Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV

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Duke of Bavaria Holy Roman Emperor King of the Romans Wittelsbach dynasty member

Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV was a 14th-century ruler of the Holy Roman Empire known for his conflicts with the papacy and efforts to consolidate imperial authority in Central Europe.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor 14
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV canonical 4
Louis IV of Bavaria 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of the Romans ⓘ
Wittelsbach dynasty member ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
surface form: Louis IV of Bavaria

Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
surface form: Ludwig IV

Ludwig der Bayer ⓘ
birthDate 1282-02-01 ⓘ
birthPlace Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
Munich ⓘ
burialPlace Cathedral of Our Lady (Munich) ⓘ
surface form: Munich Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)
causeOfDeath stroke ⓘ
conflict Investiture Controversy ⓘ
surface form: Papal–imperial conflict

Rivalry with Frederick the Fair ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
crownedBy Sciarra Colonna (representing the Roman people) ⓘ
deathDate 1347-10-11 ⓘ
deathPlace Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
Puch near Fürstenfeldbruck ⓘ
era 14th century ⓘ
father Louis II, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
givenName Louis ⓘ
imperialCoronationDate 1328-01-17 ⓘ
imperialCoronationPlace Rome ⓘ
issuedDocument Licet iuris ⓘ
mother Matilda of Habsburg ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
notableAction appointed an antipope (Nicholas V) ⓘ
asserted imperial authority independent of papal approval ⓘ
entered Rome without papal invitation for imperial coronation ⓘ
supported the Spiritual Franciscans against the papacy ⓘ
notableFor conflicts with the papacy ⓘ
efforts to consolidate imperial authority in Central Europe ⓘ
opponent Pope Benedict XII ⓘ
Pope John XXII ⓘ
positionHeld Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Duke of Upper Bavaria

Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of the Romans ⓘ
surface form: King of Germany

King of the Romans ⓘ
predecessor Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
reignAs King of the Romans ⓘ
reignEnd 1347-10-11 ⓘ
reignStart 1314-10-19 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Beatrix of Świdnica ⓘ
Countess of Hainaut ⓘ
surface form: Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut
successor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
territorialPolicy acquired Brandenburg for the Wittelsbachs ⓘ
acquired Tyrol through marriage policy ⓘ
expanded Wittelsbach influence in Bavaria ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg → foundedBy → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor → predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
House of Wittelsbach → producedOfficeHolder → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
Charles of Luxembourg → predecessor → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Anna of Bavaria → relative → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV → alsoKnownAs → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: Louis IV of Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV → alsoKnownAs → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
subject surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: Ludwig IV
Pope John XXII → conflictWith → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
King of the Romans → officeHolder → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Ettal Abbey → foundedBy → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Louis IV
Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor → successorAsKingOfTheRomans → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Duke of Bavaria → positionHeldBy → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Duchy of Bavaria → notableRuler → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle → builtBy → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: King Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Pfalzgrafenstein Castle → builder → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Wenceslaus → predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Karel IV. → predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Pope Benedict XII → conflictWith → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
Beatrix of Świdnica → spouse → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Beatrix of Świdnica → spouse → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV of Bavaria
Beatrix of Świdnica → spouse → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ludwig IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Peter von Aspelt → associatedWith → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria → heldTitleUnder → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
Ludwig der Bayer → alsoKnownAs → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ludwig IV.
Ludwig der Bayer → alsoKnownAs → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV
Ludwig der Bayer → alsoKnownAs → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Ludwig der Bayer → alsoKnownAs → Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ludwig IV., römisch-deutscher Kaiser