John I, Duke of Bavaria

John I, Duke of Bavaria
Noble family House of Wittelsbach
Father Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria
Mother Margaret of Bohemia
Born 29 November 1329
Died 20 December 1340 (aged 11)
Landshut

John I of Bavaria (29 November 1329 20 December 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 Margaret of Bohemia. His maternal grandparents were John I of Bohemia and Elisabeth of Bohemia

Life

He married Anna of Bavaria (1326 - 3 June 1361), daughter of Louis IV of Bavaria. 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, who then reunited the duchy of Bavaria in January 1341. His mother Margaret of Bohemia, as a member of the Luxemburg dynasty, then had to return to Bohemia.

Ancestors

John I, Duke of Bavaria
Born: 1329 Died: 1340
German royalty
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Henry XIV
Duke of Lower Bavaria
13391340
Succeeded by
Louis IV of Upper Bavaria

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