As a result, he was educated alongside his playmate Frederick the Fair, who would later become his rival in the struggle for the German throne. Ludwig's father died in 1294, and on the 14th of October 1308, he married the Piast princess Beatrice of Silesia.

In 1310, there was a dispute between the brothers over the inheritance of their father, Louis the Strict. He divided his realm so that Louis IV would rule with his