Louis III, Elector Palatine
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Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine (23 January 1378 – 30 December 1436, Heidelberg
), was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1410–1436.
Louis III was the son of King Rupert of Germany
and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg
. He was a member of the Parakeet Society
and of the League of Constance.
(1392 – 21 May 1409), daughter of King Henry IV of England
and Mary de Bohun
. They had one son Ruprecht (22 May 1406 – 20 May 1426). Secondly, he married on 30 November 1417 Matilda of Savoy, daughter of Amadeo, Prince of Achaea
. They had five children:
in the 2010 German television movie The Whore
.
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
), was an Elector Palatine of the Rhine from the house of Wittelsbach in 1410–1436.
Louis III was the son of King Rupert of Germany
Rupert of Germany
Rupert of Germany from the House of Wittelsbach was Elector Palatine from 1398 and German King from 1400 until his death...
and his wife Elisabeth of Nuremberg
Elisabeth of Nuremberg
-Source:*...
. He was a member of the Parakeet Society
Parakeet Society
The Parakeet Society was a union of the enemies of Louis VII the Bearded, duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt. It was founded on April 17, 1414 by his cousin, duke Henry XVI of Bavaria-Landshut...
and of the League of Constance.
Family and children
Louis III was married twice. Firstly, he married on 6 July 1402 Blanche of EnglandBlanche of England
Blanche of England, LG , also known as Blanche of Lancaster and Blanche Plantagenet, was an English princess of the House of Lancaster....
(1392 – 21 May 1409), daughter of King Henry IV of England
Henry IV of England
Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...
and Mary de Bohun
Mary de Bohun
Mary de Bohun was the first wife of King Henry IV of England and the mother of King Henry V. Mary was never queen, as she died before her husband came to the throne.-Early life:...
. They had one son Ruprecht (22 May 1406 – 20 May 1426). Secondly, he married on 30 November 1417 Matilda of Savoy, daughter of Amadeo, Prince of Achaea
Amadeo, Prince of Achaea
Amadeus or Amedeo of Savoy was the son of James of Piedmont and his third wife Marguerite de Beaujeu. By James' will of 16 May 1366, he was declared his firstborn and heir. In 1367, he succeeded his father in his titles of Lord of Piedmont and Prince of Achaea...
. They had five children:
- Mathilde (7 March 1419 – 1 October 1482), married:
- in 1434 to Count Louis I of Württemberg
- in 1452 to Duke Albrecht VI of Austria
- Louis IV, Elector Palatine (1 January 1424 – 13 August 1449)
- Frederick I, Elector PalatineFrederick I, Elector PalatineFrederick I, the Victorious was a Count Palatine of the Rhine and Elector Palatine from the House of Wittelsbach in 1451 - 1476....
(1 August 1425 – 12 December 1476) - RupprechtRuprecht of the Palatinate (Archbishop of Cologne)Ruprecht of the Palatinate was the Archbishop and Prince Elector of Cologne from 1463 to 1480.He was the third son of Louis III, Count Palatine of the Rhine, by his second wife, Matilda of Savoy. He renounced his claim to lands of the Palatinate and studied for holy orders at the universities of...
(27 February 1427 – 26 July 1480), Prince-electorPrince-electorThe Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...
archbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
of CologneArchbishopric of CologneThe Electorate of Cologne was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire and existed from the 10th to the early 19th century. It consisted of the temporal possessions of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne . It was ruled by the Archbishop in his function as prince-elector of... - Margarete (ca. 1428 – 23 November 1466), a nun at LiebenauLiebenauLiebenau can refer to:*places in Germany:**Liebenau, Hesse, a town in the district of Kassel, Hesse.**Liebenau, Lower Saxony, a municipality in the district of Nienburg, Lower Saxony.*places in Austria:**Liebenau, a district of the city of Graz, Styria....
In popular culture
He was played by Thomas MorrisThomas Morris
Thomas Morris may refer to:*Thomas Morris , U.S. Representative from New York*Thomas Morris , Senator from Ohio* Thomas John Morris , U.S. federal judge...
in the 2010 German television movie The Whore
The Whore (2010 film)
The Whore is a 2010 television film adaptation of a novel by the same name. The film is set in Konstanz, Germany in the years 1414 and 1415.The novel was written by Iny Lorentz...
.