George, Duke of Bavaria


George the Rich
Portrait by Peter Gertner
Duke of Bavaria-Landshut
Reign18 January 1479 – 1 December 1503
PredecessorLouis IX
SuccessorAlbert IV (merged with Bavaria-Munich)
Born(1455-08-15)15 August 1455
Burghausen, Bavaria-Landshut
Died1 December 1503(1503-12-01) (aged 48)
Ingolstadt, Bavaria-Landshut
Spouse
(m. 1475; died 1502)
Issue
among others...
Elisabeth of Bavaria
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLouis IX, Duke of Bavaria
MotherAmalia of Saxony

George of Bavaria referred to as the Rich (15 August 1455 in Burghausen, Bavaria – 1 December 1503 in Ingolstadt),[1] (German: Georg, Herzog von Bayern-Landshut) was the last duke of Bavaria-Landshut.[2] He was a son of Louis IX the Rich and Amalia of Saxony.

  1. ^ Mößmer, Anton (2004). Ärzte, Bürger, Herzöge: eine Dokumentation zur Medizinalgeschichte der Stadt Landshut (in German). Attenkofer. p. 121. ISBN 978-3-936511-12-3. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ Galletti, Johann Georg August (1805). Lehrbuch der deutschen Staatengeschichte: nebst einer Uebersicht der allgemeinen Geschichte Deutschlands (in German). Ettinger. p. 33. Retrieved 6 February 2024.