Ludwig IV, Holy Roman Emperor

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ludwig_the_Bavarian
gptkbp:birthDate 1282
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Munich
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Munich_Frauenkirche
gptkbp:children gptkb:Agnes_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Albert_I,_Duke_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Louis_V,_Duke_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Otto_V,_Duke_of_Bavaria
gptkb:Stephen_II,_Duke_of_Bavaria
gptkb:William_I,_Duke_of_Bavaria
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Papal-Imperial_conflict
gptkbp:coronationDate 17 January 1328
gptkbp:deathDate 1347
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Puch,_Fürstenfeldbruck
gptkbp:father gptkb:Louis_II,_Duke_of_Upper_Bavaria
gptkbp:house gptkb:House_of_Wittelsbach
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ludwig IV, Holy Roman Emperor
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Matilda_of_Habsburg
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:First_Wittelsbach_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Supported antipopes Nicholas V and Benedict XIII
Conflict with the Habsburgs
Issued privileges to cities and princes
Issued the Declaration of Rhens
Issued the Licet iuris canonici
Conflict with the papacy
Crowned Emperor in Rome by Sciarra Colonna
Died while hunting
Excommunicated by Pope John XXII
Expanded Wittelsbach territories
Fought Frederick the Fair for the German crown
Granted Brandenburg to his son Louis V
Supported the Teutonic Order
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Henry_VII,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:reignEnd 1347
gptkbp:reignStart 1328
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Beatrix_of_Świdnica
gptkb:Margaret_II,_Countess_of_Hainault
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Isartor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6