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Louis IV (German: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 - 11 October 1347), called the B a v a rian (Ludwig der Bayer, Latin: Ludovicus Bavarus), was King of the R o m a ns from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1 3 2 8 u ntil his death in 1347.
Louis' election as king of Germany in 1314 was controversial, as his Ha b s b urg cousin Frederick the Fair was simultaneously elected king by a s e p a rate set of electors. Louis defeated Frederick in the Battle of Mühl d o r f in 1322, and the two eventually reconciled. Louis was opposed and e x c o mmunicated by the French Pope John XXII; Louis in turn attempted to d e p o se the pope and install an anti-pope.
Louis IV was Duke of Upper Bavaria from 1294 to 1301 together with his e l d e r brother Rudolf I, was Margrave of Brandenburg until 1323, and Coun t P a l atine of the Rhine until 1329, and became Duke of Lower Bavaria in 1 3 4 0 . He was the last Bavarian to be a king of Germany until 1742. He be c a m e Count of Hainaut, Holland, Zeeland, and Friesland in 1345 when his w i f e M argaret inherited those domains.
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1282 - 1347 (65 years)