▁to ▁financial ▁problems . ▁In ▁Hung arian ▁histor i ography ▁he ▁is ▁noted ▁as ▁an ▁anti - king ▁during ▁the ▁inter reg num ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 1 – 1 3 1 0 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁presence ▁in ▁Hung ary ▁ 1 3 0 5 – 1 3 0 8 ▁Lower ▁Bav aria ▁was ▁ruled ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Stephen ▁I . ▁In ▁ 1 3 1 0 ▁a ▁new ▁war ▁against ▁H abs burg ▁dev ast ated ▁Burg hausen . ▁Otto ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 3 1 2 ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁Lower ▁Bav aria ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Henry ▁XV , ▁who ▁shared ▁power ▁with ▁his ▁c ous ins , ▁Henry ▁XIV ▁and ▁Otto ▁IV , ▁both ▁sons ▁of ▁Stephen ▁I . ▁John ▁I , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁Henry ▁XIV , ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁du ke ▁of ▁Lower ▁Bav aria ▁before ▁Louis ▁IV , ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Emperor ▁inherited ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁reun ited ▁the ▁du chy ▁in ▁ 1 3 4 0 . ▁ ▁Mar ri ages ▁and ▁children ▁ ▁In ▁January , ▁ 1 2 7 9 , ▁Otto ▁married ▁Catherine , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Rudolf ▁I ▁of ▁Germany ▁and ▁Ger tr ude ▁of ▁H ohen berg . ▁Their ▁tw ins , ▁Henry ▁and ▁Rud olph , ▁were ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 2 8 0 ▁and ▁died ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁C ath ar ine ▁died ▁on ▁ 4 ▁April ▁ 1 2 8 2 . ▁Otto ▁remained ▁a ▁wid ower ▁for ▁twenty - three ▁years . ▁On ▁