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Karl Theodor, Prince-Elector, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria (December, 1724 – February 16, 1799) reigned as Prince-Elector and Count Palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777, until his death. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1285, 221 KB) Description description: Karl Theodor, KurfÃ¼rst (1742-1799). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x1285, 221 KB) Description description: Karl Theodor, KurfÃ¼rst (1742-1799). ... Events January 14 - King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne February 20 - The premiere of Giulio Cesare, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel, takes place in London June 23 - Treaty of Constantinople signed. ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Duchy of JÃ¼lich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (part of Limburg). ... Berg was a medieval territory in todays North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... For other uses, see Bavaria (disambiguation). ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Biography

He was of the Wittelsbach house Pfalz-Sulzbach.^[1] Born in Drogenbos near Brussels, and educated in Mannheim, Karl Theodor inherited Electoral Palatinate and the duchies of Jülich and Berg in 1742. As reigning Prince of the Palatinate, he won the hearts of his subjects by founding an academy of science, stocking up the museums' collections and supporting the arts. When Maximilian III Joseph of Bavaria died in 1777, Karl Theodor became also Elector and Duke of Bavaria and moved to Munich. The Wittelsbach family is an European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. ... Drogenbos is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ... Mannheim is a city in Germany. ... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria. ... Year 1777 (MDCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... , For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ...

He instantly managed to make everyone in Bavaria his enemy by proposing to Emperor Joseph II to exchange parts of Bavaria for some Austrian possessions along the Rhine and in today Belgium close to his dominions the Palatinate, Jülich and Berg. The ensuing diplomatic crisis led to the outbreak of the War of the Bavarian Succession; in the Peace of Teschen (1779), it was established that Karl's descendants (he had no surviving legitimate children) would not inherit the throne of Bavaria. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 473 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1583 Ã— 2005 pixel, file size: 918 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Faithful reproductions of two-dimensional original works cannot attract copyright in the U.S. according to the rule in Bridgeman Art Library v. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 473 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1583 Ã— 2005 pixel, file size: 918 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Faithful reproductions of two-dimensional original works cannot attract copyright in the U.S. according to the rule in Bridgeman Art Library v. ... Joseph II (full name: Joseph Benedikt August Johannes Anton Michel Adam; March 13, 1741 â€“ February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. ... It has been suggested that River Rhine Pollution: November 1986 be merged into this article or section. ... The War of the Bavarian Succession was a war that occurred in 1778 and 1779. ... The Treaty of Teschen was signed on May 13, 1779 in Cieszyn between Austria and Prussia, which officially ended the War of the Bavarian Succession. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Karl Theodor never became popular as a ruler in Bavaria; in the following years, he constantly tried without success to exchange the ducal lands of Bavaria for the Austrian Netherlands and a royal crown, and he never managed to control the mounting social tensions in Bavaria. After a dispute with Munich's city council Karl Theodor even moved the residence in 1788 to Mannheim but returned only one year later. Examples of German and Austrian Thalers compared to a US quarter piece (bottom center) The Thaler (or Taler) was a silver coin used throughout Europe for almost four hundred years. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 402 pixelsFull resolution (1068 Ã— 537 pixel, file size: 273 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Silver thaler of Karl Theodor, inscribed on the obverse in Latin: English: Charles Theodore, by the grace of God, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of... A palatinate is a territory administered by a count palatine, originally the direct representative of the sovereign, but later the hereditary ruler of the territory subject to the crowns overlordship. ... The following is a list of rulers during the history of Bavaria: // Dukes of Bavaria, 548-1623 Agilolfing Dynasty (see also Bavarii) ca. ... It has been suggested that Bavaria#Historical_Buildings be merged into this article or section. ... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ... This article is about the medieval empire. ... The Duchy of JÃ¼lich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (part of Limburg). ... The Duchy of Cleves (Herzogtum Kleve) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (parts of Limburg, Noord-Brabant and Gelderland). ... Map of the duchies of JÃ¼lich, Cleves, and Berg circa 1477. ... â€œOur Ladyâ€ redirects here. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Since 1785 Count Rumford reorganized the state. Karl Theodor is also known for disbanding Adam Weishaupt's order of the Illuminati in 1785. 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Benjamin Thompson. ... Johann Adam Weishaupt (* 6 February 1748 in Ingolstadt; â€ 18 November 1830 in Gotha) was a German who founded the Order of the Illuminati. ... This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

When the revolutionary armies of France occupied the Duchy of Jülich in 1794 and invaded the Palatinate in 1795 and then proceeded towards Bavaria in 1796, Karl Theodor begged Francis II for help which in essence would have made Bavaria a puppet state of Austria. When he died of a stroke in Munich in 1799, the population in Munich celebrated for several days. He is buried in the crypt of the Theatinerkirche in Munich. The Duchy of JÃ¼lich was a state of the Holy Roman Empire in present Germany (part of North Rhine-Westphalia) and the Netherlands (part of Limburg). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Francis I in Austrian coronation regalia, 1832 Austrian thaler of Francis II, dated 1821. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Theatiner Church in Munich was built from 1663 to 1690, it was founded by Elector Ferdinand Maria and his wife, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown, Prince Max Emanuel, in 1662. ...

Despite the mutual dislike and distrust between the Duke and his Bavarian subjects, Karl Theodor left a distinctive mark on the city of Munich: it was under his reign that the English Garden, Munich's largest park, was created, and the city's old fortifications were dismantled to make place for a modern, expanding city. One of Munich's major squares, Karlsplatz, is named after Karl Theodor. Munich natives, however, seldom use that name, calling the square instead Stachus, after the pub "Beim Stachus" that was located there until construction work for Karlsplatz began. One of the main reasons for this is that Karl Theodor, as noted above, never enjoyed the popularity in Bavaria that he enjoyed in the Palatinate. The Monopteros at dusk The Englischer Garten or English Garden is a large urban public park that stretches from the city center to the northeastern city limits of Munich, Germany. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Cultural legacy

Karl Theodor was a great lover of the arts, including drama and especially music. He commissioned Idomeneo from Mozart in 1780. Mozart quotes him as saying "No music has ever made such an impression on me. It is magnificent." (David Cairns, Mozart and his operas, 2006, p.48) Idomeneo, re di Creta ossia Ilia e Idamante (Italian: Idomeneo, King of Crete, or, Ilia and Idamante; usually referred to simply as Idomeneo, K. 366) is an Italian opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. ... â€œMozartâ€ redirects here. ... David Cairns is a British journalist, non-fiction writer and musician. ...

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