Modern Bavaria

United Bavaria

Electors of Bavaria and Counts Palatine of the Rhine,1777–1806
Kings of Bavaria, 1806-1918

Electors of Bavaria and Electors Palatine of the Rhine, 1777–1803

Sulzbach Line 1777-1799

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Charles Theodore (1724 –1799) Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria

  • Charles Theodore (1724 –1799) Count Palatine of Sulzbach from 1733, Elector Palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777. Married firstly Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach (1721 – 1794) daughter of Joseph Charles, Hereditary Prince of Sulzbach and secondly Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (1776 – 1848) Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este.  Ancestor of the morganatic House of Bretzenheim.

Zweibrücken Line 1799–1803

 

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Maximilian IV Joseph (1756 –1825) Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria

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Maximilian IV Joseph (1756 –1825) Elector Palatine and Elector of Bavaria

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 Maximilian I (1756 –1825) Count Palatine of Birkenfeld and Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1805, King of Bavaria (as Maximilian I) from 1806 to 1825

  • Maximilian I (1756 –1825) Count Palatine of Birkenfeld and Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1805, King of Bavaria (as Maximilian I) from 1806 to 1825. Grand Master of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception. Grand Master of the Order of St Hubert. Grand Master of the Order of St Michael. Son of Charles II August Christian (1746 –1795) Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Duke of Zweibrücken.  See Palatine Cadets.  Married firstly Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765 – 1796) daughter of Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt and secondly Caroline of Baden (1776 – 1841) daughter of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden.  

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Ludwig I (1786 –1868) King of Bavaria from 1825 to 1835

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Ludwig I (1786 –1868) King of Bavaria from 1835 to 1868

  • Ludwig I (1786 –1868) King of Bavaria from 1825 to 1848. Grand Master of the Order of St Hubert. Grand Master of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception. Grand Master of the Military Order of Max Joseph. Grand Master of the Order of St Michael. Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown. Founder and Grand Master of the Ludwigsorden in 1827. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1792 – 1854) daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen later Dukeof Saxe-Altenburg. Founder and Grand Master of the Order of Theresa in 1827.

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Maximilian II (1811 –1864) King of Bavaria

  • Maximilian II (1811 –1864) King of Bavaria. Grand Master of the Order of St Hubert. Grand Master of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception. Grand Master of the Military Order of Max Joseph. Grand Master of the Order of St Michael. Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown. Grand Master of the Ludwigsorden.  Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Princess Marie of Prussia (1825 – 1889) daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.

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Ludwig II (1845 –1886) King of Bavaria
Otto (1848 –1916) King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913.

  • Ludwig II (1845 –1886) King of Bavaria. Grand Master of the Order of St Hubert. Grand Master of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception. Grand Master of the Military Order of Max Joseph. Grand Master of the Order of St Michael. Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown. Grand Master of the Ludwigsorden.  Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
  • Otto (1848 –1916) King of Bavaria from 1886 to 1913. Grand Master of the Order of St Hubert. Grand Master of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception. Grand Master of the Military Order of Max Joseph. Grand Master of the Order of St Michael. Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown. Grand Master of the Ludwigsorden. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

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Ludwig III (1845 – 1921) King of Bavaria

  • Ludwig III (1845 – 1921) King of Bavaria from 1913 to 1918. Grand Master of the Order of St Hubert. Grand Master of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception. Grand Master of the Military Order of Max Joseph. Grand Master of the Order of St Michael. Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown. Grand Master of the Ludwigsorden. Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Married Maria Theresa Henriette Dorothea of Austria-Este ( 1849 –  1919) daughter of Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este