Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria
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Rudolf II "the blind" was Count Palatine of the Rhine (see Palatinate) from 1329 to 1353.
He was the son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
and Matilde of Nassau
, daughter of King Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg
. His uncle was Emperor Louis IV
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During his childhood, his father and his uncle fought over their inheritance. After the death of his father, his family was placed under the guardianship of Duke Johann von Nassau, who was a partisan of the Austrian cause.
His uncle, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
had taken the Palatinate by force of arms. In August 1322, the war finally came to an end, but only after Mechthild's death in June of 1323, were the three nephews finally able to make peace with their uncle. His sons inherited Bavaria
and Rudolf I's sons inherited the Upper Palatinate and the Palatinate in line with the Treaty of Pavia
.
He was blind only in the last years of his life.
They had one daughter: Anne of the Palatinate
(September 26, 1329 – February 2, 1353) who married in 1349 the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV
He was the son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria
Rudolf I of Bavaria , a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine...
and Matilde of Nassau
Mechtild of Nassau
Mechtild of Nassau was the youngest child of Adolf of Germany and his wife Imagina of Isenburg-Limburg. Mechtild is also known as Matilda of Nassau. She was Duchess consort of Bavaria, by her marriage to Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria.- Family :Mechtild's paternal grandparents were Walram II of Nassau...
, daughter of King Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg
Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg
Adolf was the King of Germany from 1292 until 1298. Though his title in his lifetime was Rex Romanorum , he is usually known as Adolf of Nassau...
. His uncle was Emperor Louis IV
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....
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During his childhood, his father and his uncle fought over their inheritance. After the death of his father, his family was placed under the guardianship of Duke Johann von Nassau, who was a partisan of the Austrian cause.
His uncle, 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....
had taken the Palatinate by force of arms. In August 1322, the war finally came to an end, but only after Mechthild's death in June of 1323, were the three nephews finally able to make peace with their uncle. His sons inherited Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
and Rudolf I's sons inherited the Upper Palatinate and the Palatinate in line with the Treaty of Pavia
Treaty of Pavia (1329)
The Treaty of Pavia which divided the House of Wittelsbach two branches, was signed in Pavia in 1329. Under the accord, Emperor Louis IV granted during his stay in Italy the Palatinate including the Bavarian Upper Palatinate to his brother Duke Rudolph's descendants, Rudolph II, Rupert I and...
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He was blind only in the last years of his life.
Posterity
Rudolph married twice:- In 1328, he married Anne of Carinthia-Tyrol (1300 – October 31, 1331), daughter of Duke Otto III of CarinthiaOtto III of CarinthiaOtto III of Carinthia was a member of the Meinhardiner family. He was Duke of Carinthia from 1295 to 1310. He was also Count of Gorizia and Vienna...
They had one daughter: Anne of the Palatinate
Anna of Bavaria
Anna of Bavaria was a Queen consort of Bohemia. She was the daughter of Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine, and of Anna, daughter of Otto II, Duke of Carinthia....
(September 26, 1329 – February 2, 1353) who married in 1349 the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
- In 1348, he married Margaret of Sicily (1331 – 1377), daughter of King Frederick II of SicilyFrederick III of SicilyFrederick II was the regent and subsequently King of Sicily from 1295 until his death. He was the third son of Peter III of Aragon and served in the War of the Sicilian Vespers on behalf of his father and brothers, Alfonso and James...
and Eleanor of AnjouEleanor of AnjouEleanor of Naples was the Queen consort of Frederick III of Sicily. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou by birth.-Family:She was the third daughter of Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary....
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