Ernest, Duke of Bavaria
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Duke Ernest of Bavaria with his councillors
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| Spouse(s) | Elisabetta Visconti |
| Noble family | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | John II, Duke of Bavaria |
| Mother | Catherine of Gorizia |
| Born | 1373 Munich |
| Died | 2 July 1438 Munich |
| Buried | Frauenkirche in Munich |
Ernest of Bavaria-Munich (German: Ernst, Herzog von Bayern-München), (Munich, 1373 – 2 July 1438 in Munich), from 1397 Duke of Bavaria-Munich.
Ernest was a son of John II and ruled the duchy of Bavaria-Munich together with his brother William III.
He restrained uprisings of the citizenry of Munich in 1396 and 1410 and forced his uncle Stephen III to confine his reign to Bavaria-Ingolstadt in 1402. Afterwards Ernest still fought several times successfully against the dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt Stephen III and his son Louis VII the Bearded as ally of Henry XVI of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a member of the Parakeet Society and of the League of Constance.
After the extinction of the Wittelsbach dukes of Bavaria-Straubing, counts of Holland and Hainaut, Ernest and his brother William struggled with Henry and Louis but finally received half of Bavaria-Straubing including the city of Straubing in 1429.
As ally of the House of Luxembourg Ernest backed his deposed brother in law Wenceslaus against the new king Rupert of the older branch of his own Wittelsbach dynasty as well as Wenceslaus' brother Sigismund in his wars against the supporters of Jan Hus. This led to devastations in Northern Bavaria until 1434.
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