Louis V, Duke of Bavaria

Louis V
Duke of Bavaria
BornMay 1315
Died(1361-09-18)18 September 1361
Zorneding, Bavaria
SpouseMargaret of Denmark
Margaret, Countess of Tyrol
IssueHermann of Bavaria
Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLouis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherBeatrix of Świdnica

Louis V, called the Brandenburger (May 1315 – 18 September 1361), a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Margrave of Brandenburg from 1323 to 1351 and as Duke of Bavaria from 1347 until his death. From 1342 he also was co-ruling Count of Tyrol by his marriage with the Meinhardiner countess Margaret.