This article is about the monarchs of the early modern Kingdom of Bavaria. For the medieval monarchs who bore the title, see List of monarchs of Bavaria.
King of Bavaria
König von Bayern
Royal coat of arms
Ludwig III
Details
Style
His Majesty
First monarch
Maximilian I
Last monarch
Ludwig III
Formation
1806
Abolition
1918
Appointer
Hereditary
Pretender(s)
Franz, Duke of Bavaria
The King of Bavaria (German: König von Bayern) was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 until 1918, when the kingdom was abolished. It was the second time Bavaria was a kingdom, almost a thousand years after the short-lived Carolingian kingdom of Bavaria.
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