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History. Foundation and expansion under Maximilian I. Constitution. Ludwig I, Maximilian II and the Revolutions. Austro-Prussian War. Ludwig II and the German Empire. Regency and institutional reform. Military autonomy. World War I and the end of the kingdom. Geography, administrative regions and population. Statistics. See also. References.
- Electorate of Bavaria
The Electorate of Bavaria (German: Kurfürstentum Bayern) was...
- Ludwig III
Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; 7...
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The Electorate of Bavaria was an independent hereditary...
- Free State of Bavaria
During the Cold War, Bavaria was part of West Germany. In...
- King of Bavaria
The Crown of Bavaria. The King of Bavaria (German: König von...
- Crown of Bavaria
Crown of Bavaria. The Crown of the King of Bavaria is a part...
- Ludwig II
Roman Catholic. Signature. Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich...
- History of Munich
Origin. Middle Ages. Capital of the reunited duchy of...
- Bavarian Army
Structure. Pre and early World War One. Raised during World...
- Electorate of Bavaria
The Crown of Bavaria. The King of Bavaria (German: König von Bayern) was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 until 1918, when the kingdom was abolished. It was the second time Bavaria was a kingdom, almost a thousand years after the short-lived Carolingian kingdom ...
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- Ludwig III
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During the Cold War, Bavaria was part of West Germany. In 1949, the Free State of Bavaria chose not to sign the Founding Treaty (Gründungsvertrag) for the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany, opposing the division of Germany into two countries after World War II.
Roman Catholic. Signature. Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886), [1] also called the Swan King or the Fairy Tale King ( der Märchenkönig ), was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. He also held the titles of Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia, and Duke in Swabia. [2]
- 10 March 1864 – 13 June 1886
- Marie of Prussia
Origin. Middle Ages. Capital of the reunited duchy of Bavaria. Capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria. World War I and revolution. Weimar Republic/Nazi regime and World War II. Postwar Munich. See also. References. Further reading. History of Munich. Munich in a 1493 woodcut from Hartmann Schedel 's Nuremberg Chronicle.
1945–1952. Location. Bavaria. Result. Rise of Bavarian nationalism and Separatism. Creation of the Bayernpartei. Complete destruction of Munich prevented through the Freiheitsaktion Bayern. American occupation of Bavaria until 1952. After Germany's failure in World War II, the Allied invasion of The 3rd Reich, the ultimately productive revolt ...
