Louis XI. from Oettingen
Louis XI. von Oettingen († 1440 ), called im Barte, was Count von Oettingen and court master under Emperor Sigismund .
Life
Louis XI. was the son of Ludwig X. von Oettingen († March 1, 1370) and the Imagina von Schaunberg († November 5, 1377). Louis XI. was married to Beatrix von Helfenstein († 1385) and from 1420 in second marriage to Agnes von Werdenberg († December 17, 1474) since December 15, 1374 . From the first marriage came Wilhelm I († September 7, 1406) and Anna († November 9, 1436), who was married to Margrave Bernhard I of Baden . From the second marriage came Louis XII. († June 17, 1422). A brother of Ludwig XI., Friedrich IV. Von Oettingen , was bishop of Eichstätt from 1381 until his death in 1413 .
In the Church of the Assumption of Mary in Kirchheim am Ries there is an epitaph for Ludwig XI. The epitaph, on the wall next to the altar, represents Louis XI. life-size in magnificent armor . The original painting is still preserved.
literature
- Edwin Michler: Monastery of the Assumption of Mary in Kirchheim am Ries , Kunstverlag Josef Fink, Lindenberg 2006, ISBN 3-89870-268-5 , pp. 18-19.
- Volker von Volckamer: Oettingen, counts and princes too. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 19, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-00200-8 , pp. 472-474 ( digitized version ).
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| SURNAME | Louis XI. from Oettingen |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Louis XI. Count of Öttingen, named in the beard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Count of Oettingen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 14th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1440 |