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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Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Duke of Bavaria → Holy Roman Emperor → King of the Romans → Wittelsbach dynasty member →
alsoKnownAs	Louis IV of Bavaria → Ludwig IV → Ludwig der Bayer →
birthDate	1282-02-01 →
birthPlace	Duchy of Bavaria → Munich →
burialPlace	Munich Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
conflict	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 NERFINISHED →
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 Upper Bavaria → Holy Roman Emperor → 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 → 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 (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor ("Louis IV of Bavaria") → Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor ("Ludwig IV") →	alsoKnownAs
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg →	foundedBy
Charles of Luxembourg ("Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor") →	predecessor
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor ("Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor") →	predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor
House of Wittelsbach →	producedOfficeHolder
Anna of Bavaria ("Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor") →	relative