Wittelsbach Dynasty
The Wittelsbach family was the ruling dynasty of the German territories of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was partly incorporated into Bavaria, which was elevated to a kingdom by Napoleon in 1806.
The Dynasty originated with Berthold, Markgraf in Bavaria (died 982), was the ancestor of Otto I, Count of Scheyern (died 1072), whose 3rd son Otto II, Count of Dachau acquired the castle of Wittelsbach (near Aichach), and was father of Otto IV, Count Palatine in Bavaria (died 1156), whose son Otto V was invested with the Duchy of Bavaria in 1180 after the fall of Henry the Lion.
The House of Wittelsbach split into these two branches in 1329: Under the Treaty of Pavia, Emperor Louis IV granted the Palatinate to his brother Duke Rudolf's descendants, Rudolf II and Rupert I and Rupert II. Rudolf I this way became the ancestor of the older (Palatinate) line of the Wittelsbach dynasty, which returned to power also in Bavaria in 1777 after the extinction of the younger (Bavarian) line, the descendants of Louis IV. .... more
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Emperor Ludwig IV
- A1 = Liutpold of Bavaria, d:908, m. Kunigunda of Schwabia;
- B1 = Arnulf 'the Bad', Duke of Bavaria, d:937;
- C1 = Arnulf, Palatine of Scheyern, m. Gerberge of Lower Bavaria;
- D1 = Berthold, Palatine of Scheyern, d:982;
- E1 = Wernecus, Palatine of Scheyern;
- F1 = Otto, Palatine of Scheyern, d:1078, m1. Haziga von Diessen, m2. Hadagunda;
- G1 = [m1]: Arnold I, Count of Scheyern, m. Beatrix von Rihpoldisperga;
- H1 = Otto I von Dachau and Valley, m. Adelheid von Weilheim;
- I1 = Adelheid, d:1174, m. Graf Engelbert II von Görz; <== Counts of Görz
- H1 = Otto I von Dachau and Valley, m. Adelheid von Weilheim;
- G2 = [m2]: Ekkehart I, Count of Scheyern, m. Richgard of Carniola;
- H1 = Otto I, Pfgf of Bavaria, d:1123, m. Heilika;
- I1 = Hedwig, d:1174, m. Bertold III von Andechs;
- J1 = Mathilde, Graf Engelbert III von Görz; <== Counts of Görz
- I2 = Otto II, Count of Wittelsbach, lvd:1156, m. Elizabeth of Bavaria;
- J1 = Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, d:1183, Agnes von Luz;
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- J1 = Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, d:1183, Agnes von Luz;
- I1 = Hedwig, d:1174, m. Bertold III von Andechs;
- H1 = Otto I, Pfgf of Bavaria, d:1123, m. Heilika;
- G1 = [m1]: Arnold I, Count of Scheyern, m. Beatrix von Rihpoldisperga;
- F1 = Otto, Palatine of Scheyern, d:1078, m1. Haziga von Diessen, m2. Hadagunda;
- E1 = Wernecus, Palatine of Scheyern;
- D1 = Berthold, Palatine of Scheyern, d:982;
- C1 = Arnulf, Palatine of Scheyern, m. Gerberge of Lower Bavaria;
- K1 -- Sofie of Bavaria, d:1228, m. Hermann I of Thuringia; <== Landgraves of Thuringia
- K2 = Ludwig I, Duke of Bavaria, lvd:1173/1231, m. Ludmila, daughter of Duke Frederick
of Bohemia and Elizabeth of Hungary;
==> House of Árpád
- L1 = Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, lvd:1206/1253, Agnes of the Rhine;
==> Welf Dynasty
- M1 = Elizabeth von Bayern, lvd:1227/1273, Meinhard IV von Tirol; <== Counts of Görz
- M2 = Ludwig II 'Severus', Duke of Upper-Bavaria, lvd:1229/1294, Mechtild von Habsburg;
==> Habsburg Dynasty
- N1 ~ Agnes von Bayern, d:1345, Heinrich I von Brandenburg; <== Brandenburg
- N2 = Ludwig IV, Emperor of Germany, lvd:1282/1347, Beatrix von Glogau;
==> Piast Dynasty
- O1 = Matilde of Bavaria, d:1346, Friedrich II of Meissen; <== House of Wettin
- O2 ~ Stefan II, Duke of Lower-Bavaria, b:1317, Elizabetta of Sicily;
==> Kings of Aragon
- P1 ~ Friederich II, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut, lvd:1339/1393, Maddalena Visconti;
==> Visconti family
- Q1 ~ Elisabeth of Bavaria, lvd:1383/1442, Count Frederick VI of Nurnberg; <== Hohenzollern
- P1 ~ Friederich II, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut, lvd:1339/1393, Maddalena Visconti;
==> Visconti family
- L1 = Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, lvd:1206/1253, Agnes of the Rhine;
==> Welf Dynasty
- B1 = Arnulf 'the Bad', Duke of Bavaria, d:937;