Landgraves of Leuchtenberg

Their area of influence extended far beyond the borders of their home in the Upper Palatinate: the Landgravate was the largest secular non-Wittelsbach realm in Bavaria in their time.

The original dynasty was first mentioned in 1146 in connection with a nobleman named Gebhard.^[1] Gebhard had three sons: Friedrich I (who died at age 9); Gebhard II whose descendants became the senior, Landgrave line; and Marquad, whose descendants formed the cadet branch. Marquad died in action accompanying his brother on a campaign in Italy.

Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa awarded Gebhard's second eldest son, Gebhard II, the title of Count in 1158.^[2] The title of Landgrave was awarded to his son Diepold.^[3][4] The last of the Landgrave line was Maximilian Adam, who died in 1646.