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4 days ago · 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.
- 11th century
- Ludwig III
1 day ago · With the revolt of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria in 976, Bavaria lost large territories in the south and southeast. One of the most important dukes of Bavaria was Henry the Lion of the house of Welf, founder of Munich, and de facto the second most powerful man in the empire as the ruler of two duchies.
- 70,550.19 km² (27,239.58 sq mi)
- Germany
2 days ago · I’m telling you all this now so that you will pay proper attention to the story I am about to tell you, and because I have no intention of playing down the sufferings and hardships that had to be faced by Duke Ernst when he was driven out of Bavaria. [1–37]
4 days ago · In modern Germany, the medieval emperor Frederick has often been overshadowed by the mythical figure of Barbarossa, sleeping in his mountain to return one day to restore the glory of the Empire. Moreover, nationalistic zealots hailed this ruler as the heroic epitome of a German man.
3 days ago · Regency of Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania (1319–1320) Son of Henry I. Died as a minor. 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. Henry II the Child: 1302: 1319–1320: 26 March 1317
4 days ago · Soon thereafter, a gospel-book having been brought in, the abbot swore fealty.” 27 In other vassalage ceremonies, such as that of Tassilo, Duke of Bavaria, who swore his fealty to Pepin the Short in 757, the duke placed his hands on relics instead of the Gospels.
4 days ago · George II (born November 10 [October 30, Old Style], 1683, Herrenhausen Palace, Hanover—died October 25, 1760, London) was the king of Great Britain and elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760.
