As brother of
Isabella of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, wife of
Charles VI of France, he spent several years in France. When he succeeded his father in 1413 he ordered to build the New Castle of
Ingolstadt, which was strongly influenced by French Gothic. In 1408 Louis, Duke
William II of Bavaria-Straubing and Duke
John the Fearless of Burgundy, defeated the citizens of
Liège who revolted against William's brother
John, the
prince-bishop of Liège, on the
field of Othée. The hot-tempered Louis was not only in conflict with his former ally John the Fearless but fought also several times against his cousin
Henry XVI of
Bavaria-Landshut, who had united his enemies in the
Parakeet Society of 1414 and the
League of Constance of 1415. The death of John of Bavaria in 1425 caused a new conflict between Louis and his cousins Henry,
Ernest and
William III, Duke of Bavaria-Munich. As a result, John's duchy
Bavaria-Straubing then was partitioned between the four dukes in 1429. Finally, Louis was imprisoned in 1443 by his own son,
Louis VIII, who had allied with Henry XVI. Louis died in 1447 as Henry's prisoner. Since Louis VIII had died already two years before, the duchy of Bavaria-Ingolstadt passed to Henry. ==Marriages==