John IV, Duke of Bavaria

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Duke of Bavaria-Munich

John IV, Duke of Bavaria

Duke of Bavaria-Munich
Born| 4 October 1437
Died| 18 November 1463
Father| Albert III, 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

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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.

## Ancestors

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Ancestors of John IV, Duke of Bavaria

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| 8\. John II, Duke of Bavaria|

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| 17\. Elisabeth of Sicily

| 4\. Ernest, Duke of Bavaria|

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| 18\. Meinhard VI of Gorizia

| 9\. Catherine of Gorizia|

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| 19\. Catherine of Pfannberg

| 2\. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria|

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| 20\. Stefano Visconti

| 10\. Bernabò Visconti|

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| 21\. Valentina Doria

| 5\. Elisabetta Visconti|

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| 22\. Mastino II della Scala

| 11\. Beatrice Regina della Scala|

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| 23\. Taddea da Carrara

| 1\. John IV, Duke of Bavaria|
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| 24\. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen

| 12\. Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen|

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| 25\. Adelheid of Eberstein

| 6\. Eric I, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen|

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| 26\. Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

| 13\. Agnes of Brunswick-Lüneburg|

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| 27\. Catherine of Anhalt-Bernburg

| 3\. Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck|

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| 28\. Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen

| 14\. Otto I, Duke of Brunswick-Göttingen|

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| 29\. Elisabeth of Hesse

| 7\. Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen|

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| 30\. William VII of Jülich, 1st Duke of Berg

| 15\. Margaret of Jülich|

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| 31\. Anna of the Palatinate

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## References

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John IV, Duke of Bavaria

House of Wittelsbach

Born: 4 October 1437 Died: 18 November 1463

Regnal titles
Preceded by

Albert III

|  Duke of Bavaria-Munich
1460-1463  | Succeeded by

Sigismund and Albert IV

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