy for the Hungarian crown in 1327 was not successful.
Marriage
Between 1326 and 1328, Henry XV married Anna of Austria. She was a daughter of Frederick I of AustriaFrederick I of Austria (Habsburg)
Frederick the Handsome or the Fair , from the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1308 as Frederick I as well as King of Germany from 1314 as Frederick III until his death.-Biography:He was the second son of King Albert I of Germany with his wife Elisabeth of...
and Isabel of Aragon
Isabel of Aragon
Isabella of Aragon was the daughter of James II of Aragon and his second wife Blanche of Anjou. Queen consort of Frederick I of Austria. She was a member of the House of Aragon-Life:...
. They had no children. She survived him by ten years and went on to marry John Henry, Count of Gorizia.
External links
- Listing of Henry XIII along with his wife in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley. The project "involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments."
- A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children