Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria

Duke Heinry XVI of Bavaria (1386–1450), (German: Friedrich , Herzog von Bayern), since 1393 Duke of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a son of Frederick and Maddalena Visconti.

Duke Heinry XVI was the first of the three famous rich dukes, which reigned Bayern-Landshut in the 15th century. Having inherited not only the black hair but also the despotic temperament of the Visconti, Henry oppressed very cruelly uprisings of the citizenry of Landshut and fought successfully against his cousin Louis VII the Bearded. While the duchy of Bavaria-Straubing was still devided between Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Bavaria-Munich and Bavaria-Landshut after the extinction of the dukes of Straubing in 1429, Henry managed to receive the complete duchy of Bavaria-Ingolstadt in 1447. In 1450 the pest killed Henry who was succeeded by his son Louis IX the Rich.