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2 days ago · The House of Wittelsbach (German: Haus Wittelsbach) is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, Holland, Zeeland, Sweden (with Swedish-ruled Finland), Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Bohemia, and Greece.
2 days ago · After the extinction of the Ascanian dynasty in 1320, Brandenburg came under the control of the Emperor Louis IV of the House of Wittelsbach, who granted Brandenburg to his eldest son, Louis V of Bavaria.
1 day ago · Crown Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, has started at Harvard University's Kennedy Campus in the US. (Max Bueno/Belgian Royal Palace) Her move to the US follows a stint in the UK where Princess ...
2 days ago · Uniquely among German states, Bavaria has two official flags of equal status, one with a white and blue stripe, the other with white and blue diamond-shaped lozenges. Either may be used by civilians and government offices, who are free to choose between them. [39]
2 days ago · Bavaria - Germanic, Franks, Holy Roman Empire: The earliest known inhabitants in the area of present-day Bavaria were the Celts. Romans conquered the region about the beginning of the Common Era. They divided the southern part into Raetia and Noricum and built fortifications along the northern boundary to keep out the Teutons.
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1 day ago · Bavaria. Bavaria, largest Land (state) of Germany, comprising the entire southeastern portion of the country. Bavaria is bounded to the north by the states of Thuringia and Saxony, to the east by the Czech Republic, to the south and southeast by Austria, and to the west by the states of Baden-Württemberg and Hessen.
1 day ago · The resulting community was nicknamed “Elisabethville”, after the Belgian queen Elisabeth of Bavaria. Elisabethville was the product of a unique diplomatic collaboration between the British and Belgian governments.
