Louis the Strict was Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine from 1253. He is known as Louis II or Louis VI following an alternative numbering. Born in Heidelberg, he was a son of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria and Agnes of the Palatinate.

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Occupation: aristocrat
Position held: duke of Bavaria, count palatine
Citizenship: Germany
Born: April 13, 1229, 1229
Died: February 2, 1294, 1294

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Occupation: aristocrat
Position held: duke of Bavaria, count palatine
Citizenship: Germany
Born: April 13, 1229, 1229
Died: February 2, 1294, 1294