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Louis I 1183-1231
Duke Louis I of Bavaria (German: Ludwig I der Kelheimer, Herzog von Bayern, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein) (Kelheim, 23 December 1173
– 15 September 1231 in Kelheim) was the Duke of Bavaria in 1183 and Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1214. He was a son of Otto
I and his wife Agnes of Loon.
Louis extended the duchy of Bavaria and founded many cities. Among the cities he founded were Landshut in 1204, Straubing in
1218 and Landau an der Isar in 1224. He supported the Welf Emperor Otto IV, who therefore confirmed the everlasting reign of
the Wittelsbach family in Bavaria. But in 1211 Louis joined the Hohenstaufen party; Emperor Frederick II rewarded him with the
Palatinate of the Rhine in 1214: His son Otto was married with Agnes of the Palatinate, a granddaughter of Duke Henry the Lion
and Conrad of Hohenstaufen. With this marriage, the Wittelsbach inherited the Palatinate and kept it as a Wittelsbach possession
until 1918. Since that time also the lion has become a heraldic symbol in the coat of arms for Bavaria and the Palatinate.
In 1221 Louis participated in the Fifth Crusade and was imprisoned in Egypt. Louis was murdered in 1231 on a bridge in Kelheim.
The crime was never cleared up since the murderer was immediately lynched. Due to the following aversion of the Wittelsbach
family the city of Kelheim lost its status as one of the ducal residences. Louis was buried in the crypt of Scheyern Abbey.
BAVARIA
Ludwig I. der Kelheimer (1192-1231)
Thick Pfennig. Regensburg mint. 0.89 g.
Obv.: Chest-high bust facing, with prince’s hat; between 2 lilies.
Rev.: 3 pointed arches with head facing in central arch; eagle above.
Reference: Lanz Auktion 37 Nr. 589. VF.
BAVARIA
Ludwig I. der Kelheimer 1192-1231 or Otto II. 1231-1253
Thick Pfennig. c. 1230-1240 0,80 g.
Obv.: Duke with raised sword riding horse to right.
Rev.: Griffin left.
Reference: Emmerig 242. Rare! Patina., good VF.
Estimation: 80,00. Price realized: 90 EUR (approx. 105 U.S. Dollars as of
the auction date)
BAVARIA
Ludwig I. der Kelheimer 1192-1231 or Otto II. 1231-1253
Thick Pfennig. c. 1230-1240 0,93 g.
Obv.: Duke with raised sword riding horse to right.
Rev.: Griffin left.
Reference: Emmerig 242. Rare! Dark patina, VF.
Estimation: 100,00.
BAVARIA
Ludwig I. der Kelheimer 1192-1231 or Otto II. 1231-1253
Pfennig. Munich or Freising mint. c. 1230-1240 0,73 g.
Obv.: Facing half-bust with sword and crozier.
Rev.: Embossing traces. (4-footed animal).
Reference: Emmerig 243. Extremely rare! Beabutiful!
Only known from the Feldmoching, Partenkirchen and Niederranna
hoards.
Estimation: 150,00.