List of rulers of Bavaria

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The following is a list of rulers during the history of Bavaria:

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Dukes of Bavaria, 548-1623

Agilolfing Dynasty

(see also Bavarii)

Carolingian

(see also Franks)

Liutpolding Dynasty

Liudolfing (Ottonian) Dynasty

Liutpolding Dynasty

  • Henry III the Younger 983-985

Liudolfing Dynasty

House of Luxembourg

Salian Dynasty

House of Luxembourg

  • Henry VII 1042-1047
  • Conrad II 1049-1053

Salian Dynasty

Northeim Dynasty

Welf Dynasty

Salian Dynasty

Welf Dynasty

Babenberg Dynasty

Welf Dynasty

Wittelsbach Dynasty

  • Otto I 1180-1183
  • Louis I 1183-1231
  • Otto II 1231-1253

On Otto II's death, Bavaria was divided between his sons. Henry became Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Louis of Upper Bavaria. From this point until the beginning of the 16th century, the territories were frequently divided between brothers, making the Dukes difficult to list.

Dukes of Lower Bavaria

  • Henry XIII 1253-1290
  • Otto III 1290-1312 (King of Hungary, 1305-1307)
  • Stephen I 1290-1309
  • Otto IV 1309-1334
  • Henry XIV the Elder 1309-1339
  • Henry XV the Natterberger 1312-1333
  • John I the Child 1339-1340

Dukes of Upper Bavaria

  • Louis II 1253-1294
  • Rudolf I 1294-1317
  • Louis III 1294-1347

Following the death of the last Duke of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria was reunited under Emperor Louis IV (Louis III of Bavaria).

Dukes of Bavaria

  • Louis III 1340-1347
  • jointly held by Louis IV, Stephen II, Louis V, William I, Albert, Otto V 1347-1349

In 1349, the six sons of Louis III again partitioned Bavaria into Upper and Lower Bavaria.

Dukes of Upper Bavaria

  • jointly held by Louis IV, Louis V, and Otto V 1349-1351
  • Louis IV 1351-1361
  • Meinhard 1361-1363

On the death of Meinhard, Upper Bavaria was divided between Bavaria-Straubing and Bavaria-Landshut.

Dukes of Lower Bavaria

In 1353, Lower Bavaria was partitioned into Bavaria-Landshut and Bavaria-Straubing.

Dukes of Bavaria-Straubing

After the succession struggle between Jacqueline and her uncle John, Bavaria-Straubing was divided between Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Bavaria-Landshut, and Bavaria-Munich.

Dukes of Bavaria-Landshut

  • Stephen II 1353-1375
  • jointly held by Otto V, Stephen III, Frederick, and John II 1375-1379
  • jointly held by Stephen III, Frederick, and John II 1379-1392
  • Frederick 1392-1393
  • Henry XVI the Rich 1393-1450
  • Louis IX the Rich 1450-1479
  • George the Rich 1479-1503

In 1392, Bavaria-Ingolstadt and Bavaria-Munich were created from Bavaria-Landshut.

Dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt

  • Stephen III 1375-1413
  • Louis VII the Bearded 1413-1443
  • Louis VIII the Younger 1443-1445

Dukes of Bavaria-Munich

  • John II 1375-1397
  • Ernest 1397-1438
  • Albert III 1438-1460
  • jointly held by John IV and Sigismund 1460-1463
  • jointly held by Albert IV the Wise and Sigismund 1460-1467
  • Albert IV the Wise 1467-1508

In 1467, Bavaria-Dachau was created from Bavaria-Munich for Duke Sigismund. After his death in 1501, it reverted to Bavaria-Munich. In 1503, all the Bavarian lands were reunited under Albert IV.

Dukes of Bavaria

  • Albert IV 1503-1508
  • William IV 1508-1550
  • Louis X 1516-1545
  • Albert V 1550-1579
  • William V 1579-1597
  • Maximilian I 1597-1623

Electors of Bavaria, 1623-1805

In 1623, Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria was raised to Electoral Status, gaining the seat of the Elector Palatine, who had been put under the ban of the Empire.

Kings of Bavaria, 1805-1918

In 1805, Bavaria became a kingdom, and Elector Maximilian IV became King Maximilian I.

Minister presidents of Bavaria, 1918-present

In 1918, Bavaria became a republic.

See: List of minister presidents of Bavaria

Heads of the House of Wittelsbach since 1918 (not ruling)

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