King of Bavaria

King of Bavaria

King of Bavaria was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 till 1918, when the kingdom was abolished. It was the second kingdom, almost a thousand years after the short-lived Carolingian kingdom of Bavaria.

Under the terms of the Treaty of Pressburg concluded December 26, 1805 between Napoleonic France and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, several principalities allied to Napoleon were elevated to kingdoms. One of the staunchest of these had been the prince-elector of Bavaria, Maximilian IV Joseph, and on January 1, 1806, he formally assumed the title King Maximilian I of Bavaria.

Maximilian's successors resisted German nationalism, and Bavaria became the protector of smaller states whose leaders felt threatened by Prussia or Austria in the German Confederation. Religious ties linked the state more to Austria until their defeat in the Austro-Prussian War. King Ludwig II signed an alliance with Prussia on 22 August 1866, effectively relinquishing Bavarian independence.

With the treaty of 23 November 1870 Bavaria was integrated into the new German Empire, but permitted a relatively large degree of self-determination. The Kings of Bavaria maintained their titles, and maintained separate diplomatic and military corps. When the German Empire was abolished in November 1918 after the end of World War I, the last king of Bavaria, Ludwig III, was deposed.

Kings of Bavaria

*Maximilian I Joseph 1805–1825
*Ludwig I 1825–1848 (d.1868)
*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

The title "King of Bavaria" is sometimes used in reference to Carolingian kings ruling over Bavaria. See List of rulers of Bavaria for these.

Current Heir

Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born July 14 1933), styled as "His Royal Highness The Duke of Bavaria", is head of the Wittelsbach family, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria.

ee also

* Rulers of Bavaria
* History of Bavaria
* Queen of Bavaria


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