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- On this day, the last king to rule Bavaria was born. His name was Ludwig III and was a member of the famous Wittelsbach dynasty, which had ruled Bavaria since the 12th century.
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In 1373 Otto, the last Wittelsbach regent of Brandenburg, released the country to the House of Luxembourg. On Duke Albert's death in 1404, he was succeeded in the Netherlands by his eldest son, William. A younger son, John III, became Prince-Bishop of Liège.
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.
Mar 9, 2018 · The Bavarian royal family, the House of Wittelsbach, ruled for 738 years, but were kings of Bavaria for only the last 112 years of that time. Their rule ended with the German Revolution of 1918-1919 in the immediate aftermath of World War I which saw the collapse all of the German monarchies.
The Wittelsbachs of the Palatinate provided a German king, Rupert, who reigned from 1400 to 1410, but their lands continued to be subdivided among themselves, creating a profusion of branches of the family.
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Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born 14 July 1933), commonly known by the courtesy title Duke of Bavaria, is the head of the House of Wittelsbach, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. His great-grandfather King Ludwig III was the last ruling monarch of Bavaria, being deposed in 1918.
Last Ruler: King Ludwig III ruled 1913-1918, (Regent 1912-1913) Official Residences: Schloss Nymphenburg, Residenzschloss in Munich, Leuchtenburg Palace, Schloss Wildenwart etc. One of the oldest Catholic dynasties in Germany is the Wittelsbachs.
May 20, 2024 · The Wittelsbacher family. is a dynasty that ruled Bavaria for 738 years, from 1180 until 1918, first as dukes and then, from 1806, as kings. The Wittelsbachs were, next to the Habsburgs of Austria, one of the most important dynasties in European history because their marriage policy throughout the centuries ensured that members of their family ...
