'Duke John II' of Bavaria-Munich (
1341–
1397), (German: ''Johann II, Herzog von Bayern-München''), since
1375 Duke of
Bavaria-
Munich. He was the third son of
Stephen II and
Elizabeth of Sicily.
Family
His maternal grandparents were
Frederick III of Sicily and
Eleanor of Anjou. Her parents were
Charles II of Naples and
Maria Arpad of Hungary.
Maria was a daughter of
Stephen V of Hungary and his wife, queen Elisabeth, who was daughter of
Zayhan of Kuni, a chief of the
Cuman tribe and had been a
pagan before her marriage.
Stephen V was a son of
Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina. Maria Laskarina was a daughter of
Theodore I Lascaris and
Anna Angelina. Anna was daughter of
Eastern Roman Emperor Alexius III and
Euphrosyne Doukaina Kamaterina.
Duke of Bavaria
From
1375 to
1392 John ruled in Bavaria-Landshut with his brothers
Stephen III and
Frederick. In 1392 John initiated a new partition of Bavaria since he refused to finance the Italian adventures of his brothers who were both married with daughters of
Bernabò Visconti but also Stephen's expensive holding of court.
Bavaria-Landshut then was reduced since Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Bavaria-Munich were created.
John ruled alone in Bavaria-Munich for three years until
1395, but 1395 to
1397 he shared his power again with Stephen III again after an armed conflict between both brothers. John II was succeeded by his sons
Ernest and
William III who finally managed to enforce their sole rule over Bavaria-Munich against Stephen III. John II is buried in the
Frauenkirche in
Munich.
Marriage and children
He married
1372 Katharina of Görz. They children were:
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Ernest I of Bavaria-Munich (
1373–
2 July 1438,
Munich).
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William III of Bavaria-Munich (
1375, Munich–
1435, Munich).
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Sofia of Bavaria (
1376–
26 September 1425,
Pressburg), married in
Prague 2 May 1389 King
Wenceslaus.
He also had illegitimate son, Johann Grünwalder (
1393–
1452), who was Cardinal and Bishop of
Freising.
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