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| Louis VI | |
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| Duke ofUpper Bavaria | |
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| Reign | 1347 - 1365 |
| Born | 7 May 1328 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 17 May 1365 Berlin, Germany |
| Spouse | Cunigunde of Poland Ingeborg of Mecklenburg |
| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut |
Louis the Roman (German:Ludwig VI der Römer) (7 May 1328 – 17 May 1365) was the eldest son ofHoly Roman Emperor Louis IV by his second wife,Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, and a member of theHouse of Wittelsbach. Louis was Duke ofUpper Bavaria asLouis VI (1347–1365) and Margrave ofBrandenburg (1351–1365) asLouis II. As of 1356, he also served asPrince-Elector of Brandenburg.
Louis was born inRome when his parents travelled there for his father's coronation asHoly Roman Emperor, hence his nickname "the Roman". When his father died in 1347, Louis succeeded him as Duke of Bavaria (as Louis VI) and Count ofHolland andHainaut together with his five brothers. Louis releasedHolland andHainaut for his brothersWilliam I andAlbert I in 1349, since he expected to acquire the Polish crown by his in 1345 marriage with Cunigunde of Poland, a daughter ofCasimir III andAldona Ona of Lithuania.[1] Later claims against William and Albert were not successful. Hence Louis supported his mother during her war with William.
In December 1351 Louis VI received Brandenburg from his older half-brotherLouis V of Bavaria in exchange for the sole rule of Upper Bavaria. Less experienced than Louis V, he was also challenged by the "False Waldemar", an impostor who claimed Brandenburg and got support from several cities and Holy Roman EmperorCharles IV until the Wittelsbachs came to terms with Charles. Louis also had to abandon claims on fiefdoms inMecklenburg andPomerania. With theGolden Bull of 1356, Louis secured theelectoral dignity. In 1358 Louis was absolved from the papalexcommunication.
After Cunigunde's death in 1357, Louis marriedIngeborg of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She was a daughter ofAlbert II, Duke of Mecklenburg, andEuphemia of Sweden. Louis had no children with her, either, thus his younger brotherOtto V succeeded him in Brandenburg. The childless dukes Louis and Otto had already promised Charles IV the succession in Brandenburg in 1364 as revenge for a conflict with their brotherStephen II over the Bavarian succession after the death of their nephewMeinhard, the son of Louis V. Louis the Roman died inBerlin in 1365.
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg Born: 1328 Died: 1365 | ||
| Preceded by | Margraviate of Brandenburg 1351–1365 withOtto the Lazy | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by new title | Elector of Brandenburg 1356–1365 withOtto the Lazy | |
| Preceded by | Duke of Bavaria 1347–1365 | Succeeded by |
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