John IV, 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

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 plague in 1463. He was succeeded by his brothers Sigismund (already co-regent since 1460) and Albert IV. Like his father John IV is buried in Andechs Abbey.

Ancestors

Ancestors of John IV, Duke of Bavaria

16. Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria 8. John II, Duke of Bavaria 17. Elisabeth of Sicily 4. Ernest, Duke of Bavaria 18. Meinhard VI of Gorizia 9. Catherine of Gorizia 19. Catherine of Pfannberg 2. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria 20. Stefano Visconti 10. Bernabò Visconti 21. Valentina Doria 5. Elisabetta Visconti 22. Mastino II della Scala 11. Beatrice Regina della Scala 23. Taddea da Carrara 1. John IV, Duke of Bavaria 24. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen 12. Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen 25. Adelheid of Eberstein 6. Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen 26. Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 13. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg 27. Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg 3. Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck 28. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen 14. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen 29. Elisabeth of Hesse 7. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 30. William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg 15. Margaret of Jülich 31. Anna of the Palatinate