Duke Louis IX of Bavaria (23. February 1417 Burghausen–18. January 1479 Landshut), (German: Ludwig IX , Herzog von Bayern-Landshut), since 1450 Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a son of Henry XVI the Rich and Margarete of Austria. Louis was married with Amalia of Saxony. Events Antipope Benedict XIII is deposed, and Pope Martin V is elected. ... Burghausen, Altötting Burghausen, Bad Kissingen Burghausen, Freising Category: ... Events January 20 - Ferdinand II ascends the throne of Aragon and rules together with his wife Isabella, queen of Castile over most of the Iberian peninsula. ... Landshut is a city in Bavaria, Germany, the capital of the Niederbayern region. ... Events March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen April 15 - Battle of Formigny. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... Landshut is a city in Bavaria, Germany, the capital of the Niederbayern region. ...

In 1462 Louis defeated Albert Achilles who tried to extend his influence in Franconia in the battle of Giengen. Since Louis invaded the free imperial cities of Dinkelsbühl and Donauwörth he disputed with Emperor Frederick III until peace was made in Prague in 1463. Louis expelled all Jews who rejected baptism from his duchy. Events Settlers from Portugal begin to settle the Cape Verde islands. ... Albrecht Achilles Albert III (German Albrecht Achilles), (9 November 1414, Tangermunde–11 March 1486, Frankfurt am Main), Margrave of Brandenburg, given the cognomen Achilles because of his knightly qualities, was the third son of Frederick I of Brandenburg of Hohenzollern, elector of Brandenburg, later Burgrave of Nuremberg. ... The Franconian Rake is originally is a heraldic symbol of the bishops of Würzburg, who - though nominally Dukes of Franconia - only ruled in parts of Franconia. ... Dinkelsbühl is a historic city in Bavaria, Germany. ... Known as Nordschwabens freundliche Mitte (North Swabias Friendly Center), Donauwörth is a city in the German State of Bavaria (Bayern), in the region of Swabia (Schwabenland). ... Detail of Aeneas Piccolomini Introduces Eleonora of Portugal to Frederick III by Pinturicchio (1454-1513) Frederick III of Habsburg (Innsbruck, September 21, 1415 – August 19, 1493 in Linz) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. ... Events January 5 - Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 - Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (died 1525) February 24 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (died 1494) October 20 - Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher (died 1512) Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici, Italian patron of the arts (died 1503...

In 1472 Louis founded the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Landshut. The wedding of his son George with the Polish princess Jadwiga in 1475 was celebrated in Landshut with one of the most splendid festivals of the Middle Age. Events February 20 - The Orkneys and Shetlands are annexed to the crown of Scotland Discovery of Newfoundland by Didrik Pining and João Vaz Corte-Real. ... With approximately 48,000 students, the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (German: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or LMU) is the second largest university in Germany (surpassed only by the University of Cologne). ... Events August 29 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England. ...