War of the Succession of Landshut

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The War of the Succession of Landshut was a Bavarian dynastic conflict (1504–1505) over the inheritance of the Duchy of Bavaria-Landshut that drew in major Holy Roman Empire powers and reshaped territorial boundaries in southern Germany.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bavarian dynastic conflict
succession war
war
alsoKnownAs Landshut War of Succession
Landshuter Erbfolgekrieg
chronology early 16th century
commander Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
George the Rich, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Rupert of the Palatinate
concludedBy Cologne Arbitration Award of 1505
Imperial arbitration by Maximilian I
conflictIn Holy Roman Empire
country Duchy of Bavaria
effect reshaping of territorial boundaries in southern Germany
rise of Palatinate-Neuburg as a new Wittelsbach branch
strengthening of Bavarian territorial unity under Albert IV
weakening of the Landshut Wittelsbach line
endTime 1505
hasCause dispute over the inheritance of the Duchy of Bavaria-Landshut
violation of Wittelsbach house succession agreements
hasLanguage German
involved Archduchy of Austria
Duchy of Württemberg
Electorate of the Palatinate
Imperial City of Nuremberg
Kingdom of Bohemia
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Ansbach
Margraviate of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg
Swabian League
location Bavaria
Landshut
southern Germany
mainBelligerent Duchy of Bavaria-Landshut
Duchy of Bavaria-Munich
linked to: Duchy of Bavaria
opposedBy Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I
partOf history of Bavaria
history of the Holy Roman Empire
result creation of the Duchy of Palatinate-Neuburg
expansion of Habsburg influence in southern Germany
partition of Bavaria-Landshut territories
territorial gains for Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich
victory of Bavaria-Munich and its allies
significantEvent Battle of Regensburg (1504)
Battle of Wenzenbach (1504)
siege and destruction of Landshut
startTime 1504

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Swabian League conflict War of the Succession of Landshut
Duchy of Bavaria significantEvent Landshut War of Succession
linked to: War of the Succession of Landshut
Palatinate-Neuburg foundedAsResultOf Landshut War of Succession
linked to: War of the Succession of Landshut
War of the Succession of Landshut alsoKnownAs Landshut War of Succession
linked to: War of the Succession of Landshut