John I, Duke of Bavaria

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John I of Bavaria (November 29, 1329, – December 20, 1340), (German: Johann I das Kind, Herzog von Niederbayern), he was the Duke of Lower Bavaria since 1339. John I was the son of Henry XIV, Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Margarete, a daughter of King John of Bohemia.

Still a minor John I was the last duke of Lower Bavaria for one year only , after his early death in 1340 the duchy of Lower Bavaria passed to Louis IV of Upper Bavaria, who then reunited the duchy of Bavaria in january 1341.

Preceded by Henry XIV

Duke of Lower Bavaria 1339–1340

Succeeded by Louis IV of Upper Bavaria