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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 .
1173
Dec 23
| 1173 • On the death of Bolesław IV the Curly, High Duke of Poland, he is succeeded by Mieszko III the Old, and as Duke of Sandomierz in Lesser Poland by Casimir II. |
1204
Age: 29y
marriageLudmilla Of Bohemia |
| 1204 • The writings of French theologian Amalric of Bena are condemned by the University of Paris and Pope Innocent III. |
1206
Apr 7
Age: 32y
birth of childOtto II Wittelsbach Kelheim, Bavaria ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1206 • The Arab engineer al-Jazari describes many mechanical inventions in his book (title translated to English) The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices. |
1231
Sep 15
Age: 57y
| 1231 • Italy: The Pandorica is donated to the Vatican |