Louis VI the Roman (German: Ludwig VI der Römer; May 7, 1328 – May 17, 1365) was the first son of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian from his second wife Margaret of Holland and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. Louis VI was Duke of Bavaria (1347-1365) and Margrave of Brandenburg (1351-1365). He also served as Prince-elector of Brandenburg since 1356. is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Augustiner brew Munich May 1 - Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton - England recognises Scotland as an independent nation after the Wars of Scottish Independence May 12 - Nicholas V is consecrated at St Peters Basilica in Rome by the bishop of Venice. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Foundation of the University of Vienna Births John de Ros, 6th Baron de Ros (died 1394) Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk (died 1399) Deaths May 17 - Louis VI the Roman, elector of Brandenburg (born 1328) July 27 - Duke Rudolf IV of Austria (born 1339) Categories: 1365 ... Louis IV of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach, born 1282, was duke of Bavaria from 1294, duke of the Palatinate from 1329 and, after 1314, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Margaret II of Avesnes (1311 - June 23, 1356), was Countess of Hainaut and Countess of Holland (as Margaret I) from 1345 to 1356. ... The Wittelsbach family is an European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ... Coat of arms Capital Brandenburg Berlin (from 1417) Religion Roman Catholic Lutheran Calvinist Government Monarchy Margrave  - 1157–70 Albert I  - 1797–1806 Frederick William III History  - Margraviate established 3 October, 1157  - Electorate established 25 December 1356  - Brandenburg-Prussia 27 August 1618  - Kingdom of Prussia 1 January 1701  - Dissolution of the... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ...

Louis was born at Rome when his parents travelled there for his father's coronation. When his father died in 1347, Louis succeeded him as Duke of Bavaria and Count of Holland and Hainaut together with his five brothers. Louis released Holland and Hainaut for his brothers William I and Albert I in 1349 since he expected the Polish crown by his marriage with Cunigunde of Poland, a daughter of Casimir III with Aldona Ona of Lithuania. Later claims against Albert were not successful. Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... Illustration of the Black Death from the Toggenburg Bible (1411). ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with a population of 6. ... The virtually independent county of Hainaut emerged from chaotic conditions at the end of the 9th century as a semi-independent state, at first a vassal of the crown of Lotharingia. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with a population of 6. ... The virtually independent county of Hainaut emerged from chaotic conditions at the end of the 9th century as a semi-independent state, at first a vassal of the crown of Lotharingia. ... William (May 12, 1330 Frankfurt am Main– April 15, 1388, Quesnoy) , was the son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian and Margaret of Holland and Hainaut. ... Duke Albert or Albrecht (July 25, 1336, Munich – December 13, 1404, The Hague) was a feudal ruler of the counties of Holland, Hainaut, and Zeeland in the Low Countries. ... Noble Family or Dynasty Piast dynasty Coat of Arms Piast Eagle Parents WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw I the Elbow-high, Jadwiga Kaliszka, of Gniezno and Greater Poland Consorts Aldona Ona, Adelheid of Hessen, Christina, Jadwiga of Glogow and Sagan Children 5 daughters Date of Birth 1310 Place of Birth Kowal Date... Royal seal of Casimir III the Great. ...

In December of 1351 Louis VI received Brandenburg from his older half-brother Louis V in exchange for the sole rule in Upper Bavaria. Less experienced than Louis V, also he was challenged by the "False Waldemar", an impostor who claimed Brandenburg and got support from several cities and Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor until the Wittelsbach came to terms with Charles. With the Golden Bull of 1356 Louis was invested with the electoral dignity. Duke Louis V of Bavaria (born may 1315; died 18 September 1361 in Zorneding near Munich)(German: Ludwig V der Brandenburger , Herzog von Bayern, Kurfürst von Brandenburg). ... Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... The golden seal that earned the decree the name Golden Bull The Golden Bull of 1356 was a decree issued by a Reichstag in Nuremberg headed by Emperor Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (see Diet of Nuremberg) that fixed, for a period of more than four hundred years, an important... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ...

After Cunigunde's death in 1357 Louis married Ingeborg of Mecklenburg. She was a daughter of Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg and Euphemia of Sweden. Louis had no children with her either. Therefore his younger brother Otto V succeeded him in Brandenburg. The name Mecklenburg derives from a castle named Mikilenburg (Old German: big castle), located between the cities of Schwerin and Wismar. ... Portrait of Duke Albert II of Mecklenburg Albrecht II Duke of Mecklenburg (Schwerin c. ... Eufemia Ericsdotter, Duchess Consort of Mecklenburg, was born as a heiress of Sweden and of Norway, in 1317, and died sometime in 1370. ... Otto V (1346 – November 15, 1379), was a son of the emperor Louis IV the Bavarian. ...

The childless dukes Louis and Otto had already promised Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor the succession in Brandenburg in 1364, as revenge for a conflict with their brother Stephen II over the Bavarian succession after the death of their nephew Meinhard, the son of Louis V. Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... Duke Stephen II of Bavaria-Munich (* 1319; † 13. ... Meinhard III (born February 9, 1344 in Landshut; died January 13, 1363 in Meran, Tyrol), was the son of Countess Margarete Maultasch of Tyrol and as such the last member of the Meinhardiner line. ...

Louis VI died in Berlin. This article is about the capital of Germany. ...