State

Kingdom of Bavaria

kingdom in Central Europe between 1806 and 1918, from January 1871 part of the German Empire

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1806–1918
Founded
1806
Ended
1918
Capital
Munich
Government
constitutional monarchy
Languages
German
Religion
Protestant Church in Germany, Catholicism
Preceded by
German ConfederationState of the Prince PrimateCounty of Haag (Hague)
Succeeded by
Bavaria

Overview

The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1806 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German Empire in 1871, the kingdom became a federated state of the new empire and was second in size, power, and wealth only to the leading state, the Kingdom of Prussia.

The polity's foundation dates back to the ascension of Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach as King of Bavaria in 1806. The crown continued to be held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom came to an end in 1918. Most of the border of modern Germany's Free State of Bavaria was established after 1814 with the Treaty of Paris, in which the Kingdom of Bavaria ceded Tyrol and Vorarlberg to the Austrian Empire while receiving Aschaffenburg and Würzburg.

Excerpt from Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

All rulers (6)

  1. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria1806–1825
  2. Ludwig I of Bavaria1825–1848
  3. Maximilian II of Bavaria1848–1864
  4. Ludwig II of Bavaria1864–1886
  5. Otto, King of Bavaria1886–1913
  6. Ludwig III of Bavaria1913–1918

Records (21)

  1. 1806 — Battle of PułtuskBattle
  2. 1809 — Vorarlberg insurrectionRebellion
  3. 1809 — Battle of AbensbergBattle · France ▸ Austria
  4. 1809 — Battle of EckmuhlBattle · France ▸ Austria
  5. 1809 — Battle of HausenBattle · France ▸ Austria
  6. 1809 — Battle of LandshutBattle · France ▸ Austria
  7. 1809 — Battle of Neumarkt-St-VietBattle · Habsburg Empire ▸ France, Bavaria
  8. 1809 — Battle of RatisbonBattle · France ▸ Habsburg Empire
  9. 1809 — Battle of RattenbergBattle · Bavaria ▸ Habsburg Empire
  10. 1809 — Battle of RegensbergBattle · Austria ▸ France
  11. 1849 — Palatine UprisingRebellion
  12. 1864–1871 — Germany Unification WarWar
  13. 1866 — Battle of KissingenBattle
  14. 1866 — Battle of AschaffenburgBattle
  15. 1866 — Battle of LaufachBattle
  16. 1866 — Battle of HelmstadtBattle
  17. 1866 — Battle of RoßbrunnBattle
  18. 1866 — Battle of GerchsheimBattle · Prussia ▸ Bavaria
  19. 1866 — Battle of HammelburgBattle · Prussia ▸ Bavaria
  20. 1866 — Battle of WurzburgBattle · Prussia ▸ Habsburg Empire
  21. 1870–1871 — Franco-Prussian WarWar

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