{{Infobox noble|father=[[Albert III, Duke of Bavaria]]|birth_date=4 October 1437|death_date=18 November 1463|title=Duke of [[Bavaria-Munich]]}}
'''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.
'''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 in a time of constant unrest of the nobility and strife with the cities. He was known as an avid hunter and 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]]. LikehisfatherJohnIVis buried in [[Andechs Abbey]].
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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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.
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.
