Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria

Louis VIII
Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
Reign1443–1445
PredecessorLouis VII
SuccessorHenry XVI
Born1 September 1403
Paris, Kingdom of France
Died7 April 1445(1445-04-07) (aged 41)
Ingolstadt, Bavaria-Ingolstadt
SpouseMargaret of Brandenburg
HouseHouse of Wittelsbach
FatherLouis VII
MotherAnne de Bourbon

Louis VIII of Bavaria (German: Ludwig VIII der Höckrige, Louis the Hunchback) (1 September 1403[1] – 7 April 1445[2]) was Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1443 until his death. He was born in Paris, a son of Louis VII and his first wife Anne de Bourbon-La Marche, a daughter of John I, Count of La Marche. He died in 1445 at Ingolstadt.

  1. ^ "Ludwig VIII. - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  2. ^ Ingolstädter Wochen-Blatt (in German). Schröder. 1858. p. 121. Retrieved 28 April 2024.