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5 days ago · Kingdom of Bavaria: The House of Wittelsbach ruled as Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Bavaria from 1180 until 1918. Today Bavaria is a landlocked federal state of Germany, occupying its southeastern corner. Maximilian IV Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria allied his electorate with Napoleon and adopted many of the French beliefs of the Enlightenment.
May 4, 2024 · Joanna of Bavaria was the daughter of Albert, Count of Holland, and Margaretha, the eldest daughter of Ludwik, Duke of Silesia. She was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a granddaughter of the Emperor Louis IV. She was born c. 1362 in Nuremberg, and on 29 September 1370 married Wenceslaus, son of the Emperor Charles IV.
5 days ago · The Duke of Bavaria and his partner Thomas Greinwald and Prince Ludwig and Princess Sophie-Alexandra of Bavaria were among the guests at the wedding. Princess Isabella was born in Vienna, Austria, on April 2, 1998.
May 24, 2024 · John (born May 28, 1371, Rouvres, Burgundy—died Sept. 10, 1419, Montereau, Fr.) was the second duke of Burgundy (1404–19) of the Valois line, who played a major role in French affairs in the early 15th century. The son of Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy, and Margaret of Flanders, John was born in the ducal castle at Rouvres, where he ...
May 13, 2024 · Munich, or München (“Home of the Monks”), traces its origins to the Benedictine monastery at Tegernsee, which was probably founded in 750 ce. In 1157 Henry the Lion, duke of Bavaria, granted the monks the right to establish a market where the road from Salzburg met the Isar River. A bridge was built across the Isar the following year, and ...
May 23, 2024 · The oldest son, another Ludwig got Upper Bavaria and the Palatinate, whilst the younger one received Lower Bavaria. This Ludwig duke of Upper Bavaria was the father of our Ludwig and the first Bavarian ruler who made Munich their main residence. Ludwig was known as der Strenge, which translates as “the Severe”.
1 day ago · As affairs were being settled in Italy, Charlemagne turned his attention to Bavaria. Bavaria was ruled by Duke Tassilo, Charlemagne's first cousin who had been installed by Pepin the Short in 748. Tassilo's sons were also grandsons of Desiderius, and therefore a potential threat to Charlemagne's rule in Lombardy.
