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Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria

1417 - 1479

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Louis IX (German: Ludwig IX, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut, also known as Louis the Rich; 23 February 1417 – 18 January 1479) was Duke of Bavaria-Landshut from 1450. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margaret of Austria. Louis was the founder of the University of Ingolstadt (now the University of Munich). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria is the 8,660th most popular politician (down from 8,361st in 2019), the 2,392nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,358th in 2019) and the 714th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria ranks 8,660 out of 19,576Before him are Nie Rongzhen, Adil Giray, Suleiman II, Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia, Mehmed Fuad Pasha, and Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria. After him are Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Ion I. C. Brătianu, Prudente de Morais, Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg, Shantanu, and Ignaz Seipel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1417, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria ranks 6Before him are Pope Paul II, Sejo of Joseon, Nicholas of Flüe, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, and Stefan Branković. After him are George VIII of Georgia, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Sin Sukju, and Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern. Among people deceased in 1479, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria ranks 5Before him are Antonello da Messina, John II of Aragon, Eleanor of Navarre, and Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou. After him are Jorge Manrique, Antonio Rossellino, Luciano Laurana, and Alam Shah.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria ranks 2,393 out of 7,253Before him are Ernst Wollweber (1898), Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin (1744), Johann Christoph Denner (1655), Martin Luther (1895), Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1672), and Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (1813). After him are Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria (1386), Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg (1857), Fritz Fischer (1912), Edmund Heines (1897), Wilhelm Lehmbruck (1881), and Bertha of Sulzbach (1110).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria ranks 714Before him are Princess Hilda of Nassau (1864), Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg (1783), Otto Braun (1900), Ernst Wollweber (1898), Ernst Ludwig I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1672), and Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (1813). After him are Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria (1386), Duke John Albert of Mecklenburg (1857), Fritz Fischer (1912), Edmund Heines (1897), Bertha of Sulzbach (1110), and Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern (1891).