The House of Wittelsbach (German: Haus Wittelsbach) is a German-Bavarian dynasty, with branches that rule, or have ruled over territories including: Bavaria, Holland, Zeeland, Cologne, Sweden, Romania, Bohemia, Hungary, Denmark, Norway, Greece and the Holy Roman Empire.
- Franz, Duke of Bavaria
Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born 14...
- History
Berthold, Margrave in Bavaria, was the ancestor of Otto I,...
- Bavaria and Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire
The Wittelsbach dynasty ruled the German territories of...
- Kingdom of Bavaria, 1806–1918
Under Maximilian's descendants, Bavaria became the third...
- Activities during Nazi regime, 1933–1945
Before and during the Second World War, the Wittelsbachs...
- Reign outside the Holy Roman Empire
With Duke Otto III of Lower Bavaria, who was a maternal...
- Franz, Duke of Bavaria
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The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.. Members of the family were rulers of Bavaria, either as Dukes, Electors or Kings, from 1180 until the revolution in 1918, after the defeat of Germany in World War I.
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- Origin
- Bavaria and Palatinate Within The Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Bavaria, 1806–1918
- Activities During Nazi Regime, 1933–1945
- Reign Outside The Holy Roman Empire
- Major Members of The Family
- Castles and Palaces
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Berthold, Margrave in Bavaria (died 980), was the ancestor of Otto I, Count of Scheyern (died 1072), whose third son Otto II, Count of Scheyern acquired the castle of Wittelsbach (near Aichach). The Counts of Scheyern left Scheyern Castle (constructed around 940) in 1119 for Wittelsbach Castle and the former was given to monks to establish Scheyern Abbey. Otto I's eldest son Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern was father of the Count palatine of Bavaria Otto IV (died 1156), who was the first Count of Wittelsbach and whose son Otto was invested with the Duchy of Bavaria in 1180 after the fall of Henry the Lion and hence the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach. Duke Otto's son Louis I, Duke of Bavaria acquired also the Electorate of the Palatinatein 1214.
The Wittelsbach dynasty ruled the German territories of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and the Electorate of the Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was partly incorporated as Rhine Palatinate into Bavaria, which Napoleonelevated to a kingdom in 1806. On Duke Otto II's death in 1253, his sons divided the Wittelsbach possessions between them: Henry became Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Louis IIDuke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine. When Henry's branch died out in 1340 the Emperor Louis IV, a son of Duke Louis II, reunited the duchy. The family provided two Holy Roman Emperors: Louis IV (1314–1347) and Charles VII (1742–1745), both members of the Bavarian branch of the family, and one German King with Rupert of the Palatinate(1400–1410), a member of the Palatinate branch. The House of Wittelsbach split into these two branches in 1329: Under the Treaty of Pavia, Emperor Louis IV granted the Palatinate includ...
Under Maximilian's descendants, Bavaria became the third most powerful German state, behind only Prussia and Austria. It was also far-and-away the most powerful secondary state. When the German Empire was formed in 1871, Bavaria became the new empire's second most powerful state after Prussia. The Wittelsbachs reigned as kings of Bavaria until 1918. On 12 November 1918 Ludwig III issued the Anif declaration (German: Anifer Erklärung) at Anif Palace, Austria, in which he released his soldiers and officials from their oath of loyalty to him and ended the 738-year rule of the House of Wittelsbach in Bavaria.The republican movement thereupon declared a republic.
During the Second World War, the Wittelsbachs were anti-Nazi.[citation needed] The family initially left Germany for Hungary, but were eventually arrested. Family members spent time in several Nazi concentration camps including Oranienburg and Dachau.
With Duke Otto III of Lower Bavaria, who was a maternal grandson of Béla IV of Hungary and was elected anti-king of Hungary and Croatia as Bela V (1305–1308) the Wittelsbach dynasty came to power outside the Holy Roman Empirefor the first time. Otto had abdicated the Hungarian throne by 1308.
Patrilineal descent
Duke Franz's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations. 1. Otto I, Count of Scheyern, 1044–1072 2. Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern, d. before 1088 3. Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach, 1083–1156 4. Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, 1117–1183 5. Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, 1173–1231 6. Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, 1206–1253 7. Louis I...
Bavarian branch
1. Louis V, Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Bavaria and Count of Tyrol(1323–1361) 2. Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut(1347–1404) 3. Isabeau de Bavière (1371–1435), queen-consort of France 4. Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1397–1438) duke of Bavaria-Munich 5. Albert III, Duke of Bavaria (1438–1460) duke of Bavaria-Munich 6. Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and Holland(1417–1432) 7. Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria(1465–1508) 8. William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1508–1550), co-regent Loui...
Palatinate branch
1. Frederick I, Elector Palatine(1451–1476) 2. Frederick III, Elector Palatine(1559–1576) 3. Frederick V, Elector Palatine(1610–1623), King of Bohemia (the "Winter King") 4. Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine(1648–1680) 5. Prince Rupert of the Rhine(1619–1682) 6. Sophia of the Palatine (1630–1714), daughter of Frederick V, heiress of Great Britain, mother of King George I 7. Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine(1652–1722) 8. Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1690–1718), his wife Anna Maria L...
Bavaria
Some of the most important Bavarian castles and palaces that were built by Wittelsbach rulers, or served as seats of ruling branch lines, are the following: 1. The Old Courtin Munich 2. Munich Residenz by Michael Wening 3. Nymphenburg Palacein Munich 4. Schleissheim Palacein Munich 5. Trausnitz Castlein Landshut 6. Ingolstadt Castle 7. StraubingCastle 8. Burghausen Castle 9. Hohenschwangau Castle 10. Linderhof Palace 11. HerrenchiemseePalace 12. Neuschwanste...
Palatinate branch
Some of the most important castles and palaces of the Palatinate Wittelsbach were: 1. Heidelberg Castle1670 2. Mannheim Palace 3. Schwetzingen Castle 4. Neuburg Castle (Bavaria) 5. DüsseldorfCastle 6. Benrath Palacein Düsseldorf 7. Bensberg Castle 8. ZweibrückenCastle 9. BirkenfeldCastle 1645 10. SulzbachCastle 11. NeumarktCastle 12. SimmernCastle 1648
Electorate of Cologne
From 1597 to 1794, Bonn was the capital of the Electorate of Cologneand residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne, most of them belonging to the Bavarian branch of the House of Wittelsbach (from 1583 to 1761). 1. Electoral Palace, Bonn 2. Poppelsdorf Palace, Bonn 3. Augustusburg Palace, Brühl
A full armorial of the Wittelsbach family can be found on the French-language Wikipedia at Armorial of the House of Wittelsbach.
Asteroid 90712 Wittelsbach, named in the castle and dynasty's honour- Origin
- Bavaria and Palatinate Within The Holy Roman Empire
- Kingdom of Bavaria, 1806–1918
- Activities During Nazi Regime, 1933–1945
- Reign Outside The Holy Roman Empire
- Castles and Palaces
- Coats of Arms
- See Also
- External Links
Berthold, Margrave in Bavaria (died 980), was the ancestor of Otto I, Count of Scheyern (died 1072), whose third son Otto II, Count of Scheyern acquired the castle of Wittelsbach (near Aichach). The Counts of Scheyern left Scheyern Castle (constructed around 940) in 1119 for Wittelsbach Castle and the former was given to monks to establish Scheyern Abbey. The Wittelsbach Conrad of Scheyern-Dachau, a great-grandson of Otto I, Count of Scheyern became Duke of Merania in 1153 and was succeeded by his son Conrad II. It was the first Duchy held by the Wittelsbach family (until 1180/82). Otto I's eldest son Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern was father of the Count palatine of Bavaria Otto IV (died 1156), who was the first Count of Wittelsbach and whose son Otto was invested with the Duchy of Bavaria in 1180 after the fall of Henry the Lion and hence the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach. Duke Otto's son Louis I, Duke of Bavaria acquired also the Electorate of the Palatinatein...
The Wittelsbach dynasty ruled the German territories of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and the Electorate of the Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was partly incorporated as Rhine Palatinate into Bavaria, which Napoleonelevated to a kingdom in 1806. On Duke Otto II's death in 1253, his sons divided the Wittelsbach possessions between them: Henry became Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Louis IIDuke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine. When Henry's branch died out in 1340 the Emperor Louis IV, a son of Duke Louis II, reunited the duchy. The family provided two Holy Roman Emperors: Louis IV (1314–1347) and Charles VII (1742–1745), both members of the Bavarian branch of the family, and one German King with Rupert of the Palatinate(1400–1410), a member of the Palatinate branch. The House of Wittelsbach split into these two branches in 1329: Under the Treaty of Pavia, Emperor Louis IV granted the Palatinate including the Bavarian Upper Palatinate to his broth...
Under Maximilian's descendants, Bavaria became the third most powerful German state, behind only Prussia and Austria. It was also far-and-away the most powerful secondary state. When the German Empire was formed in 1871, Bavaria became the new empire's second most powerful state after Prussia. The Wittelsbachs reigned as kings of Bavaria until 1918. On 12 November 1918 Ludwig III issued the Anif declaration (German: Anifer Erklärung) at Anif Palace, Austria, in which he released his soldiers and officials from their oath of loyalty to him and ended the 738-year rule of the House of Wittelsbach in Bavaria.The republican movement thereupon declared a republic.
During the Second World War, the Wittelsbachs were anti-Nazi. The family initially left Germany for Hungary, but were eventually arrested. Family members spent time in several Nazi concentration camps including Oranienburg and Dachau.
With Duke Otto III of Lower Bavaria, who was a maternal grandson of Béla IV of Hungary and was elected anti-king of Hungary and Croatia as Bela V (1305–1308) the Wittelsbach dynasty came to power outside the Holy Roman Empirefor the first time. Otto had abdicated the Hungarian throne by 1308.
Bavaria
Some of the most important Bavarian castles and palaces that were built by Wittelsbach rulers, or served as seats of ruling branch lines, are the following:
Palatinate branch
Some of the most important castles and palaces of the Palatinate Wittelsbach were:
Electorate of Cologne
From 1597 to 1794, Bonn was the capital of the Electorate of Cologneand residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne, most of them belonging to the Bavarian branch of the House of Wittelsbach (from 1583 to 1761).
A full armorial of the Wittelsbach family can be found on the French-language Wikipedia at Armorial of the House of Wittelsbach.
List of rulers of BavariaAsteroid 90712 Wittelsbach, named in the castle and dynasty's honourOtto I (1117 – 11 July 1183), called the Redhead (German: der Rotkopf), was Duke of Bavaria from 1180 until his death. He was also called Otto VI as Count Palatine of Bavaria from 1156 to 1180.
The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic (Cerdicingas in Old English), refers to the family that initially ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex, from the 6th century under Cerdic of Wessex until the unification of the Kingdoms of England by Alfred the Great and his successors.
Wittelsbach er en tysk fyrsteslægt, der har navn efter borgen Wittelsbach ved Aichach i Oberbayern; den var Bayerns kongehus og et af verdens ældste.. Historie. Wittelsbach siges ifølge en legende at stamme fra Karl den Store gennem en sidelinje fra Leopold af Bayern (død 907).
Povijest obitelji Podrijetlo. Prvi poznati predak Wittelsbachovaca, bio je markgrof, kasnije vojvoda Liutpold († 907.). Njegovi potomci nosili su naslov grofova Scheyern. Godine 1115. grof Oton V. († 1155.) preselio se u utvrdu Wittelsbach nedaleko od Aichacha u Bavarskoj po kojoj je obitelj dobila
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The House of Wittelsbach is a German-Bavarian dynasty, with branches that rule, or have ruled over territories including: Bavaria, Holland, Zeeland, Cologne, Sweden, Romania, Bohemia, Hungary, Denmark, Norway, Greece and the Holy Roman Empire. The House of Windsor, the reigning royal house of the British throne, are descendants of Sophia of Hanover, a Wittelsbach Princess and Electress of Hanover.... en.wikipedia.org
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