The Kingdom of Bavaria (German: Königreich Bayern; Bavarian: Kenigreich Bayern) was a historic German state that existed from 1805–1918. It became the Free State of Bavaria in 1918 and today since 1945 it is now called Bavaria.
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Kingdom of Bavaria Königreich Bayern
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Anthem: Bayerische Königshymne
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 The Kingdom of Bavaria (green) within the German Confederation (dark grey) in 1815 |
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| Status | Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire
(1805–1806)
State of the Confederation of the Rhine
(1806–13)
State of the German Confederation
(1815–66)
Federal State of the German Empire
(1871–1918) |
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| Capital | Munich |
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| Common languages | Bavarian, Upper German dialects |
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| Religion | Majority:
Roman Catholic
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| Government | Constitutional Monarchy |
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• 1805–1825 | Maximilian I Joseph |
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• 1825–1848 | Ludwig I |
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• 1848–1864 | Maximilian II |
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• 1864–1886 | Ludwig II |
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• 1886–1913 | Otto |
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• 1913–1918 | Ludwig III |
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• 1886–1912 | Leopold Charles |
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• 1912–1913 | Ludwig Leopold |
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• 1806–1817 | Maximilian von Montgelas |
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• 1912–1917 | Georg von Hertling |
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• 1917–1918 | Otto Ritter von Dandl |
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| Legislature | Landtag |
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• Upper Chamber | Kammer der Reichsräte |
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• Lower Chamber | Kammer der Abgeordneten |
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| Historical era | Napoleonic Wars / World War I |
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• Treaty of Pressburg | 26 December 1805 |
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• Established | 26 December 1805 |
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• Treaty of Ried | 8 October 1813 |
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| 30 May 1814 |
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| 18 January 1871 |
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• German Revolution | 9 November 1918 |
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• Anif declaration | 12 November 1918 |
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| 1910 | 75,865 km2 (29,292 sq mi) |
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• 1910 | 6,524,372 |
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| Currency | Bavarian gulden,
(1806–1873)
German gold mark,
(1873–1914)
German Papiermark
(1914–1918) |
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