Inscriptions of Ingolstadt

Foundation of the Civil Hospital

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On the side of the Cityhall Square (Rathausplatz), you can see an inscription that commemorates the early foundation of Ingolstadt's Civil Hospital (Bürgerspital).

Photo in Ingolstadt: chapel of the Civil Hospital

Chapel of the Civil Hospital

Photo in Ingolstadt: Emperor Louis the Bavarian

Emperor Louis the Bavarian

Photo in Ingolstadt: inscription for duke Louis

Photo in Ingolstadt: inscription for emperor Louis the Bavarian

Second inscription

Photos: Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2011

First Inscription

Original Text (in German)

Dieses
Bürgerspital
stiftete im Jahre
1319
Herzog Ludwig
der Bayer.

Translation

This
Civil Hospital
was founded in
1319
by Duke Louis
the Bavarian.

Comment

When Duke Louis (1282 - 1347) founded this civil hospital, he was already King of Germany (from 1314) and Duke of Upper Bavaria (from 1294 / 1301) together with his elder brother Rudolf I. Ingolstadt belonged - and still belongs - to Upper Bavaria.

Later, Duke Louis would become King of Italy (1327) and Holy Roman Emperor (1328) as Louis IV. He was called "the Bavarian" because he belonged to the Wittelsbach family, which was Bavarian, on the contrary of the Austrian Habsburg family that Louis had much trouble with.

Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian died near Fürstenfeldbruck (Upper Bavaria) in 1347. For the monument of his death, see Death of Emperor Louis IV, Called the Bavarian.

Second Inscription

Original Text (in German)

Kaiser Ludwig der Bayer
der Stifter des Spitals.

Translation

Emperor Louis the Bavarian
the founder of this hospital.

Comment

As Duke Louis became Holy Roman Emperor only in 1328, this inscription must have been created after that event, perhaps even after that year.

Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian died near Fürstenfeldbruck (Upper Bavaria) in 1347. For the monument of his death, see Death of Emperor Louis IV, Called the Bavarian.

Bibliography

Author / Title / Subject	Notes	Info / Purchase
Munich, Bavaria and the Black Forest (Lonely Planet Country & Regional Guides)	A guide to southern Germany.	amazon.de/at: English. amazon.es: English. amazon.fr: English. amazon.it: English.
Bavaria (Cadogan Guides)	A specialized guide to Bavaria.	amazon.de/at: English. amazon.es: English. amazon.fr: English. amazon.it: English.
Michael F. Feldkamp, Regentenlisten und Stammtafeln zur Geschichte Europas	Dieses Reclam-Heft gibt auch die Stammtafeln der bayerischen Herrscher wieder.	amazon.de/at: German. amazon.co.uk: German. amazon.es: German. amazon.fr: German. amazon.it: German.

Internet

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Address / Owner	Content / Subjects
The City
Municipality of Ingolstadt	Official site (German language).
Ingolstadt In the English Wikipedia.	Encyclopaedic article on the city of Ingolstadt.
City map of Ingolstadt By Google Maps.	Zoomable city map of Ingolstadt.
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Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor In the English Wikipedia.	Detailed encyclopaedic article on this Duke of Bavaria, King of Italy and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

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From the Old Cityhall (Altes Rathaus), go some 30 meters down the Cityhall Square (Rathausplatz) and you will find the Civil Hospital (Bürgerspital) on the right.

Indications concerning the arrival correspond to our personal knowledge or even experience, but we cannot assume any responsibility for their rightness. When you are reading this page, things may have changed in reality.

Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2012

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