Background
Louis IV was the son of Louis III, Elector Palatine and his second wife Matilda of Savoy.
Louis IV was the son of Louis III, Elector Palatine and his second wife Matilda of Savoy.
His mother was a fourth-generation descendant of Thomas III of Piedmont (1248 - 1282), the eldest son of Thomas II of Savoy. In 1444 he repelled the attacks of the Armagnacs as an Imperial captain. Louis was buried in the Holy Spirit church of Heidelberg.
