1472

Foundation of the Hohe Schule zu Ingolstadt

The Hohe Schule founded by Duke Ludwig IX (the Wealthy) of Bavaria-Landshut in Ingolstadt in 1472 was the first university in the Altbayern region and the eleventh within the territories of the Holy Roman Empire. Its establishment thus falls in the second wave of university foundations in German-speaking lands, which also saw new institutions being set up in Freiburg/Breisgau, Basel and Tübingen.

On 26. June 1472, Duke Ludwig IX (the Rich) attends the official inauguration of the Hohe Schule zu Ingolstadt, which he founded.

The Prebendary‘s House (Pfründnerhaus), the home of the Hohe Schule in Ingolstadt.

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The "Ingolstadt Madonna", carved in the choir stalls of the Minster, which forms the centerpiece of the LMU seal.

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