He succeeded as Duke of Lower Bavaria from 1310 until 1334 as co-regent of his brother Henry XIV and his cousin Henry XV. In 1322 he was in war with his co-regents, in 1331 Lower Bavaria was finally partitioned among them. Otto then governed Burghausen, Traunstein and several other Bavarian cities. Otto, who hated his brother made his cousin Emperor Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor his contracted heir.
Marriage
Otto IV married Richardis of Jülich. She was a daughter of Gerhard V of Jülich and Elisabeth of Brabant-Aarschot. They had one known child:
Albert of Wittelsbach. Born in 1332. Predeceased his father.
External links
Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children". Genealogy.EU.
otto, duke, lower, bavaria, fourth, duke, otto, bavaria, otto, wittelsbach, duke, bavaria, otto, january, 1307, december, 1334, munich, duke, lower, bavaria, contents, family, reign, marriage, external, linksfamily, edithe, stephen, duke, bavaria, jutta, schwe. For the fourth Duke Otto of Bavaria see Otto II Wittelsbach Duke of Bavaria Otto IV January 3 1307 December 14 1334 in Munich was a Duke of Lower Bavaria Contents 1 Family 2 Reign 3 Marriage 4 External linksFamily EditHe was a son of Stephen I Duke of Bavaria and Jutta of Schweidnitz His maternal grandparents were Bolko I Duke of Jawor and Swidnica and Beatrix of Brandenburg Bolko was a son of Boleslaw II the Bald and his first wife Hedwig of Anhalt Beatrix was a daughter of Otto V Margrave of Brandenburg Salzwedel and Jutta of Hennenberg Reign EditHe succeeded as Duke of Lower Bavaria from 1310 until 1334 as co regent of his brother Henry XIV and his cousin Henry XV In 1322 he was in war with his co regents in 1331 Lower Bavaria was finally partitioned among them Otto then governed Burghausen Traunstein and several other Bavarian cities Otto who hated his brother made his cousin Emperor Louis IV Holy Roman Emperor his contracted heir Marriage EditOtto IV married Richardis of Julich She was a daughter of Gerhard V of Julich and Elisabeth of Brabant Aarschot They had one known child Albert of Wittelsbach Born in 1332 Predeceased his father External links EditMarek Miroslav A listing of descendants of Otto I Count of Scheyern including Henry XIII and his children Genealogy EU Otto IV Duke of Lower BavariaHouse of WittelsbachBorn 1307 Died 1334German royaltyRegnal titlesPreceded byStephen I Duke of Lower Bavaria with Henry XIV1310 1334 Succeeded byJohn I Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Otto IV Duke of Lower Bavaria amp oldid 1158114978, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
