Louis II | |
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Duke of Upper Bavaria Count Palatine of the Rhine | |
Reign | 29 November 1253 – 2 February 1294 |
Predecessor | Otto II |
Successor | Rudolf I |
Born | Heidelberg | 13 April 1229
Died | 2 February 1294 Heidelberg | (aged 64)
Spouse | |
Issue Detail |
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House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother | Agnes of the Palatinate |
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.[1]