NOBLEMAN
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
1229 - 1294

Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
Louis the Strict (German: Ludwig der Strenge) (13 April 1229 – 2 February 1294) was Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253. He is known as Louis II or Louis VI following an alternative numbering. Born in Heidelberg, he was a son of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria and Agnes of the Palatinate. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis II, Duke of Bavaria is the 272nd most popular nobleman (down from 235th in 2019), the 1,139th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,099th in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria ranks 272 out of 1,415. Before him are Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, Princess Ingeborg of Denmark, Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. After him are Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, John I, Count of La Marche, William, Duke of Austria, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Henry I, Duke of Brabant, and Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
1955 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 266
Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
1849 - 1893
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 267
Princess Ingeborg of Denmark
1878 - 1958
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 268
Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 269
Godfrey IV, Duke of Lower Lorraine
1100 - 1076
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 270
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
1892 - 1930
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 271
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
1229 - 1294
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 272
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
1914 - 2001
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 273
John I, Count of La Marche
1344 - 1393
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 274
William, Duke of Austria
1370 - 1406
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 275
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
1759 - 1818
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 276
Henry I, Duke of Brabant
1165 - 1235
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 277
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
1597 - 1659
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 278
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1229, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria ranks 1. After him are Thibaud Gaudin, Beatrice of Provence, and Mikhail Khorobrit. Among people deceased in 1294, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria ranks 2. Before him is Kublai Khan. After him are Brunetto Latini, John I, Duke of Brabant, Rabban Bar Sauma, Safi al-Din al-Urmawi, Al-Busiri, and Dmitry of Pereslavl.
Others Born in 1229
Go to all RankingsLouis II, Duke of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1229 - 1294
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1
Thibaud Gaudin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1229 - 1292
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 2
Beatrice of Provence
POLITICIAN
1229 - 1267
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 3
Mikhail Khorobrit
POLITICIAN
1229 - 1249
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1294
Go to all RankingsKublai Khan
POLITICIAN
1215 - 1294
HPI: 91.15
Rank: 1
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1229 - 1294
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 2
Brunetto Latini
PHILOSOPHER
1220 - 1294
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 3
John I, Duke of Brabant
POLITICIAN
1252 - 1294
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 4
Rabban Bar Sauma
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1220 - 1294
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 5
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi
MUSICIAN
1216 - 1294
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 6
Al-Busiri
WRITER
1213 - 1294
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 7
Dmitry of Pereslavl
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1294
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 8
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria ranks 1,139 out of 7,253. Before him are Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775), Christian Thomasius (1655), Charles, Grand Duke of Baden (1786), Karl Richard Lepsius (1810), Paul Langerhans (1847), and Rainer Weiss (1932). After him are Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans (1426), Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775), Georg-Hans Reinhardt (1887), Oskar Lafontaine (1943), Lale Andersen (1905), and Hans Oster (1887).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGeorg Friedrich Grotefend
LINGUIST
1775 - 1853
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,133
Christian Thomasius
PHILOSOPHER
1655 - 1728
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 1,134
Charles, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1818
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,135
Karl Richard Lepsius
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1810 - 1884
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,136
Paul Langerhans
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1888
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 1,137
Rainer Weiss
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1,138
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1229 - 1294
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1,139
Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans
WRITER
1426 - 1487
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1,140
Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger
BIOLOGIST
1775 - 1813
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 1,141
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1963
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 1,142
Oskar Lafontaine
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 1,143
Lale Andersen
ACTOR
1905 - 1972
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 1,144
Hans Oster
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1945
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 1,145
Among NOBLEMEN In Germany
Among noblemen born in Germany, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria ranks 34. Before him are Princess Maria Anna of Saxony (1799), Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1497), Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp (1712), John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg (1625), Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1641), and Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (1849). After him are Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (1759), Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (1597), Princess Marianne of the Netherlands (1810), Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg (1732), Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (1874), and Princess Pauline of Württemberg (1810).
Princess Maria Anna of Saxony
1799 - 1832
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 28
Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1497 - 1546
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 29
Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
1712 - 1760
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 30
John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg
1625 - 1679
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 31
Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
1641 - 1695
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 32
Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
1849 - 1893
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 33
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria
1229 - 1294
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 34
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
1759 - 1818
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 35
Frederick III, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
1597 - 1659
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 36
Princess Marianne of the Netherlands
1810 - 1883
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 37
Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
1732 - 1797
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 38
Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine
1874 - 1878
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 39
Princess Pauline of Württemberg
1810 - 1856
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 40