The
University of Ingolstadt was founded in 1472 by
Louis the Rich, the Duke of
Bavaria at the time, and its first Chancellor was the
Bishop of
Eichstätt. It consisted of five faculties: humanities, sciences, theology, law and medicine, all of which were contained in the
Hoheschule ('high school'). The
university was modeled after the
University of Vienna. Its chief goal was the propagation of the
Christian faith. The university closed in May 1800, by order of the
Prince-elector Maximilian IV (later Maximilian I, King of Bavaria).