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unusual facts about Tassilo III, Duke of Bavaria



Ansprand

He was defeated at Novara by Raginpert and exiled during the subsequent war over the succession, fleeing to the court of Theudebert, duke of Bavaria, in 702.

County of Calvelage

Hermann I, died probably in 1082, Count of Calvelage; after 1070 he married Ethelinde von Northeim, daughter of Otto of Northeim, 1061-1070 Duke of Bavaria, after he had been deposed and his daughter had been repudiated by his son-in-law and successor, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria 1070-1101 (Welf).

Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia

Louis was born in Creuzburg to Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia, and Duchess Sophia, a daughter of Otto of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria.

Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria

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Louis X, Duke of Bavaria

Louis X (German: Ludwig X, Herzog von Bayern), (Grünwald, 18 September 1495 – 22 April 1545 in Landshut) was Duke of Bavaria (1516–1545), together with his older brother William IV, Duke of Bavaria.

Thierhaupten Abbey

The monastery, dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, was founded in the late 8th century by Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria - the last of the Agilolfings, who was deposed by Charlemagne in 788.

Wessobrunn Abbey

The monastery was founded in about 753, and dedicated to Saint Peter, according to legend after Duke Tassilo III of Bavaria while hunting nearby had a vision of three springs, which his servant Wezzo duly discovered the next day.


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