Otto III, Duke of Bavaria
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Otto III of Bavaria, (11 February 1261 – 9 November 1312), member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was duke of Lower Bavaria from 1290 to 1312 and as Béla V also king of Hungary between 1305 and 1307.
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[edit] Family
Otto was born in Burghausen, the son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria and Elizabeth of Hungary.
His maternal grandparents were Béla IV of Hungary and Maria Laskarina.
[edit] Biography
Otto succeeded his father in 1290 as duke of Lower Bavaria, together with his younger brothers Louis III and Stephen I. In opposition to Habsburg Otto tried to regain Styria which Bavaria had lost in 1180. The Hungarian crown was offered to Otto who was a grandson of Béla IV of Hungary in 1301 but he did not accept before 1305. His involvement in Austrian and Hungarian affairs weakened his position in Bavaria and finally led to failure due to financial problems. In Hungarian historiography he is noted as an anti-king during the interregnum of 1301-1310.
During his presence in Hungary 1305-1308 Lower Bavaria was ruled by his brother Stephen I. Otto was succeeded in Lower Bavaria by his son Henry XV, who shared power with his cousins, Henry XIV and Otto IV, both sons of Stephen I. John I, a son of Henry XIV, was the last duke of Lower Bavaria before Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor inherited the country and reunited the duchy in 1340.
[edit] Marriages and children
In January, 1279, Otto married Katharine of Habsburg. She was a daughter of Rudolph I of Germany and Gertrude of Hohenburg. They would have two children:
- Henry of Wittelsbach (1280). Twin brother of Rudolph. Died within the year of his birth.
- Rudolph of Wittelsbach (1280). Twin brother of Henry. Died within the year of his birth.
Katharina died on 4 April 1282. Otto remained a widower for twenty-three years. On 18 May 1309, Otto married his second wife Agnes of Glogau. She was a daughter of Henry III, Duke of Silesia-Glogau and Matilda of Brunswick-Lüneburg. They had two children:
- Agnes of Wittelsbach (1310 - 1360).
- Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria (28 August 1312 - 18 June 1333).
Otto died in Landshut.
[edit] Ancestors
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Otto III, Duke of Bavaria
Born: 1261 Died: 1312 |
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| Preceded by Henry XIII |
Duke of Lower Bavaria 1290–1312 |
Succeeded by Henry XV |
| Preceded by Wenceslaus |
King of Hungary 1305–1307 |
Succeeded by Charles I |
[edit] External links
- Listing of Henry XIII along with his wife in "Medieval lands" by Charles Cawley. The project "involves extracting and analysing detailed information from primary sources, including contemporary chronicles, cartularies, necrologies and testaments."
- A listing of descendants of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, including Henry XIII and his children
