The following is a list of rulers during the history of Bavaria: // Early settlements and Roman Raetia There are numerous palaeolithic finds in Bavaria. ...

Dukes of Bavaria, 548-1623

Agilolfing Dynasty

(see also Bavarii) The Agilolfings were a family of Frankish or Bavarian nobility that ruled the historical teritory of Bavaria on behalf of their Frankish overlords from about 550 until 788. ... Bavarii was a large and powerful tribe which emerged late in Teutonic tribal times, in what is now the Czech Republic (Bohemia). ...

• ca. 548-595 Garibald I
• ca. 595-610 Tassilo I
• ca. 610-640 Garibald II
• ca. 640-680 Theodo I
• ca. 680-717 Tassilo II
• ca. 717-724 Theodbert
• ca. 725-737 Hugbert
• ca. 737-749 Odilo
• ca. 749-788 Tassilo III

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Carolingian

(see also Franks) The Carolingians (also known as the Carlovingians) were a dynasty of rulers that eventually controlled the Frankish realm and its successors from the 8th to the 10th century, officially taking over the kingdoms from the Merovingian dynasty in 751. ... For other uses, see Franks (disambiguation). ...

• 788-814 Charlemagne, in Personal Union
• 814-815 Louis I, the Pious, in Personal Union
• 815-817 Lothair I, as king
• 817-876 Louis II, the German, as king
• 876-880 Carloman, as king
• 880-882 Louis III, in Personal Union
• 882-887 Charles III, the Fat, in Personal Union
• 888-899 Arnulf of Carinthia, in Personal Union

Charlemagne (2 April 742 or 747 – 28 January 814) (also Charles the Great; from Latin, Carolus Magnus or Karolus Magnus), son of King Pippin the Short and Bertrada of Laon, was the king of the Franks from 768 to 814 and king of the Lombards from 774 to 814. ... Louis the Pious doing penance at Attigny in 822. ... Lothair I Lothair I (795 – March 2, 855), Holy Roman Emperor, was the eldest son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his wife Irmengarde (Ermengarde), daughter of Ingramm (Ingerman), the Duke of Hesbaye. ... Louis the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian) (804 - August 28, 876), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, was the king of Bavaria from 817, when his father partitioned the empire, and king of East Francia... Carloman (830-880) was the eldest son of Louis the German, king of East Francia (Germany), and Emma, daughter of the count Welf. ... For the King of France known as Louis the Younger, see Louis VII of France. ... Charles the Fat in a mediaeval French manuscript. ... Arnulf of Carinthia (German Arnulf von Kärnten, Slovenian Arnulf Koroški) (850 – December 8, 899) was one of the last ruling members of the Carolingian house in the Eastern part of the Frankish Kingdom, which had been split in the Treaty of Verdun in 843. ...

Liutpolding Dynasty

• Liutpold 889-907
• Arnulf the Bad 907-937
• Eberhard 937
• Berthold 938-947

Arnulf I, called der Böse (the Bad or the Evil) (died July 14, 937), was duke of Bavaria from 907 until his death. ...

Liudolfing (Ottonian) Dynasty

• Henry I of Bavaria 947-955
• Henry II the Quarrelsome 955-976
• Otto I 976-982

Ottonian dynasty is a name sometimes given to a ruling dynasty of German kings, sometimes regarded as the first dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, (though Charlemagne is commonly viewed as the original founder. ... Henry I (b. ... Henry II the Wrangler Henry II the Wrangler, Duke of Bavaria (951-995), also called the Quarrelsome, was the son of Henry I and Judith of Bavaria. ... Otto I, Duke of Swabia and Bavaria (b. ...

Liutpolding Dynasty

• Henry III the Younger 983-985

Liudolfing Dynasty

• Henry II the Quarrelsome (restored) 985-995
• Henry IV the Saint (Holy Roman Emperor, as Henry II) 995-1005

Henry II the Wrangler Henry II the Wrangler, Duke of Bavaria (951-995), also called the Quarrelsome, was the son of Henry I and Judith of Bavaria. ... Saint Henry II of Germany (972 – 13 July 1024), was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ...

House of Luxembourg

• Henry V of Luxembourg 1005-1026

Salian Dynasty

• Henry VI the Black (Holy Roman Emperor, as Henry III) 1026-1041

The Salian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire was founded by Conrad II (c. ... Henry III, from a miniature of 1040 Henry III (October 29, 1017 – October 5, 1056), called the Black, was a member of the Salian (sometimes Franconian) dynasty of Holy Roman Emperors. ...

House of Luxembourg

• Henry VII 1042-1047
• Conrad II 1049-1053

Salian Dynasty

• Henry VIII 1053-1054
• Conrad III 1054-1055
• Henry VIII 1055-1061

The Salian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire was founded by Conrad II (c. ... HEINRIC·IMP[ERATOR], Emperor Henry Henry IV (November 11, 1050 – August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Emperor from 1084, until his abdication in 1105. ... HEINRIC·IMP[ERATOR], Emperor Henry Henry IV (November 11, 1050 – August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Emperor from 1084, until his abdication in 1105. ...

Northeim Dynasty

• Otto II 1061-1070

Northeim is a town in Lower Saxony, capital of the district Northeim. ... Otto of Nordheim, Duke of Bavaria (died 11 January 1083), belonged to the rich and influential Saxon family of the counts of Nordheim, and having distinguished himself in war and peace alike, received the Duchy of Bavaria from Agnes, widow of Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1061. ...

Welf Dynasty

• Welf I 1070-1077

The House of Welf (or House of Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th century until the 20th century. ... Welf I (died about 9 November 1101, Paphos) was duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077 and from 1096 to his death. ...

Salian Dynasty

• Henry VIII 1077-1096

The Salian Dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire was founded by Conrad II (c. ... HEINRIC·IMP[ERATOR], Emperor Henry Henry IV (November 11, 1050 – August 7, 1106) was King of Germany from 1056 and Emperor from 1084, until his abdication in 1105. ...

Welf Dynasty

• Welf I 1096-1101 (restored)
• Welf II 1101-1120
• Henry IX the Black 1120-1126
• Henry X the Proud 1126-1139 (also Duke of Saxony)

The House of Welf (or House of Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th century until the 20th century. ... Welf I (died about 9 November 1101, Paphos) was duke of Bavaria from 1070 to 1077 and from 1096 to his death. ... Welf II (1072 – 24 September 1120, Kaufering), or Welfhard, called Welf the Fat, was duke of Bavaria from 1101 until his death. ... Henry IX (died 13 December 1126), called the Black, a member of the House of Welf, was duke of Bavaria from 1120 to 1126. ... Henry, known as the Proud (around 1108 – October 20, 1139), was Duke of Bavaria (Henry X, 1126-1139), Duke of Saxony (Henry II, 1138-1139), and Margrave of Tuscany (1137-1139). ... List of Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Saxony, 880-1918 The original Duchy of Saxony comprised lands in the north-westen part of present-day Germany, roughly corresponding to the modern German state of Lower Saxony and to Westphalia. ...

Babenberg Dynasty

• Leopold 1139-1141 ( also Margrave of Austria)
• Henry XI Jasomirgott 1141-1156 ( also Duke of Austria)

Originally from Bamberg in Franconia, now northern Bavaria, the Babenbergs or Babenberger ruled Austria as counts of the march and dukes from 976 - 1248, before the rise of the house of Habsburg. ... Leopold IV, the Generous (born around 1080; died October 18, 1141 in Niederaltaich (Bavaria)), was Margrave of Austria from 1136 and Duke of Bavaria from 1139 until his death. ... This is a list of margraves, dukes, archdukes, and emperors of Austria. ... Heinrich (Henry) II, (born 1107, died January 13, 1177), Count Palatine of the Rhine 1140-1141, Margrave of Austria from 1141 to 1156, Duke of Bavaria from 1143 to 1156, Duke of Austria 1156-1177, was a prince from the dynasty of Babenberg. ... This is a list of margraves, dukes, archdukes, and emperors of Austria. ...

Welf Dynasty

• Henry XII the Lion 1156-1180 (also Duke of Saxony)

The House of Welf (or House of Guelph) is a European dynasty that has included many German and British monarchs from the 11th century until the 20th century. ... Henry the Lion (face of statue on his tomb in Brunswick Cathedral) Henry the Lion (1129/1131 - August 6, 1195; in German, Heinrich der Löwe) was Duke of Saxony as Henry III since 1142, and Duke of Bavaria as Henry XII since 1156, both until 1180. ... List of Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Saxony, 880-1918 The original Duchy of Saxony comprised lands in the north-westen part of present-day Germany, roughly corresponding to the modern German state of Lower Saxony and to Westphalia. ...

Wittelsbach Dynasty

Electors of Bavaria, 1623-1805

In 1623, Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria was raised to Electoral Status, gaining the seat of the Elector Palatine, who had been put under the ban of the Empire. 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. ...

• Maximilian I 1623-1651
• Ferdinand Maria 1651-1679
• Maximilian II Emanuel 1679-1726
• Charles Albert 1726-1745 (Holy Roman Emperor, as Charles VII 1742–1745)
• Maximilian III Joseph 1745-1777
• Charles Theodore 1777-1799 (Elector Palatine from 1743)
• Maximilian IV Joseph 1799-1805 (Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795)

Maximilian I, Elector and Duke of Bavaria and his second wife, Maria Anna of Austria Maximilian I, Elector and Duke of Bavaria (17 April 1573 – 27 September 1651), called the Great,, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Ferdinand Maria, Picture from 1658 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (October 31, 1636 - May 26, 1679) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire from 1651 to 1679. ... Maximilian II Emanuel (July 11, 1662 - February 26, 1726) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII Emperor Charles VII Albert (Brussels August 6, 1697 – January 20, 1745 in Munich), a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Holy Roman Emperor from January 24, 1742 until his death in 1745. ... Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (28 March 1727-30 December 1777) was the eldest son of Emperor Karl VII. Upon his fathers death in 1745, he inherited a country in the process of being invaded by Austrian armies (see War of the Austrian Succession), and quickly abandoned his... Karl Theodor (born in 1724) reigned as Duke of Bavaria from 1777 until his death in 1799. ... 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 I Joseph, King of Bavaria. ... Zweibrücken is a city of Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Schwarzbach River at the border of the Palatine Forest. ...

Kings of Bavaria, 1805-1918

In 1805, Bavaria became a kingdom, and Elector Maximilian IV became King Maximilian I.

• Maximilian I Joseph 1805-1825
• Ludwig I Augustus 1825-1848
• Maximilian II 1848-1864
• Ludwig II 1864-1886
• Otto 1886-1913 (d.1916)
  • Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, Regent 1886-1912
  • Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Regent 1912-1913
• Ludwig III 1913-1918

See: King of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria. ... Ludwig I (or Louis I, which is the French form of his name, his godfather was Louis XVI of France) (born August 25, 1786 Strasbourg, – died February 29, 1868 Nice) was king of Bavaria from 1825 until 1848. ... King Maximilian II of Bavaria Maximilian II of Bavaria (November 28, 1811 - March 10, 1864) was king of Bavaria from 1848 until 1864. ... Ludwig II of Bavaria Ludwig II of Bavaria Ludwig (Louis) II, King of Bavaria, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm; sometimes known in English as Mad King Ludwig (August 25, 1845 - June 13, 1886) was king of Bavaria from 1864 until his death. ... Otto I of Bavaria His Majesty King Otto I of Bavaria, (Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar Wittelsbach) (27 April 1848-11 October 1916) was the King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. ... Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (12 March 1821—12 December 1912) was a Bavarian prince of the House of Wittelsbach. ... Ludwig III of Bavaria Ludwig III, HM Ludwig III Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred King of Bavaria, (7 January 1845 - 18 October 1921) was briefly Prince Regent of Bavaria and was the last King of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918. ... Ludwig III of Bavaria Ludwig III, HM Ludwig III Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred King of Bavaria, (7 January 1845 - 18 October 1921) was briefly Prince Regent of Bavaria and was the last King of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918. ... King of Bavaria was a title held by the hereditary rulers of Bavaria from 1805 till 1918, when the kingdom was abolished. ...

Minister presidents of Bavaria, 1918-present

In 1918, Bavaria became a republic.

See: List of minister presidents of Bavaria This is a list of the men who have served in the capacity of Minister President or equivalent office in Bavaria from the mid-18th century to the present: // Bavaria under the monarchy Count Franz Joseph von Berchem 1745-1777 Count Matthäus von Vieregg 1777-1799 Count Maximilian Joseph...

Heads of the House of Wittelsbach since 1918 (not ruling)

• King Ludwig III 1918-1921
• Crown Prince Rupprecht 1921-1955
• Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria 1955-1996
• Franz, Duke of Bavaria 1996-present

Ludwig III of Bavaria Ludwig III, HM Ludwig III Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred King of Bavaria, (7 January 1845 - 18 October 1921) was briefly Prince Regent of Bavaria and was the last King of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918. ... Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria or Crown Prince Rupert of Bavaria(German: Kronprinz Rupprecht von Bayern) (18 May 1869 – 2 August 1955) was the last Bavarian Crown Prince. ... Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (May 3, 1905 - July 8, 1996). ... Franz, the Duke of Bavaria also known as King Francis II. He is the Jacobite heir to the throne of the United Kingdom, but does not assert his claim. ...

External link

• Official site of the House of Wittelsbach