Together with his cousin
Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich George tried to extend his influence in
Further Austria, but in 1489 he abandoned these plans to settle the difference with
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. George later became a strong ally of
Emperor Maximilian I and supported his campaigns in
Swabia,
Switzerland,
Geldern and
Hungary. His wedding with the princess
Hedwig Jagiellon, a daughter of King
Casimir IV of Poland, in 1475 was celebrated in the
Landshut Wedding with one of the most splendid festivals of the Middle Ages. The couple had five children, three sons and two daughters. However, none of their sons survived until George's death, and per the restrictions of the
Salic law practiced in medieval Germany, their daughters could not inherit the duchy. However, George tried to bequeath the duchy to his daughter Elizabeth and her husband
Ruprecht of the Palatinate, third son of
Philip, Elector Palatine. This led to a destructive
war of succession after George's death in 1503–1504. Finally he was succeeded by Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich. Only the new duchy of
Palatinate-Neuburg passed to Ruprecht's sons
Otto-Henry, Elector Palatine (
Ottheinrich) and
Philip. The most southern districts of Bavaria-Landshut
Kufstein,
Kitzbühel and
Rattenberg passed to Emperor Maximilian and were united with
Tyrol. == Issue ==