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Scattered lands of Bavaria-Straubing, 1353-1432Coat of Arms of the Dukes of Bavaria-Straubing-Holland
Bavaria-Straubing denotes the widely scattered territorial inheritance in theWittelsbach house of Bavaria that were governed by independent dukes of Bavaria-Straubing between 1353 and 1432; a map (illustration) of thesemarches and outliers of theHoly Roman Empire, vividly demonstrates thefractionalisation of lands whereprimogeniture did not obtain.
In 1255 theDuchy of Bavaria had been divided intoUpper [de] andLower Bavaria [de]. The two parts were reunited in 1340 but in 1349, afterEmperor Louis IV's death, his sons re-divided Bavaria: Lower Bavaria passed to Stephan II (died 1375), William (died 1389) and Albert (died 1404). In 1353, by theTreaty of Regensburg [de], Lower Bavaria was further partitioned intoBavaria-Landshut and Bavaria-Straubing: William and Albert received a part of the Lower Bavarian inheritance, with a capital inStraubing and rights toHainaut andHolland.[1] Thus the dukes of Bavaria-Straubing were alsocounts of Hainaut,Holland andZeeland.
In 1425, with the death of Duke John III, the Straubing dukes became extinct in the male line. His possessions were partitioned between the Dukes ofBavaria-Munich,Bavaria-Landshut andBavaria-Ingolstadt in 1429 under arbitration of the emperor. His niece Jacqueline became Countess of Hainaut in her own right.
^Stephan II received the rest of Lower Bavaria. Jacqueline never ruled Bavaria. She bore the title, but women could not rule in Bavaria. She did rule in Holland and Hainault. Her uncle Johann succeeded her father Wilhelm in Bavaria-Straubing, and was the last ruler of his branch.
