Ruler · 940 – 989

Henry III of Bavaria

Lived 940 – 989. Duke of Bavaria of Duchy of Bavaria, 983 – 985; also in the line of Duchy of Carinthia.

Wikidata's English label: Henry III, Duke of Bavaria.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 940 – 989; 49 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 2; states
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

Duke of Bavaria

Duchy of Bavaria · the 3rd of 20 dated reigns · 937 – 1623

Eberhard, Duke of Bavaria937 – 938

Henry I of Bavaria948 – 955

Henry III of Bavaria983 – 985

Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor995 – 1004

Henry V of Bavaria1004 – 1009

Henry V of Bavaria1017 – 1026

14 after

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 983 – 985 · 2 years · came to it aged 43

Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 985; they died in 989

Also in the line of Duchy of Carinthia (1st of 2).

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