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'''John IV.''' of Bavaria-Munich (German: '''Johann IV., Herzog von Bayern'''), ([[Munich]], [[4 October]] [[1437]] – [[18 November]] [[1463]] in Munich) was duke of [[Bavaria-Munich]] from 1460 until his death.
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'''John IV.''' of Bavaria-Munich (German: '''Johann IV., Herzog von Bayern'''), (4 October 1437, in [[Munich]] – 18 November 1463, in Munich) was duke of [[Bavaria-Munich]] from 1460 until his death.


==Biography==
==Biography==
John IV was a son of [[Albert III, Duke of Bavaria]] and ruled as duke of [[Bavaria-Munich]] from 1460 until he died of [[Bubonic plague|plague]] in 1463. He was succeeded by his brothers [[Sigismund of Bavaria|Sigismund]] (already co-regent since 1460) and [[Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria|Albert IV]]. John IV is buried in the [[Munich Frauenkirche|Frauenkirche]] in [[Munich]].
John IV was a son of [[Albert III, Duke of Bavaria]] and ruled as duke of [[Bavaria-Munich]] from 1460 in a time of constant unrest of the nobility and strife with the cities. He was known as an avid hunter. He died of [[Bubonic plague|plague]] in 1463, and was succeeded by his brothers [[Sigismund of Bavaria|Sigismund]] (already co-regent since 1460) and [[Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria|Albert IV]]. John IV and his father are buried in [[Andechs Abbey]].

==Ancestors==
==Ancestors==
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| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Paternal Grandmother:'''<br />[[Elisabetta Visconti]]
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| 6 = 6. [[Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen]]
| align="center"| '''Paternal Great-grandfather:'''<br />[[Bernabò Visconti]]
| 7 = 7. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen
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| 8 = 8. [[John II, Duke of Bavaria]]
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| 11 = 11. [[Beatrice Regina della Scala]]
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Maternal Grandfather:'''<br />[[Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]
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| 13 = 13. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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| 15 = 15. Margaret of Jülich
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| 16 = 16. [[Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria]]
| rowspan="2" align="center"| '''Maternal Grandmother:'''<br />[[Adelheid of Montferrat]]
| 17 = 17. [[Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria|Elisabeth of Sicily]]
| align="center"| '''Maternal Great-grandfather:'''<br />[[Boniface II of Montferrat]]
| 18 = 18. [[Meinhard VI of Gorizia]]
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| 19 = 19. Catherine of Pfannberg
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| 20 = 20. [[Stefano Visconti]]
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| 21 = 21. Valentina Doria
| 22 = 22. [[Mastino II della Scala]]
| 23 = 23. Taddea da Carrara
| 24 = 24. [[Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen]]
| 25 = 25. Adelheid of Eberstein
| 26 = 26. [[Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg]]
| 27 = 27. Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg
| 28 = 28. [[Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen]]
| 29 = 29. Elisabeth of Hesse
| 30 = 30. [[William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg]]
| 31 = 31. Anna of the Palatinate
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Latest revision as of 04:57, 15 March 2022

John IV, Duke of Bavaria
Duke of Bavaria-Munich
Born4 October 1437
Died18 November 1463
FatherAlbert III, Duke of Bavaria

John IV. of Bavaria-Munich (German: Johann IV., Herzog von Bayern), (4 October 1437, in Munich – 18 November 1463, in Munich) was duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1460 until his death.

Biography[edit]

John IV was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria and ruled as duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1460 in a time of constant unrest of the nobility and strife with the cities. He was known as an avid hunter. He died of plague in 1463, and was succeeded by his brothers Sigismund (already co-regent since 1460) and Albert IV. John IV and his father are buried in Andechs Abbey.

Ancestors[edit]

John IV, Duke of Bavaria
Born: 4 October 1437 Died: 18 November 1463
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Preceded by Duke of Bavaria-Munich
1460–1463 		Succeeded by
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