Bavaria highlighted on a map of the Holy Roman Empire in 1648
Status
Electorate
Capital
Munich
Religion
Roman Catholic
Demonym(s)
Bavarian
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
• Personal union with Electorate of the Palatinate
1777
• Raised to kingdom
1806
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Electorate of Bavaria (German: Kurfürstentum Bayern) was a quasi-independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623 to 1806, when it was succeeded by the Kingdom of Bavaria.[2]
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 the Holy Roman Empire according to the Golden Bull of 1356, but Bavaria was excluded from the electoral dignity. In 1621, Frederick V, Elector Palatine was put under the imperial ban for his role in the Bohemian Revolt against Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, and the electoral dignity and territory of the Upper Palatinate was conferred upon his loyal cousin, Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria. Although the Peace of Westphalia would create a new electoral title for Frederick V's son, with the exception of a brief period during the War of the Spanish Succession, Maximilian's descendants would continue to hold the original electoral dignity until the extinction of his line in 1777. At that point the two lines were joined in personal union until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1805, after the Peace of Pressburg, the then-elector, Maximilian Joseph, raised himself to the dignity of King of Bavaria, and the Holy Roman Empire was abolished the year after.
^Based on original preserved depictions:
The catholic Church of St. Johann Baptist in Oberviechtach
The catholic Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Gottmannshofen
^Otto Von Pivka (November 1980). Napoleon's German Allies. Osprey Publishing. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-0-85045-373-7. Retrieved 4 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
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![Coat of arms[1] (1623–1777) of Bavaria](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Electorate_of_Bavaria_1753.svg/105px-Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Electorate_of_Bavaria_1753.svg.png)
The catholic Church of St. Johann Baptist in Oberviechtach
The catholic Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Gottmannshofen
