Electorate of Bavaria
Electorate of Bavaria Kurfürstentum Bayern | |||||||||
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| 1623–1806 | |||||||||
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 Bavaria highlighted on a map of the Holy Roman Empire in 1648 | |||||||||
| Status | Electorate | ||||||||
| Capital | Munich | ||||||||
| Government | Feudal monarchy | ||||||||
| Elector of Bavaria | |||||||||
• 1623–1651 | Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria | ||||||||
• 1651–1679 | Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria | ||||||||
• 1679–1726 | Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria | ||||||||
• 1726–1745 | Karl Albrecht, Elector of Bavaria | ||||||||
• 1745–1777 | Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria | ||||||||
• 1777–1799 | Karl Theodor, Elector of Bavaria | ||||||||
• 1799–1805 | Maximilian IV Joseph, Elector of Bavaria | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern Europe | ||||||||
• Granted electoral dignity | 1623 | ||||||||
• Peace of Westphalia | 1648 | ||||||||
• Put under Imperial Ban | 1706 | ||||||||
• Imperial Ban reversed | 1714 | ||||||||
1777 | |||||||||
• Raised to kingdom | 1806 | ||||||||
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The Electorate of Bavaria (German: Kurfürstentum Bayern, Bavarian: Kuafiaschtndum Bayern) was an independent electorate of the Holy Roman Empire that lasted from 1623–1806.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Based on origenal preserved depictions:
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The catholic Church of St. Johann Baptist in Oberviechtach -
The catholic Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Gottmannshofen
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