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Jan 23, 2021 · The official flag for Bavaria was adopted by royal decree (11 September 1878) and it was white over light blue. King Louis II stated that all the flags, on land and at sea, were of two horizontal stripes. Mario Fabretto, 3 August 1998. Bavaria (Bayern) was a Duchy until 1507, when it became an Electorate (Kurfürstentum Bayern).
Oct 17, 2012 · The official flag for Bavaria was adopted by royal decree (11 September 1878) and it was white over light blue. King Louis II stated that all the flags, on land and at sea, were of two horizontal stripes.
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.
Kingdom of Bavaria. Königreich Bayern. Kenigreich Bayern. 1805–1918. Flag. Coat of arms. Anthem: Bayerische Königshymne. The Kingdom of Bavaria (green) within the German Confederation (dark grey) in 1815. The Kingdom of Bavaria within the German Empire with the exclave of Palatinate.
Presentation. Introduction. National Flag 1878-1918, Pre-1878 Unofficial Flag ( Landesfarben / reported 1842 and 1848) Pre-1878 Unofficial Swallowtailed Variant (reported 1810 Oktoberfest ) Pre-1878 Unofficial Variant (reported 1820 and 1842) Pre-1878 Unofficial Variant (reported 1820)
Bavaria Becomes a Kingdom. Napoleon promises the Bavarian state’s preservation and expansion, enhanced by a royal crown. The price for this is Princess Auguste Amalie’s hand. The king becomes the unifying figure of the new Bavaria and the kingdom becomes a constitutional monarchy. Kings forgo coronation and swear on the constitution instead.
Formerly the coat of arms of the Counts of Bogen, it was adopted as the coat of arms of the House of Wittelsbach in 1242. The white and blue rhombuses are regarded as a symbol of Bavaria and symbol Bavaria as a whole. With the people’s crown they are also officially used as the "small Bavarian state coat of arms".
