Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria

Louis VIII
Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
Reign	1443–1445
Predecessor	Louis VII
Successor	Henry XVI
Born	1 September 1403 Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	7 April 1445(1445-04-07) (aged 41) Ingolstadt, Bavaria-Ingolstadt
Spouse	Margaret of Brandenburg
House	House of Wittelsbach
Father	Louis VII
Mother	Anne de Bourbon

Louis VIII of Bavaria (German: Ludwig VIII der Höckrige, Louis the Hunchback) (1 September 1403 – 7 April 1445) 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.

Biography

In 1416 he obtained the title of count of Graisbach. He married Margarete of Brandenburg (1410 - 27 July 1465), daughter of Frederick I of Brandenburg, on 20 July 1441. Since 1438 Louis had been feuding with his father Louis VII, who gave undue preference to another (illegitimate) son. Louis allied with Henry XVI of Bavaria-Landshut against his father, who was finally taken prisoner in 1443, but Louis VIII died two years later. When Louis VII also died in 1447, Henry finally succeeded in Bavaria-Ingolstadt.