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  1. May 20, 2024 · The form Duke in Bavaria was selected because in 1506 primogeniture had been established in the House of Wittelsbach resulting in there being only one reigning Duke of Bavaria at any given time. Maximillian Joseph assumed the title of king as Maximilian I Joseph on 1 January 1806.

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  2. May 20, 2024 · of Bavaria 1808–1892: Maximilian Joseph 1808–1888 Duke in Bavaria: Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria 1801–1873: Frederick William IV 1795–1861 King of Prussia President of the Erfurt Union r. 1849–1850: William I 1797–1888 King of Prussia President of the North German Confederation German Emperor r. 1867–1888: Augusta of Saxe-Weimar ...

  3. 4 days ago · source: Wikipedia. King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. King Maximilian I Joseph was the first King of Bavaria, reigning from 1806 until his death in 1825. He was born on May 27, 1756, in Schwetzingen, Electorate of the Palatine, now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, the son of Friedrich Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and ...

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    5 days ago · Bavaria. /  49.07861°N 11.38556°E  / 49.07861; 11.38556. Bavaria, [a] officially the Free State of Bavaria, [b] is a state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of 70,550.19 km 2 (27,239.58 sq mi), it is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany.

  6. 3 days ago · In 1494, just months after its consecration, the cathedral hosted the lavish funeral of Duke Albrecht IV, the first of many Wittelsbach rulers to be laid to rest within its walls. A century later, in 1597, the Frauenkirche was the site of another grand occasion: the coronation of Duke Maximilian I as the first Elector of Bavaria, a title that ...

  7. May 23, 2024 · An article by Elisabeth Klecker, Christof Metzger, Friedrich Simader German version below Download the fulltext here After the dispute over the inheritance of Duke George the Rich of Bavaria-Landshut († 1 December 1503) between...

  8. May 9, 2024 · Maximilian was born on 6 July 1832 in the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire. He was baptized the following day as Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph. The first name honored his godfather and paternal uncle, The King of Hungary and the second honored his maternal grandfather, The King of Bavaria.

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