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Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor

1282 - 1347

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Louis IV (German: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian (Ludwig der Bayer, Latin: Ludovicus Bavarus), was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328 until his death in 1347. Louis' election as king of Germany in 1314 was controversial, as his Habsburg cousin Frederick the Fair was simultaneously elected king by a separate set of electors. Louis defeated Frederick in the Battle of Mühldorf in 1322, and the two eventually reconciled. Louis was opposed and excommunicated by the French Pope John XXII; Louis in turn attempted to depose the pope and install an anti-pope. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor is the 993rd most popular politician (down from 710th in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Germany (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 77th most popular German Politician.

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for being the first emperor of the Ottonian dynasty.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 993 out of 19,576. Before him are Steve Bannon, John VIII Palaiologos, Owain Glyndŵr, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Gladwyn Jebb, and Isabel Martínez de Perón. After him are Ptolemy V Epiphanes, George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, Magnus Barefoot, Shapur I, Todor Zhivkov, and Khosrow II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1282, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Pope Innocent VI. After him are Öz Beg Khan, Margaret of France, Queen of England, Eric Magnusson, Tode Mongke, Alexios II of Trebizond, Don Juan Manuel, John XIV of Constantinople, Duwa, Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine, and Stefan Konstantin. Among people deceased in 1347, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is William of Ockham. After him are Joan III, Countess of Burgundy, John XIV of Constantinople, and Maria of Navarre.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 256 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Robert Bunsen (1811), Justus von Liebig (1803), Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717), Heinrich Schütz (1585), and Jacob Grimm (1785). After him are Werner von Siemens (1816), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), Anne of Cleves (1515), Hans Holbein the Younger (1497), and Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 77. Before him are Arnulf of Carinthia (850), Maria Sophie of Bavaria (1841), Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), and Alexander Van der Bellen (1944). After him are Konstantin von Neurath (1873), Irma Grese (1923), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Wilhelm Pieck (1876), Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629), and Joachim Gauck (1940).

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