Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine
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Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (* 2 July 1478 in Heidelberg; † 16 March 1544 in Heidelberg; ) a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty was prince elector of the Palatinate.
His parents were Philip, Elector Palatine and Margarete von Bavaria-Landshut.
Louis succeeded his father in 1508 and had to cope with the consequences of the lost War of Landshut's inheritance against Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria. With the imperial diet of Augsburg in 1518 Louis achieved the annulment of the Imperial Ban against the Palatinate. In 1519 Louis voted for Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
After negotiations with the discontent farmers failed in 1525 Louis was involved in the Peasants' War.
| Preceded by Philip |
Elector Palatine of the Rhine 1508–1544 |
Succeeded by Frederick II |
