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4 days ago · Stephen III, duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, was renowned as a soldier rather than as a statesman. His rule saw struggles with various towns and with his brother, John of Bavaria-Munich. On his death in 1413 his son Louis VII, called the Bearded, succeeded.
Jul 17, 2024 · Sigismund III Vasa (Polish: Zygmunt III Waza, Lithuanian: Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to 1599.
2 days ago · Emperor Sigismund led or instigated various crusades against Bohemia with the support of Hungarians and Bohemian Catholics. The Hussite Wars followed a pattern. When a crusade was launched against Bohemia, moderate and radical Hussites would unite and defeat it.
Jul 3, 2024 · Sigismund, exploiting the general alarm, reverted to the older system and demanded contingents from each prince and city. The response improved, and a large army invaded Bohemia, only to meet complete disaster in 1431 at Taus (now Domažlice, in the Czech Republic).
Jul 18, 2024 · In the absence of a male heir, Sigismund had named his son-in-law Albert of Habsburg, duke of Austria, as his successor. Albert was able and vigorous, and the union of the territories of the two dynasties enabled him to exert considerable leverage in German politics.
5 days ago · Jacoba Of Bavaria was the duchess of Bavaria, countess of Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut. Her forced cession of sovereignty in the three counties to Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, in 1428, consolidated Burgundian dominion in the Low Countries.
Jul 14, 2024 · After their civil wedding at Kaltenberg Castle on 24 December 2022, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Sophie-Alexandra Evekink celebrated their religious wedding at the Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan und Adelheid (Theatine Church of St. Cajetan and Adelaide) in München (Munich), Germany at 10am on 20 May 2023.
