Louis V, Elector Palatine
| Louis V | |
|---|---|
Elector Palatine Louis V | |
| Elector Palatine | |
| Reign | 28 February 1508 – 16 March 1544 |
| Predecessor | Philip |
| Successor | Frederick II |
| Born | 2 July 1478 Heidelberg |
| Died | 16 March 1544 (aged 65) Heidelberg |
| Spouse | Sibylle of Bavaria |
| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Philip, Elector Palatine |
| Mother | Margaret of Bavaria |
| Religion | Lutheran (from 1530s) Roman Catholic (until 1530s) |
Louis V, Count Palatine of the Rhine (German: Ludwig V. von der Pfalz) (2 July 1478, in Heidelberg – 16 March 1544, in Heidelberg), also Louis the Pacific, was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. He was prince elector of the Palatinate. His parents were Philip, Elector Palatine, and Margaret, a daughter of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut.
He converted to Lutheranism in the 1530s.