Electorate of Bavaria
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The Electorate of Bavaria was a quasi-independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623 to 1806, when it was succeeded by the Kingdom of Bavaria.
Maximilian II Emanuel
Charles Theodore
Count Montgelas
Gallia Protects Bavaria by Marianne Kürzinger (1805), an allegory of the military alliance between Bavaria and Napoleonic France
Duchy of Bavaria
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The Duchy of Bavaria was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarian tribes and ruled by dukes under Fra
Electorate of Bavaria
…hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623 to 1806, when it was succeeded by the Kingdom of Bavaria. The Wittelsbach dynasty which ruled the Duchy of Bavaria was the younger branch of the family which also ruled the Electoral Palatinate. The head of the elder branch was one of the seven prince-electors of…
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The Bavarian Square banner in the Wappenbuch des St. Galler Abtes Ulrich Rösch, 15th century