About John IV, Duke of Bavaria
Lived 1437 – 1463 (aged 26). John IV, Duke of Bavaria was a German sovereign.
John IV of Bavaria-Munich (German: Johann IV., Herzog von Bayern), (4 October 1437, in Munich – 18 November 1463, in Munich) was duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1460 until his death.
Biography John IV was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria and ruled as duke of Bavaria-Munich from 1460 in a time of constant unrest of the nobility and strife with the cities. He was known as an avid hunter. He died of plague in 1463, and was succeeded by his brothers Sigismund (already co-regent since 1460) and Albert IV. John IV and his father are buried in Andechs Abbey.
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John IV, Duke of Bavaria was born on 4 October 1437 in Munich.
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John IV, Duke of Bavaria died on 18 November 1463 in Gutshof Menterschwaige.
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