John I, Duke of Bavaria
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John I of Bavaria (November 29, 1329 – December 20, 1340), (German: Johann I das Kind, Herzog von Niederbayern), he was the Duke of Lower Bavaria since 1339.

John I was the son of Henry XIV, Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Margaret of Bohemia. His maternal grandparents were John I of Bohemia and Elisabeth I of Bohemia

Biography

Still a minor, John I was the last duke of Lower Bavaria for one year only; after his early death in 1340 the duchy of Lower Bavaria passed to Louis IV of Upper Bavaria, who then reunited the duchy of Bavaria in January 1341.

External links

• His listing along with his wife in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley. The project "involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments."
• A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children

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