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Compact of Pavia

1329

Also known as: Treaty of Pavia

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Louis IV’s role

In Louis IV: Early life
The dynastic Compact of Pavia (1329), dividing the house of Wittelsbach into a Bavarian and a Palatinate line, enabled Louis to gain the latter line’s support in matters of imperial policy. He failed, however, to achieve a lasting understanding with his Lower Bavarian cousins; that conflict was…
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Wittelsbach lands’ division

In house of Wittelsbach
In 1329, by the Treaty of Pavia, Louis IV made the first important division of the Wittelsbach lands by granting the Palatinate of the Rhine and the Upper Palatinate of Bavaria to his brother’s sons, Rudolf II (died 1353) and Rupert I. Rupert, who from 1353 to 1390 was…
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