Ruler · 1341 – 1397

John II of Bavaria

Lived 1341 – 1397. Duke of Bavaria-Landshut (Bavaria-Landshut), 1353 – 1375; also in the line of Bavaria-Munich and Duchy of Bavaria. The atlas files them under Duchy of Bavaria.

Wikidata's English label: John II, 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: 1341 – 1397; 56 years
In office: 22 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: ending not on record; nothing on record

Duke of Bavaria-Landshut

Bavaria-Landshut · the 2nd of 6 dated reigns · 1353 – 1503

Stephen III of Bavaria1353 – 1375

John II of Bavaria1353 – 1375

Frederick1353 – 1375

Henry XVI of Bavaria1393 – 1450

Louis IX of Bavaria1450 – 1479

1 after

ending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1353 – 1375 · 22 years

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: ending not on recordnothing on record: no death date to read the end against

Also in the line of Bavaria-Munich (2nd of 9) and Duchy of Bavaria.

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Wikidata Q63291 (CC0) · the reigns from Wikidata's P39 terms, the rulers' own articles read by grammar (sentences quoted above, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Kokkonen & Sundell where they code the line · data built 2026-10-06 · Pastlas v2.9.1, by Oleh Voronko. The published atlas and its data are for non-commercial use.