Louis VII (c. 1368 – 1 May 1447), called the Bearded (German: Ludwig der Bärtige) was the Duke of Bavaria-Ingolstadt from 1413 until 1443.

When he succeeded his father in 1413 he ordered to build the New Castle of Ingolstadt, which was strongly influenced by French Gothic.

In 1408 Louis, Duke William II of Bavaria-Straubing and Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy, defeated the citizens of Liège who revolted against William's brother John, the prince-bishop of Liège, on the field of Othée.

The hot-tempered Louis was not only in conflict with his former ally John the Fearless but fought also several times against his cousin Henry XVI of Bavaria-Landshut, who had united his enemies in the Parakeet Society of 1414 and the League of Constance of 1415.

The death of John of Bavaria in 1425 caused a new conflict between Louis and his cousins Henry, Ernest and William III, Duke of Bavaria-Munich.