Wittelsbach

The House of Wittelsbach () is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland, Sweden (with Finland under Swedish rule, Swedish-ruled Finland), Denmark, Norway, Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary, Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemia, and Kingdom of Greece, Greece. Their ancestral lands of Bavaria and the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate were prince-electorates, and the family had three of its members elected emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire. They ruled over the Kingdom of Bavaria which was created in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918.

The House of Windsor, the reigning royal house of the British monarchy, are descendants of Sophia of Hanover (1630–1714), a Wittelsbach Princess of the Palatinate by birth and List of Hanoverian royal consorts, Electress of Hanover by marriage, who had inherited the succession rights of the House of Stuart and passed them on to the House of Hanover.

History

When Otto I, Count of Scheyern (himself of uncertain origins) died in 1072, his third son Otto II, Count of Scheyern acquired Wittelsbach Castle (near Aichach). The Counts of Scheyern left Scheyern Castle (constructed around 940) in 1119 for Wittelsbach Castle and the former was given to monks to establish Scheyern Abbey. The origins of the Counts of Scheyern are unclear. Some speculative theories link them to Margrave Henry of Schweinfurt and his father Berthold of Schweinfurt, Berthold, whose background is also disputed. Some speculate that the Schweinfurters may be descendants of the Luitpolding dynasty, the Bavarian dukes of the 10th century.

The Wittelsbach Conrad I, Duke of Merania, Conrad of Scheyern-Dachau, a great-grandson of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, became Duchy of Merania, Duke of Merania in 1153 and was succeeded by his son Conrad II, Duke of Merania, Conrad II. It was the first duchy held by the Wittelsbach family (until 1180/82).

Otto I's eldest son Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern was father of the count palatine of Bavaria, Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach, Otto IV (died 1156), who was the first Count of Wittelsbach and whose son Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Otto was invested with the Duchy of Bavaria in 1180 after the fall of Henry the Lion and hence the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach. Duke Otto's son Louis I, Duke of Bavaria acquired the Electorate of the Palatinate in 1214.

Throughout history, members of the royal house have reigned as Duchy of Merania, Dukes of Merania (1153–1180/82); List of rulers of Bavaria, Dukes, Electors, and Kings of Bavaria (1180–1918); Counts Palatine of the Rhine (1214–1803 and 1816–1918); List of rulers of Brandenburg, Margraves of Brandenburg (1323–1373); County of Holland, Counts of Holland, County of Hainaut, Hainaut, and County of Zeeland, Zeeland (1345–1433); List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne, Elector-Archbishops of Cologne (1583–1761); Duchy of Jülich, Dukes of Jülich and Duchy of Berg, Berg (1614–1794/1806); Kings of Sweden (1441–1448 and 1654–1720); and Dukes of Bremen-Verden (1654–1719).

The family also provided two Holy Roman Emperors (1328–1347/1742–1745), one King of the Romans (1400–1410), two List of rulers of Bohemia, Anti-Kings of Bohemia (1619–20/1742–43), one List of rulers of Hungary, King of Hungary (1305–1308), one King of List of Danish monarchs, Denmark and List of Norwegian monarchs, Norway (1440–1448), and one Kingdom of Greece (Wittelsbach), King of Greece (1832–1862).

Bavaria and Palatinate within the Holy Roman Empire

The Wittelsbach dynasty ruled the German territories of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and the Electorate of the Palatinate from 1214 until 1805. In both countries they had succeeded rulers from the House of Welf. The Duchy of Bavaria was elevated to the Electorate of Bavaria in 1623, and in 1806, Napoleon elevated it to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In 1815, the majority of the Palatinate was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Baden, with the remainder becoming the Circle of the Rhine.

On Duke Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Otto II's death in 1253, his sons divided the Wittelsbach possessions between them: Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Henry became Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Louis II Duke of Upper Bavaria and Count Palatine of the Rhine. When Henry's branch died out in 1340 the Emperor Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV, a son of Duke Louis II, reunited the duchy.

The family provided two Holy Roman Empire, Holy Roman Emperors: Louis IV (1314–1347) and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VII (1742–1745), both members of the Bavarian branch of the family, and one King of Germany, German King with Rupert of Germany (1400–1410), a member of the Palatinate branch.

The House of Wittelsbach split into these two branches in 1329: Under the Treaty of Pavia (1329), Treaty of Pavia, Emperor Louis IV granted the Palatinate including the Bavarian Upper Palatinate to his brother Duke Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Rudolf's descendants, Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Rudolf II, Rupert I, Elector Palatine, Rupert I and Rupert II, Elector Palatine of the Rhine, Rupert II. Rudolf I in this way became the ancestor of the older (Palatinate) line of the Wittelsbach dynasty, which returned to power also in Bavaria in 1777 after the extinction of the younger (Bavarian) line, the descendants of Louis IV.

Through the efforts of Louis IV, the Wittelsbachs controlled the Duchy of Bavaria, the Electorate of the Palatine, the County of Tyrol, the Margraviate of Brandenburg, the County of Holland, County of Zeeland and the County of Hainault. This gave them a chance to dominate the Empire as the previous imperial houses of Hohenstaufen, Salian dynasty, Salians, Ottonians and Carolingians had. However, in the next generation they were outmaneuvered in Imperial politics by the House of Habsburg, Habsburgs and the most importantly by the House of Luxembourg, Luxemburgs who both held compact and large possessions in the Duchy of Austria for the former and the Kingdom of Bohemia for the latter that allowed them to expand eastward.

Bavarian branch

The Bavarian branch kept the Duchy of Bavaria until its extinction in 1777.

The Wittelsbach Emperor Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV acquired Margraviate of Brandenburg, Brandenburg (1323), County of Tyrol, Tyrol (1342), County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland and County of Hainaut, Hainaut (1345) for his House but he had also released the Upper Palatinate for the Palatinate branch of the Wittelsbach in 1329. His six sons succeeded him as Duke of Bavaria and Count of Holland and Hainaut in 1347. The Wittelsbachs lost the Tyrol with the death of Duke Meinhard III of Gorizia-Tyrol, Meinhard and the following Peace of Schärding – the Tyrol was finally renounced to the Habsburgs in 1369. In 1373 Otto V, Duke of Bavaria, Otto, the last Wittelsbach regent of Brandenburg, released the country to the House of Luxembourg. On Duke Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Albert's death in 1404, he was succeeded in the Netherlands by his eldest son, William VI, Count of Holland, William. A younger son, John, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, John III, became Prince-Bishop of Liège. However, on William's death in 1417, a war of succession broke out between John and William's daughter Jacqueline of Hainaut. This last episode of the Hook and Cod wars finally left the counties in Burgundian State, Burgundian hands in 1433.
Emperor Louis IV had reunited Bavaria in 1340 but from 1349 onwards Bavaria was split among the descendants of Louis IV, who created the branches ''Bavaria-Landshut'', ''Bavaria-Straubing'', ''Bavaria-Ingolstadt'' and ''Bavaria-Munich''. With the Landshut War of Succession Bavaria was reunited in 1505 against the claim of the Palatinate branch under the Bavarian branch ''Bavaria-Munich''.

From 1549 to 1567 the Wittelsbach owned the County of Kladsko in Bohemia.

Strictly Catholic by upbringing, the Bavarian dukes became leadership, leaders of the German Counter-Reformation. From 1583 to 1761, the Bavarian branch of the dynasty provided the Prince-electors and Electorate of Cologne, Archbishops of Cologne and many other bishops of the Holy Roman Empire, namely Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Liège (1581–1763). Wittelsbach princes served at times as Bishops of Prince-bishopric of Regensburg, Regensburg, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising#Prince-bishops of Freising, Freising, Prince-Bishopric of Münster, Münster, Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn, Paderborn and Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück, Osnabrück, and as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.

In 1623 under Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian I the Bavarian dukes were invested with the Prince-elector, electoral dignity and the duchy became the Electorate of Bavaria. His grandson Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria served also as Governors of the Habsburg Netherlands, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (1692–1706) and as Duke of Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxembourg (1712–1714). His son Emperor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VII also claimed the throne of Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemia (1741–1743). With the death of Charles' son Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria the Bavarian branch died out in 1777.

Palatinate branch

The Palatinate branch kept the Palatinate until 1918, having succeeded also to Bavaria in 1777. With the Golden Bull of 1356 the Counts Palatine were invested with the Prince-elector, electoral dignity, their county became the Electorate of the Palatinate. Princes of the Palatinate branch served as bishops of the Empire and also as Electorate of Mainz, Elector-Archbishop-Electors of Mainz and Electorate of Trier, Archbishop-Electors of Trier.

After the death of the Wittelsbach king Rupert of Germany in 1410 the Palatinate lands began to split under numerous branches of the family such as ''House of Palatinate-Neumarkt, Neumarkt'', ''House of Palatinate-Simmern, Simmern'', ''House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Zweibrücken'', ''House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld, Birkenfeld'', ''Palatinate-Neuburg, Neuburg'' and ''Palatinate-Sulzbach, Sulzbach''. When the senior branch of the Palatinate branch died out in 1559, the electorate passed to Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Frederick III of ''Simmern'', a staunch Calvinist, and the Palatinate became one of the major centers of Calvinism in Europe, supporting Calvinist rebellions in both the Dutch Revolt, Netherlands and French Wars of Religion, France.

The ''Neuburg'' cadet branch of the Palatinate branch also held the Duchy of Jülich and Duchy of Berg, Berg from 1614 onwards: When the last duke of United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Jülich-Cleves-Berg died without direct heirs in 1609, the War of the Jülich succession broke out, ended by the 1614 Treaty of Xanten, which divided the separate duchies between ''Palatinate-Neuburg'' and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Jülich and Berg fell to the Wittelsbach Count Palatine Wolfgang William, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Wolfgang William of Neuburg.

In 1619, the Protestant Frederick V, Elector Palatine became King of Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemia but was defeated by the Catholic Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, a member of the Bavarian branch. As a result, the Upper Palatinate had to be ceded to the Bavarian branch in 1623, along with the Imperial office of Arch-Steward. When the Thirty Years' War concluded with the Treaty of Münster (also called the Peace of Westphalia) in 1648, a new additional electorate was created for the Count Palatine of the Rhine, along with the new office of Imperial Arch-Treasurer. During their exile Frederick's sons, especially Prince Rupert of the Rhine, gained fame in England.

The house of ''House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Palatinate of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg'' as heir to the Swedish throne ruled simultaneously the Duchy of Bremen-Verden (1654–1719).

In 1685, the ''Simmern'' line died out, and the Catholic Philip William, Elector Palatine, Philip William, Count Palatine of ''Palatinate-Neuburg, Neuburg'' inherited the Palatinate (and also Duke of Duchy of Jülich, Jülich and Duchy of Berg, Berg). During the reign of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, Johann Wilhelm (1690–1716) the Electoral residence moved to Düsseldorf in Berg. His brother and successor Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine moved the Palatinate's capital back to Heidelberg in 1718 and then to Mannheim in 1720. To strengthen the union of all lines of the Wittelsbach dynasty Charles Philip organized a wedding on 17 January 1742 when his granddaughters were married to Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Charles Theodore of Palatinate-Sulzbach and to the Bavarian prince Clement, Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine, Clement. In the 1742 imperial election, imperial election a few days later Charles III Philip voted for his Bavarian cousin Prince-Elector Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles Albert. After extinction of the ''Neuburg'' branch in 1742, the Palatinate was inherited by Duke Charles Theodore of the branch ''Palatinate-Sulzbach''.

After the extinction of the Bavarian branch in 1777, a succession dispute and the brief War of the Bavarian Succession, the Palatinate-Sulzbach branch under Elector Charles Theodore succeeded also in Bavaria.

With the death of Charles Theodore in 1799 all Wittelsbach land in Bavaria and the Palatinate was reunited under Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian IV Joseph, a member of the branch ''House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld, Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld''. At the time there were two surviving branches of the Wittelsbach family: ''Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld'' (headed by Maximilian Joseph) and ''Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen'' (headed by Count Palatine Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, William). Maximilian Joseph inherited Charles Thedore's title of Elector of Bavaria, while William was compensated with the title of Duke ''in'' Bavaria. The form Duke in Bavaria was selected because in 1506 primogeniture had been established in the House of Wittelsbach resulting in there being only one reigning Duke of Bavaria at any given time. Maximillian Joseph assumed the title of King of Bavaria, king as Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph on 1 January 1806. The new king still served as a Prince-elector until the Kingdom of Bavaria left the Holy Roman Empire (1 August 1806).

Kingdom of Bavaria, 1806–1918

The Bavarian Army was involved in the Austrian defeat at Battle of Hohenlinden, Hohenlinden, and General Jean Victor Marie Moreau once more occupied Munich. By the Treaty of Lunéville (9 February 1801), Bavaria lost the Palatinate and the duchies of Palatine Zweibrücken, Zweibrücken and Duchy of Jülich, Jülich. In view of the scarcely disguised ambitions and intrigues of the Austrian court, prime minister Maximilian von Montgelas, Montgelas now believed that the interests of Bavaria lay in a frank alliance with the First French Republic, French Republic; he succeeded in overcoming the reluctance of Maximilian Joseph; and, on 24 August, a separate treaty of peace and alliance with France was signed at Paris, which allied Bavaria with France.

The 1805 Peace of Pressburg (1805), Peace of Pressburg (now Bratislava) between Emperor Napoleon of French First Empire, France and Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, as a consequence of the French victory over the Russian Empire, Russians and Austrian Empire, Austrians at the Battle of Austerlitz (2 December), allowed Maximilian to raise Bavaria to the status of a kingdom. Accordingly, Maximilian proclaimed himself king on 1 January 1806. The King still served as an elector until Bavaria seceded from the Holy Roman Empire on 1 August 1806, joining the Confederation of the Rhine. The Duchy of Berg was ceded to Napoleon only in 1806.

The Congress of Vienna 1814−15 led to the establishment of significant territorial gains for the Kingdom of Bavaria. Although the Duchy of Berg remained lost, almost all of Franconia, previously ruled by a number of Prince-bishops, as well as parts of Swabia, which had belonged to various German mediatisation, mediatised secular and ecclesiastic princes, came under Bavarian rule. In both areas a number of formerly Free imperial city, free imperial cities were also integrated into the kingdom. The previously heavily fragmented Palatinate territory was rounded off and partially moved. Smaller, mostly ecclesiastical territories on the southern border with Austria were also added. In this way, the border of Bavaria, which largely still exists today, was redefined and the state grew by more than a third in size.

Under Maximilian's descendants, Bavaria became the third most powerful German state, behind only Prussia and Austrian Empire, Austria. When the German Empire was formed in 1871, Bavaria became the new empire's second most powerful state after Prussia. The Wittelsbachs reigned as kings of Bavaria until the German Revolution of 1918–1919. On 12 November 1918 Ludwig III of Bavaria, Ludwig III issued the ''Anif declaration'' (German: ''Anifer Erklärung'') at Anif Palace in Austria, in which he released his soldiers and officials from their oath of loyalty to him and ended the 738-year rule of the House of Wittelsbach in Bavaria. The republican movement thereupon declared a republic.

Activities during the Nazi regime, 1933–1945

Before and during the Second World War, the Wittelsbachs were anti-Nazi. Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, Crown Prince Rupert had earned Hitler's eternal enmity by opposing the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923. In 1933, shortly after Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Hitler's rise to power, he protested against the appointment of governors at the head of the federal states and thus the de facto abolition of German federalism. In 1938, he emigrated to Fascist Italy (1922-1943), Italy and, after the German Army (1935-1945), German Army Operation Achse, occupied Italy in September 1943, went into hiding in Florence.

His son, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, initially left Germany for Kingdom of Hungary (1920-1946), Hungary with his family, but was eventually arrested by the Gestapo in October 1944, after Germany had German invasion of Hungary (1944), occupied Hungary in March. With his wife, four children and three half-sisters, he was sent to a series of Nazi concentration camps, including Oranienburg concentration camp, Oranienburg, Flossenbürg concentration camp, Flossenbürg and Dachau concentration camp, Dachau. Badly hit by hunger and disease, the family barely survived. At the end of April 1945, they were liberated by the United States Third Army.

Current position of the head of the house

Albrecht's eldest son, Franz von Bayern (Francis of Bavaria) is the current head of the house.

In the course of the division of state and house assets after the end of the kingdom, the ''Wittelsbach Compensation Fund'' (Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds) was established through a compromise in 1923 and the ''Wittelsbach State Foundation for Art and Science'' was established by the former Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. The ''Wittelsbach State Foundation'' received the Wittelsbach family's art treasures acquired before 1804 and has since been the owner, although not the manager, of a large part of the holdings of the ancient and classical art museums in Munich, while more recent art collections came into the possession of the compensation fund, into which most of the possessions from the former ''Wittelsbach House Property Fund'' were transferred in 1923, including art treasures and collections (in particular the art collection of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig I, today mostly in the museums Alte Pinakothek and Neue Pinakothek and in the Glyptothek in Munich), the ''Secret House Archives'' (today a department of the Bavarian State Archives) and the former royal castles of Berg Palace (Bavaria), Berg, Hohenschwangau Castle, Hohenschwangau (including the ''Museum of the Bavarian Kings''), Berchtesgaden and Grünau hunting lodge.

The respective head of the House of Wittelsbach appoints a board of up to 8 directors of the foundation ''Wittelsbach Compensation Fund''. He also appoints one of the 3 board members of the ''Wittelsbach State Foundation for Art and Science'', while the other two are a representative of the Bavarian Ministry of Culture and a museum specialist appointed by the latter. There are around 13,500 cultural items belonging to the ''Wittelsbach State Foundation'' while another 43,000 are owned by the ''Wittelsbach Compensation Fund'', mainly shown in museums and collections such as the Pinakotheken.

The former Bavarian Royal Family receives around 14 million Euros in payments annually from the proceeds of the ''Wittelsbach Compensation Fund'' which also owns agricultural and forestry lands, while its main source of income is urban real estate in Munich. The respective head of the family decides on their distribution and use. He has the right to live in the castles mentioned. While Albrecht lived in Berg Palace from 1949 until the end of his life in 1996, his son and successor Franz primarily uses the side wing of the Nymphenburg Palace that is available to him. The administration of the House of Wittelsbach is also based there.

The private assets of the House of Wittelsbach include the castles of Tegernsee Abbey, Wildenwart (near Frasdorf), Leutstetten (near Starnberg) and Schloss Kaltenberg, Kaltenberg as well as agricultural lands and forestry with an area of 12,500 hectares, real estate and industrial shares. These include two breweries that only became significant after the Second World War: the Ducal Bavarian Brewery of Tegernsee and the König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei. Since 2011, the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory is also owned by a member of the family.

The head of the house is also Grand Master of the Wittelsbach Dynastic order, House Orders, the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception, the Order of Saint Hubert and the Order of Theresa.

Duke Franz maintained the tradition founded by his father of holding a large annual reception with a sit-down dinner at Nymphenburg Palace. Around 1,500 mostly changing guests from state politics, municipalities, churches and sciences, art and medicine as well as friends and relatives are invited. He also invites smaller groups of changing guests to Berchtesgaden Castle to discuss specific topics that are important to him. His 80th birthday party, in 2013, was held at the Schleissheim Palace near Munich. The party was attended by 2,500 guests including the then-incumbent Minister-President of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer.

In addition to numerous honorary positions in Bavaria, including many cultural and scientific institutions, Franz was also a member of the ''European Foundation for the Speyer Cathedral, Imperial Cathedral of Speyer'' in the State of Rhineland-Palatinate for many years, a position that his younger brother Duke Max Emanuel in Bayern, Max Emanuel in Bavaria, has since taken over, through which the House of Wittelsbach still maintains a connection to one of its former main territories, the Electoral Palatinate.

Reign outside the Holy Roman Empire

With Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Duke Otto III of Lower Bavaria, who was a maternal grandson of Béla IV of Hungary and was elected anti-king of Hungary and Croatia as Bela V (1305–1308) the Wittelsbach dynasty came to power outside the Holy Roman Empire for the first time. Otto had abdicated the Hungarian throne by 1308.

Palatinate branch

United Kingdom

The Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 excluded non-Protestantism, Protestants from inheriting the throne of Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain, making Sophia of Hanover, a born princess of the House of Palatinate-Simmern, the heir presumptive upon Anne's death. Sophia died two months before Anne, however, and Sophia's eldest son George I of Great Britain succeeded the throne in 1714. In this way, the House of Hanover inherited the British crown. It remained on the throne until the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.

The line of Jacobitism, Jacobite succession, which recognises the right for a Catholic Church, Catholic monarch from the House of Stuart, acknowledges Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Franz, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria to be the rightful heir as "Francis II". However, no individual since Henry Benedict Stuart has publicly taken up the claim.

Kingdom of Sweden

Christopher III of Denmark, Christopher III of the House of Palatinate-Neumarkt was king of Kalmar Union, Denmark, Sweden, and Norway in 1440/1442–1448, but left no descendants.

With the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken the Wittelsbachs succeeded to the monarchy of Sweden again 1654–1720 when Queen Christina of Sweden abdicated her throne on 5 June 1654 in favour of her first cousin Charles X Gustav. Under him, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI, Charles XII of Sweden, Charles XII, Sweden reached its greatest power (see Swedish Empire). Charles XII was succeeded by his sister Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora.

Sweden reached its largest territorial extent under the rule of Charles X Gustav after the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658. Charles Gustav's son Charles XI rebuilt the economy and refitted the army. His legacy to his son Charles XII was one of the finest arsenals in the world, a large standing army, and a large fleet. Charles XII was a skilled military leader and tactician. However, although he was also skilled as a politician, he was reluctant in making peace. While Sweden achieved several large scale military successes early on, and won the most battles, the Great Northern War eventually ended in Sweden's defeat and the end of the Swedish Empire. Charles was succeeded to the Swedish throne by his sister, Ulrika Eleonora. Her abdication in favour of her husband Frederick I of Sweden, Frederick I in 1720 marked the end of Wittelsbach rule in Sweden.

Kingdom of Greece

Prince Otto of Greece, Otto of Bavaria was chosen by the London Conference of 1832 to be king of Kingdom of Greece, newly independent Greece. This was confirmed by the Treaty of Constantinople (1832), Treaty of Constantinople, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, July Monarchy, France and the Russian Empire).

Throughout his reign, Otto faced political challenges concerning Greece's financial weakness and the role of the government in the affairs of the Church. The politics of Greece of this era was based on affiliations with the three Great Powers, and Otto's ability to maintain the support of the powers was key to his remaining in power. To remain strong, Otto had to play the interests of each of the Great Powers’ Greek adherents against the others, while not aggravating the Great Powers. Otto's standing amongst Greeks suffered when Greece was blockaded by the British Royal Navy in 1850 and 1853 to stop Greece from attacking the Ottoman Empire during the Crimean War. As a result, there was an assassination attempt on his wife Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen Amalia in 1861. In 1862, Otto was deposed while in the countryside, and in 1863, the Hellenic Parliament#History, Greek National Assembly elected George I of Greece, George I of the House of Glücksburg, aged only 17, ''King of the Hellenes'', marking the end of Wittelsbach rule in Greece.

Hellenic Parliament from high above.jpg, The Old Royal Palace in Athens, built for King Otto of Greece, Otto I by Friedrich von Gärtner, 1841
Propylaeen Muenchen-1.jpg, Propylaea (Munich), Propylaea in Munich, monument for the secundogeniture of the Wittelsbach in Greece

Bavarian branch

Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1692-1699), Joseph Ferdinand, a son of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II Emanuel, was the favored choice of Kingdom of England, England and the Dutch Republic, Netherlands to succeed as the ruler of Spain, and Charles II of Spain chose him as his heir. Due to the unexpected death of Joseph Ferdinand in 1699 the Wittelsbachs did not come to power in Spain, leaving the War of the Spanish Succession, Spanish Succession uncertain again.

Rulers

House of Wittelsbach

Partitions under Wittelsbach rule

Table of rulers

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!colspan=2, Ruler!!Born!!Reign!!Ruling part!!Consort!!Death!!Notes

, - style="background:#fed"
, Otto I, Count of Scheyern, Otto I, ,
, align=center, c.1020
(Possible) son of Heinrich I, Count of Pegnitz
, align=center, c.1050 – December 1072, , Scheyern, County of Scheyern, , ? of Reichersbeuern

Haziga of Diessen
1057

(four children in total)
, align=center, December 1072
aged 51–52, ,
, - style="background:#fed"
, Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern, Eckhard, ,
, align=center, 1044
First son of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, Otto I
, align=center, December 1072 – May 1091
, rowspan="3", Scheyern, County of Scheyern, , Richardis of Carniola-Orlamünde
three children
, align=center, May 1091
aged 46–47
, rowspan="4", Children of Otto I, ruled jointly. Arnold took his own seat at Dachau.
, - style="background:#fed"
, , ,
, align=center, c.1045
Second son of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, Otto I
, align=center, December 1072 – 2 March 1104, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 2 March 1104
Scheyern
aged
, - style="background:#fed"
, Otto II, Count of Scheyern, Otto II, ,
, align=center, c.1060
Third son of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, Otto I
, align=center, December 1072 – 31 October 1120, , Richardis of Carniola-Orlamünde
four children
, align=center, 31 October 1120
aged 59–60
, - style="background:#cfc"
, , ,
, align=center, c.1060
Fourth son of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, Otto I
, align=center, December 1072 – March 1123, , Dachau, Bavaria, County of Dachau, ,
1204
one child
, align=center, March 1123
aged 62–63
, - style="background:#fed"
, Otto III, Count of Scheyern, Otto III, ,
, align=center, c.1090?
Son of Otto II, Count of Scheyern, Otto II and Richardis of Carniola-Orlamünde
, align=center, 31 October 1120 – December 1130, , Scheyern, County of Scheyern, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, December 1130
aged 39–40?, , Left no children. He was succeeded by his namesakee half-brother/cousin.
, - style="background:#cfc"
, , ,
, align=center, c.1090
First son of and
, align=center, March 1123 – November 1130
, rowspan="2", Dachau, Bavaria, County of Dachau, , Willibirg of Carniola-Orlamünde
two children
, align=center, November 1130
aged 39–40
, rowspan="3", Children of Arnold I, ruled jointly. Otto took his own seat at Valley.
, - style="background:#cfc"
, , ,
, align=center, c.1090
Second son of and
, align=center, March 1123 – April 1124, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, April 1124
Oberschleißheim
aged 33–34
, - style="background:#fca"
, Otto I, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley, Otto I, ,
, align=center, c.1090
Third son of and
, align=center, March 1123 – November 1130, , Valley, Bavaria, County of Valley, ,
five children
, align=center, November 1130
aged 39–40
, - style="background:#cfc"
, Conrad I, Duke of Merania, Conrad II, ,
, align=center, c.1110
First son of and Willibirg of Carniola-Orlamünde
, align=center, November 1130 – 18 February 1159
, , Dachau, Bavaria, County of Dachau
(with the Duchy of Merania since 1152), , Adelaide of Limburg

Udehild of Falkenstein

two children in total
, align=center, 18 February 1159
aged 48–49?
, rowspan="2", Children of Conrad I, ruled jointly. Conrad acquired also the Duchy of Merania, which was directly inherited by his son. Th county of Dachau was only given to Conrad III after Arnold's abdication in 1172.
, - style="background:#cfc"
, , ,
, align=center, c.1110
Second son of and Willibirg of Carniola-Orlamünde
, align=center, November 1130 – 1172, , Dachau, Bavaria, County of Dachau, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, November 1185
aged 74–75?
, - style="background:#fca"
, , ,
, align=center, c.1110
Son of Otto I, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley, Otto I and
, align=center, November 1130 – 28 April 1162, , Valley, Bavaria, County of Valley, , Agnes of Greifenstein
five children
, align=center, 1175
Valley, Bavaria, Valley
aged 39–40, ,
, - style="background:#fed"
, Otto IV, Count of Scheyern, Otto IV, ,
, align=center, 1083
Son of Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern, Eckhard and Richardis of Carniola-Orlamünde
, align=center, December 1130 – 4 August 1156, , Scheyern, County of Scheyern, , Heilika of Lengenfeld
13 July 1116
nine children
, align=center, 4 August 1156
Wittelsbach Castle
aged 72–73, ,
, - style="background:#fff;"
, rowspan=2, Otto I of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Otto V & III ''the Redhead''
, rowspan=2,
, rowspan=2 align=center, 1117
Kelheim
First son of Otto IV, Count of Scheyern, Otto IV and Heilika of Lengenfeld
, align=center style="background:#fed;", 4 August 1156 – 16 September 1180
, style="background:#fed;", Scheyern, County of Scheyern
, rowspan=2, Agnes of Loon
1169
eleven children
, rowspan=2 align=center, 11 July 1183
Pfullendorf
aged 65–66
, rowspan=2 , In 1180, received, from Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, the Duchy of Bavaria.
, - style="background:#fff;"
, align=center, 16 September 1180 – 11 July 1183, , Duchy of Bavaria
, - style="background:#fca"
, Otto II, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley, Otto II, ,
, align=center, c.1140
First son of and Agnes of Greifenstein
, align=center, 28 April 1162 – 29 October 1172
, rowspan="2", Valley, Bavaria, County of Valley, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, November 1130
aged 39–40
, rowspan="2", Children of Conrad I, ruled jointly.
, - style="background:#fca"
, , ,
, align=center, c.1140
Second son of and Agnes of Greifenstein
, align=center, 28 April 1162 – 1196, , Matilda of Ortenburg
three children
, align=center, 1196
aged 65–66
, - style="background:#cfc"
, Conrad II, Duke of Merania, Conrad III, ,
, align=center, c.1130
Son of Conrad I, Duke of Merania, Conrad II
, align=center, 1172 – 8 October 1182
, , Dachau, Bavaria, County of Dachau
(with the Duchy of Merania since 1159), , Willibirg of Carniola-Orlamünde
two children
, align=center, 8 October 1182
aged 51–52, , After his death with no children, Dachau was absorbed by Bavaria.
, - style="background:#cfc"
, colspan="8" align=center, ''Dachau annexed to the Duchy of Bavaria''
, - style="background:#fed"
, , ,
, align=center, c.1120
Second son of Otto IV, Count of Scheyern, Otto IV and Heilika of Lengenfeld
, align=center, 16 September 1180 – 18 August 1189, , Scheyern, County of Scheyern, , Benedicta of Donauwörth
1204
one child
, align=center, 18 August 1189
aged 68–69, ,
, -style="background:#fff"
, align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Agnes of Loon, and Conrad of Wittelsbach, Conrad of Wittelsbach, Archbishop of Mainz (1183-1189)''
, rowspan="2", Obtained (through marriage) the Palatinate of the Rhine in 1214. He was assassinated in 1231.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Louis I ''the Kelheimer'', ,
, align=center, 23 December 1173
Kelheim
Son of Otto I of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Otto V & III and Agnes of Loon
, align=center, 11 July 1183 – 15 September 1231, , Duchy of Bavaria, , Ludmilla of Bohemia
1204
one child
, align=center, 15 September 1231
Kelheim
aged 57
, - style="background:#fed"
, Otto VIII, Count Palatine of Bavaria, Otto VII, ,
, align=center, c.1160
Son of and Benedicta of Donauwörth
, align=center, 18 August 1189 – 7 March 1209, , Scheyern, County of Scheyern, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 7 March 1209
Bad Abbach
aged 48–49, , Assassinated Philip of Swabia. After his death, Scheyern went briefly to the contol of the Counts of Ortenburg, Ortenburg family, and then joined the Duchy of Bavaria.
, - style="background:#fed"
, colspan="8" align=center, ''Scheyern annexed to the Counts of Ortenburg, County of Ortenburg, and then joined the Duchy of Bavaria''
, - style="background:#fca"
, Otto III, Count of Scheyern-Dachau-Valley, Otto III, ,
, align=center, c.1190
Son of and Matilda of Ortenburg
, align=center, 1196 – 1268, , Valley, Bavaria, County of Valley, ,
five children
, align=center, 1268
aged c.77-78?, , After his death with no children, Valley was absorbed by Bavaria.
, - style="background:#fca"
, colspan="8" align=center, ''Valley annexed to the Duchy of Bavaria''
, - style="background:#fff"
, Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Otto IV ''the Illustrious'', ,
, align=center, 7 April 1206
Kelheim
Son of Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Louis I and Ludmilla of Bohemia
, align=center, 15 September 1231 – 29 November 1253, , Duchy of Bavaria, , Agnes of the Palatinate
1222
Worms, Germany, Worms
eleven children
, align=center, 29 November 1253
Landshut
aged 47, , Through his wife, he and his children inherited the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate. After his death, Bavaria was divided between his children.
, - style="background:#ade"
, Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Louis II ''the Strict'', ,
, align=center, 13 April 1229
Heidelberg
First son of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Otto IV and Agnes of the Palatinate
, align=center, 29 November 1253 – 2 February 1294, , Upper Bavaria, Duchy of Upper Bavaria and Electoral Palatinate, County Palatine of the Rhine, , Maria of Brabant, Duchess of Bavaria, Maria of Brabant
2 August 1254
no children

Anna of Glogau, Anna of Głogów
1260
two children

Matilda of Habsburg, Matilda of Austria
24 October 1273
four children
, align=center, 2 February 1294
Heidelberg
aged 64
, rowspan="2", Children of Otto IV, divided the duchy.
, - style="background:#cff"
, Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XIII, ,
, align=center, 19 November 1235
Landshut
Second son of Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, Otto IV and Agnes of the Palatinate
, align=center, 29 November 1253 – 3 February 1290, , Lower Bavaria, Duchy of Lower Bavaria, , Elizabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bavaria, Elizabeth of Hungary
1250
ten children
, align=center, 3 February 1290
Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen
aged 54
, - style="background:#cff"
, Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Otto V, ,
, align=center, 11 February 1261
Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen
First son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XIII and Elizabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bavaria, Elizabeth of Hungary
, align=center, 3 February 1290 – 9 November 1312
, rowspan="3", Lower Bavaria, Duchy of Lower Bavaria, , {{ill, Catharina of Austria (1282), de, Katharina von Habsburg († 1282), lt=Catharina of Austria
January 1279
two children

Agnes of Glogau, Agnes of Głogów
18 May 1309
two children
, align=center, 9 November 1312
Landshut
aged 51
, rowspan="3", Children of Henry XIII, ruled jointly. In 1305 Otto became also King of Hungary and King of Croatia, Croatia, as grandson of king Béla IV of Hungary.
, - style="background:#cff"
, Louis III, Duke of Bavaria, Louis III, ,
, align=center, 9 February 1269
Landshut
Second son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XIII and Elizabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bavaria, Elizabeth of Hungary
, align=center, 3 February 1290 – 13 May 1296, , Isabella of Lorraine, Duchess of Bavaria, Isabella of Lorraine
1287
no children
, align=center, 13 May 1296
Landshut
aged 27
, - style="background:#cff"
, Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen I, ,
, align=center, 14 March 1271
Landshut
Third son of Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XIII and Elizabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bavaria, Elizabeth of Hungary
, align=center, 3 February 1290 – 10 December 1310, , {{ill, Judith of Świdnica-Jawor, pl, Judyta świdnicka
1299
eight children
, align=center, 10 December 1310
Landshut
aged 27
, - style="background:#fff"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", During a later division of territory among Louis II's heirs in 1294, the elder branch of the Wittelsbachs came into possession of both the Rhenish Palatinate and the territories in Bavaria north of the Danube river (the ''Nordgau'') centred around the town of Amberg. As this region was politically connected to the Rhenish Palatinate, the name Upper Palatinate (''Oberpfalz'') became common from the early 16th century, to contrast with the Lower Palatinate along the Rhine.
, - bgcolor=#ade
, align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Matilda of Habsburg, Matilda of Austria (1294-1296)''
, rowspan="4", Sons of Louis II, ruled jointly. In 1317 Rudolph abdicated of his rights to his brother, who in 1328 was elected Holy Roman Emperor. Louis had already been elected King of Germany in 1314. After occupying also the Palatinate, preventing the ascension of Rudolph's son Adolph, he eventually ceded his rights in Palatinate to Adolph's yoounger brothers in the Treaty of Pavia (1329). After John I, Duke of Bavaria, John I the Child's death in 1340, Louis IV unified the Bavarian duchy.
, - style="background:#ade"
, Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Rudolph I ''the Stammerer'', ,
, align=center, 4 October 1274
Basel
First son of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Louis II and Matilda of Habsburg, Matilda of Austria
, align=center, 2 February 1294 – 1317
, rowspan="2", Upper Bavaria, Duchy of Upper Bavaria
(1294-1340) and Electoral Palatinate, County Palatine of the Rhine
(1294-1329), , Mechtild of Nassau, Matilda of Nassau
1 September 1294
Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Nuremberg
six children
, align=center, 12 August 1319
Kingdom of England (?)
aged 44
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan=2, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV ''the Bavarian''
, rowspan=2,
, align=center rowspan=2, 5 April 1282
Munich
Second son of Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Louis II and Matilda of Habsburg, Matilda of Austria
, align=center style="background:#ade", 2 February 1294 – 20 December 1340
, rowspan=2, Beatrice of Silesia, Beatrice of Świdnica-Jawor
14 October 1308
six children

Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, Margaret II, Countess of Holland-Hainaut
26 February 1324
Cologne
ten children
, align=center rowspan=2, 11 October 1347
Puch, near Fürstenfeldbruck
aged 65
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, 20 December 1340 – 11 October 1347, , Duchy of Bavaria
, - bgcolor=#cff
, align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV, Duke of Upper Bavaria (1312-1319)''
, rowspan="4", Children of Stephen I and Otto V, ruled jointly.
, - style="background:#cff"
, Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XIV ''the Elder'', ,
, align=center, 29 September 1305
First son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen I and {{ill, Judith of Świdnica-Jawor, pl, Judyta świdnicka
, align=center, 9 November 1312 – 1 September 1339
, rowspan="3", Lower Bavaria, Duchy of Lower Bavaria, , Margaret of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria, Margaret of Bohemia
12 August 1328
Straubing
two children
, align=center, 1 September 1339
Landshut
aged 33
, - style="background:#cff"
, Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria, Otto VI, ,
, align=center, 3 January 1307
Second son of Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen I and {{ill, Judith of Świdnica-Jawor, pl, Judyta świdnicka
, align=center, 9 November 1312 – 14 December 1334, , Richardis of Jülich
1330
one child
, align=center, 14 December 1334
Munich
aged 27
, - style="background:#cff"
, Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XV ''of Natternberg'', ,
, align=center, 28 August 1312
First son of Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Otto V and Agnes of Glogau, Agnes of Głogów
, align=center, 9 November 1312 – 18 June 1333, , {{ill, Anna of Austria, Duchess of Lower Bavaria, de, Anna von Österreich (1318–1343), lt=Anna of Austria
between 1326 and 1328
no children
, align=center, 18 June 1333
{{ill, Natternberg (Deggendorf), de
aged 20
, - bgcolor=#cff
, align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV, Duke of Bavaria (1339-1340)''
, rowspan="2", Left no male heirs, which allowed his cousin (and brother-in-law) Louis to reunite the Bavarian lands.
, - style="background:#cff"
, John I, Duke of Bavaria, John I ''the Child'', ,
, align=center, 29 November 1329
Son of Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XIV and Margaret of Bohemia, Duchess of Bavaria, Margaret of Bohemia
, align=center, 1 September 1339 – 20 December 1340, , Lower Bavaria, Duchy of Lower Bavaria, , Anna of Bavaria, Duchess of Bavaria, Anna of Upper Bavaria
18 April 1339
Munich
no children
, align=center, 20 December 1340
Landshut
aged 11
, - style="background:#fff"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", In 1327, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV, Duke of Bavaria occupied Palatinate, but wasn't recognized as Count Palatine, as he was defending the position of his younger nephews against the claimancy of his older nephew, Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Ten years later gave it to his nephews, sons of Rudolph. With the Treaty of Pavia (1329), Treaty of Pavia in 1329, as Emperor, Louis made formal his donation, pushing back the claimant Count Adolf.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Rudolph II ''the Blind'', ,
, align=center, 8 August 1306
Wolfratshausen
Second son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Rudolph I and Mechtild of Nassau, Matilda of Nassau
, align=center, Treaty of Pavia (1329), 1329 – 4 October 1353, , Electoral Palatinate, County Palatine of the Rhine, , {{ill, Anna of Carinthia-Tyrol, cs, Anna Korutanská
1328
one child

Margaret of Sicily, Countess Palatine of the Rhine, Margaret of Sicily
1348
no children
, align=center, 4 October 1353
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
aged 47, , Following the early death of his elder brother Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Adolph, it was him who took over the county after the withdraw of their uncle Louis IV. Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother Robert.
, - style="background:#ade"
, , Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Louis V ''the Brandenburger'', ,
, align=center, May 1315
First son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV and Beatrice of Silesia, Beatrice of Świdnica-Jawor
, align=center, 11 October 1347 – 18 September 1361, , Upper Bavaria, Duchy of Upper Bavaria
(in all Bavaria until 1349; with the Margraviate of Brandenburg since 1323 and until 1351), , Margaret of Denmark, Duchess of Bavaria, Margaret of Denmark
1324
no children

Margaret, Countess of Tyrol
10 February 1342
Meran
four children
, align=center, 18 September 1361
Zorneding
aged 46
, rowspan=10 style="background:#fff", Children of Louis IV, ruled jointly until 1349, when they divided their inheritance: Louis V, Louis VI and Otto VII kept Upper Bavaria; William, Albert and Stephen Lower Bavaria. In 1351 Louis VI and Otto gave up their inheritance in Bavaria, in exchange of the Electorate of Brandenburg, Electoral dignity in Brandenburg. Having lost the Electorate of Brandenburg in 1373, Otto returned to Bavaria to claim new inheritance, and shared the part of Stephen II's sons (his nephews) in Landshut (Lower Bavaria)
In Lower Bavaria, the three brothers divided the duchy again in 1353: Stephen kept Landshut, William and Albert shared Straubing, and from 1389 the two shared Straubing also with Albert I's son, Albert II.
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan=2, Louis VI the Roman, Louis VI ''the Roman''
, rowspan=2,
, rowspan=2 align=center, 7 May 1328
Rome
First son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV and Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, Margaret II, Countess of Holland-Hainaut
, align=center style="background:#ade", 11 October 1347 – {{ill, Treaty of Luckau, de, Luckauer Vertrag, lt=December 1351
, style="background:#ade", Upper Bavaria, Duchy of Upper Bavaria
(in all Bavaria until 1349)
, rowspan=2, Kunigunde of Poland, Duchess of Bavaria, Cunigunde of Poland
before 1349
no children

Ingeborg of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1360
no children
, rowspan=2 align=center, 17 May 1365
Berlin
aged 37
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, {{ill, Treaty of Luckau, de, Luckauer Vertrag, lt=December 1351 – 17 May 1365, , Margraviate of Brandenburg
(until 1356)

Electorate of Brandenburg
(from 1356)
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan=3, Otto V, Duke of Bavaria, Otto VII ''the Lazy''
, rowspan=3,
, rowspan=3 align=center, 1346
Fourth son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV and Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, Margaret II, Countess of Holland-Hainaut
, align=center style="background:#ade", 11 October 1347 – {{ill, Treaty of Luckau, de, Luckauer Vertrag, lt=December 1351
, style="background:#ade", Upper Bavaria, Duchy of Upper Bavaria
(in all Bavaria until 1349)
, rowspan=3, Catherine of Bohemia
19 March 1366
no children
, rowspan=3 align=center, 15 November 1379
{{ill, Wolfstein Castle, de, Burgruine Wolfstein (Isar)
aged 32–33
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, {{ill, Treaty of Luckau, de, Luckauer Vertrag, lt=December 1351 – {{ill, Treaty of Fürstenwalde, de, Vertrag von Fürstenwalde, lt=18 August 1373, , Margraviate of Brandenburg
(until 1356)

Electorate of Brandenburg
(from 1356)
, - style="background:#fde"
, align=center, {{ill, Treaty of Fürstenwalde, de, Vertrag von Fürstenwalde, lt=18 August 1373 – 15 November 1379, , Bavaria-Landshut, Duchy of Landshut
(in co-rulership with his brother 1373-75, with his nephews 1375-79)
, - style="background:#fde"
, , Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen II ''the Representative'', ,
, align=center, 1319
Second son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV and Beatrice of Silesia, Beatrice of Świdnica-Jawor
, align=center, 11 October 1347 – 13 May 1375, , Landshut, Duchy of Landshut
(in all Bavaria until 1349; in Lower Bavaria until 1353), , Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria, Elisabeth of Sicily
27 June 1328
four children

{{ill, Margaret of Nuremberg, Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut, bg, Маргарете фон Нюрнберг, lt=Margaret of Nuremberg
14 February 1359
three children
, align=center, 13 May 1375
Landshut or Munich
aged 55–56
, - style="background:#ceb"
, , William I, Duke of Bavaria, William I ''the Mad'', ,
, align=center, 12 May 1330
Frankfurt am Main
Second son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV and Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, Margaret II, Countess of Holland-Hainaut
, align=center, 11 October 1347 – 15 April 1389
, rowspan=3, Bavaria-Straubing, Duchy of Straubing
(in all Bavaria until 1349; in Lower Bavaria until 1353; with the maternal County of Holland, Counties of Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland and County of Hainaut, Hainaut since 1356), , Maud, Countess of Leicester, Matilda of England
1352
London
no children
, align=center, 15 April 1389
Le Quesnoy
aged 58
, - style="background:#ceb"
, , Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Albert I, ,
, align=center, 25 July 1336
Munich
Third son of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV and Margaret II, Countess of Hainaut, Margaret II, Countess of Holland-Hainaut
, align=center, 11 October 1347 – 13 December 1404, , Margaret of Brieg, Margaret of Brzeg
after 19 July 1353
Passau
seven children

Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Straubing, Margaret of Clèves
1394
Heusden
no children
, align=center, 13 December 1404
The Hague
aged 68
, - style="background:#ceb"
, Albert II, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, Albert II, ,
, align=center, 1368
Second son of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Albert I and Margaret of Brieg, Margaret of Brzeg
, align=center, 15 April 1389 – 21 January 1397, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 21 January 1397
Kelheim
aged 28–29
, - style="background:#fff"
, colspan=8 align="center", ''Electorate of Brandenburg lost to the House of Hohenzollern''
, - style="background:#fff;"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", The Golden Bull of 1356 confirmed the right to participate in the election of a Holy Roman Emperor to the Count Palatine, title that evolved to ''Elector Palatine''.
, - style="background:#fff"
, , Rupert I, Elector Palatine, Robert I ''the Red'', ,
, align=center, 9 June 1309
Wolfratshausen
Third son of Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Rudolph I and Mechtild of Nassau, Matilda of Nassau
, align=center, 4 October 1353 – 16 February 1390, , Electoral Palatinate, County Palatine of the Rhine
(until 1356)

Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(from 1356), , {{ill, Elisabeth of Namur, Countess Palatine of the Rhine, de, Elisabeth von Namur, lt=Elisabeth of Namur
1350 or 1358
no children

Beatrix of Berg
1385
no children
, align=center, 16 Febrruarry 1390
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
aged 47, , On 10 January 1356 was recognized as the First Elector Palatine. Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his cousin Robert, son of the titular count Adolf.
, - style="background:#ade"
, Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol, Meinhard, ,
, align=center, 9 February 1344
Landshut
Son of Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Louis V and Margaret, Countess of Tyrol
, align=center, 18 September 1361 – 13 January 1363, , Upper Bavaria, Duchy of Upper Bavaria, , Margaret of Austria, Countess of Tyrol, Margaret of Austria
4 September 1359
Passau
no children
, align=center, 13 January 1363
Tirol Castle
aged 18, , Left no male descendants. After his death Upper Bavaria was divided between Bavaria-Landshut and Bavaria-Straubing.
, - style="background:#ade"
, colspan=8 align="center", ''Divided between Landshut, Bavaria-Landshut and Bavaria-Straubing''
, - style="background:#fbd"
, , Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen III ''the Magnificent'', ,
, align=center, 1337
First son of Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen II and Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria, Elisabeth of Sicily
, align=center, 13 May 1375 – 26 September 1413, , Ingolstadt, Duchy of Ingolstadt
(in Bavaria-Landshut, Landshut until 1392), , Taddea Visconti
13 October 1364
two children

Elisabeth of Cleves, Myntha Elisabeth of Cleves
16 January 1401
Cologne
no children
, align=center, 26 September 1413
Niederschönenfeld
aged 75–76
, rowspan=3, Children of Stephen II, shared rule, until 1379, with their uncle Otto VII. In 1392 the brothers divided the land once more. Frederick retained Landshut, Stephen kept Ingolstadt and John received Munich.
, - style="background:#fde"
, Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, Frederick ''the Wise'', ,
, align=center, 1339
Second son of Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen II and Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria, Elisabeth of Sicily
, align=center, 13 May 1375 – 4 December 1393, , Bavaria-Landshut, Duchy of Landshut, , {{ill, Anna of Neuffen-Hettingen, de, Anna von Neuffen-Hettingen
1360
one child

Maddalena Visconti
2 September 1381
five children
, align=center, 4 December 1393
České Budějovice
aged 53–54
, - style="background:#aed"
, , John II, Duke of Bavaria, John II, ,
, align=center, 1341
Third son of Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen II and Elisabeth of Sicily, Duchess of Bavaria, Elisabeth of Sicily
, align=center, 13 May 1375 – 1 July 1397, , Munich, Duchy of Munich
(in Bavaria-Landshut, Landshut until 1392), , Catherine of Gorizia
1372
three children
, align=center, 1 July 1397
aged 55–56
, - style="background:#fff"
, Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Robert II ''the Hard'', ,
, align=center, 12 May 1325
Amberg
Son of Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Adolph of the Rhine and Irmengard of Oettingen
, align=center, 16 January 1390 – 6 January 1398, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate, , Beatrice of Sicily (1326–1365), Beatrice of Sicily
1345
seven children
, align=center, 6 January 1398
Amberg
aged 72, , Nephew of Rudolph II and Robert I.
, - bgcolor=#fde
, align="center"colspan="7", ''Regencies of Maddalena Visconti and Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria (1393-1401), John II, Duke of Bavaria (1393-97), Ernest, Duke of Bavaria and William III, Duke of Bavaria (1397-1401)''
, rowspan="2", Annexed Ingolstadt in 1445.
, - style="background:#fde"
, Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XVI ''the Rich'', ,
, align=center, 1386
Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen
Son of Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, Frederick and Maddalena Visconti
, align=center, 4 December 1393 – 30 July 1450, , Bavaria-Landshut, Duchy of Landshut, , {{ill, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria, de, Margarete von Österreich (1395–1447), lt=Margaret of Austria
25 November 1412
Landshut
six children
, align=center, 30 July 1450
Landshut
aged 75–76
, - style="background:#aed"
, Ernest, Duke of Bavaria, Ernest, ,
, align=center, 1373
Munich
First son of John II, Duke of Bavaria, John II and Catherine of Gorizia
, align=center, 1 July 1397 – 2 July 1438
, rowspan="2", Munich, Duchy of Munich, , Elisabetta Visconti
26 January 1395
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
four children
, align=center, 2 July 1438
Munich
aged 64–65
, rowspan=2, Children of John II, ruled jointly.
, - style="background:#aed"
, William III, Duke of Bavaria, William IIIWilliam III ascended first than William II, but was younger than him. The numbering applied reflects seniority, ,
, align=center, 1375
Munich
Second son of John II, Duke of Bavaria, John II and Catherine of Gorizia
, align=center, 1 July 1397 – 12 September 1435, , Margaret of Cleves, Duchess of Bavaria-Munich, Margaret of Cleves
1433
two children
, align=center, 12 September 1435
Munich
aged 59–60
, - style="background:#fff"
, Rupert, King of the Romans, Robert III ''the Righteous'', ,
, align=center, 5 May 1352
Amberg
Son of Rupert II, Elector Palatine, Robert II and Beatrice of Sicily (1326–1365), Beatrice of Sicily
, align=center, 6 January 1398 – 18 May 1410, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate, , Elisabeth of Nuremberg
27 June 1374
Amberg
seven children
, align=center, 18 May 1410
Oppenheim
aged 58, , Also King of Germany (1400–1410).
, - style="background:#ceb"
, William II, Duke of Bavaria, William II ''of Oostervant'', ,
, align=center, 5 April 1365
The Hague
First son of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Albert I and Margaret of Brieg, Margaret of Brzeg
, align=center, 13 December 1404 – 31 May 1417, , Bavaria-Straubing, Duchy of Straubing
(with the County of Holland, Counties of Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland and County of Hainaut, Hainaut), , Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, Margaret of Burgundy
12 April 1385
Cambrai
one child
, align=center, 31 May 1417
Bouchain
aged 52, ,
, - style="background:#fff"
, Louis III, Elector Palatine, Louis III ''the Bearded'', ,
, align=center, 23 January 1378
First son of Rupert, King of the Romans, Robert III and Elisabeth of Nuremberg
, align=center, 18 May 1410 – 30 December 1436, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate, , Blanche of England
6 July 1402
Cologne
no children

Matilda of Savoy
30 November 1417
five children
, align=center, 30 December 1436
Heidelberg
aged 58
, rowspan="4", Children of Robert III, divided their inheritance. Stephen brought by marriage the County of Veldenz to his possessions, and, after his death, Zweibrücken split off from Simmern.
, - style="background:#bcd"
, John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt, John I, ,
, align=center, 1383
Neunburg vorm Wald
Second son of Rupert, King of the Romans, Robert III and Elisabeth of Nuremberg
, align=center, 18 May 1410 – 14 March 1443, , Palatinate-Neumarkt, County of Neumarkt, , Catherine of Pomerania, Countess Palatine of Neumarkt, Catherine of Pomerania-Stolp
15 August 1407
Ribe
seven children
, align=center, 14 March 1443
Kastl, Amberg-Sulzbach, Kastl
aged 60
, - style="background:#def"
, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Stephen I, ,
, align=center, 23 June 1385
Third son of Rupert, King of the Romans, Robert III and Elisabeth of Nuremberg
, align=center, 18 May 1410 – 14 February 1459, , Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern, , Anna of Veldenz, Countess Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Anna of Veldenz
10 June 1410
Heidelberg
eight children
, align=center, 14 February 1459
Simmern
aged 73
, - style="background:#fed"
, Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach, Otto I, ,
, align=center, 24 August 1390
Mosbach
Fourth son of Rupert, King of the Romans, Robert III and Elisabeth of Nuremberg
, align=center, 18 May 1410 – 5 July 1461, , Palatinate-Mosbach, County of Mosbach, , {{ill, Johanna of Bavaria-Landshut, fr, Johanna von Beieren-Landshut
January 1430
Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen
eight children
, align=center, 5 July 1461
Reichenbach, Upper Palatinate, Reichenbach
aged 70
, - style="background:#fbd"
, Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, Louis VII ''the Bearded'', ,
, align=center, 1368
Son of Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen III and Taddea Visconti
, align=center, 26 September 1413 – 1443, , Ingolstadt, Duchy of Ingolstadt, , Anne de Bourbon-La Marche
1 October 1402
two children

Catherine of Alençon
1413
two children
, align=center, 1 May 1447
aged 78–79, , Imprisoned by his son, who was allied with Henry XVI. Died in prison.
, - style="background:#ceb"
, John the Pitiless, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, John III ''the Pitiless'', ,
, align=center, 1374
Le Quesnoy
Third son of Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Albert I and Margaret of Brieg, Margaret of Brzeg
, align=center, 31 May 1417 – 6 January 1425, , Bavaria-Straubing, Duchy of Straubing, , Elizabeth of Görlitz, Elizabeth I, Duchess of Luxembourg
11418
no children
, align=center, 6 January 1425
The Hague
aged 50/51
, rowspan="2", Heirs of William II, whose patimony was divided between them. Even so, John (who had been previously Bishop of Liège) contested the rights of Jacqueline in the Low Countries, where she also face the presssure of Philip the Good.
, - style="background:#ceb"
, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, Jacqueline, ,
, align=center, 15 July 1401
Le Quesnoy
Daughter of William II, Duke of Bavaria, William II and Margaret of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria, Margaret of Burgundy
, align=center, 31 May 1417 – 12 April 1433, , County of Holland, Counties of Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland and County of Hainaut, Hainaut, , John, Duke of Touraine, John, Dauphin of France
6 August 1415
The Hague
no children

John IV, Duke of Brabant
10 March 1418
The Hague
(annulled 1422)
no children

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
February/March 1423
Hadleigh, Essex
(in secret; annulled 1428)
no children

Frank van Borssele
1434
no children
, align=center, 8 October 1436
Voorhout
aged 35
, - style="background:#ceb"
, colspan=8 align="center", ''Straubing definitively annexed by the remaining Bavarian duchies; the counties were annexed to the Duchy of Burgundy''
, - style="background:#fff"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach (1436–1442)''
, rowspan="2",
, - style="background:#fff"
, Louis IV, Elector Palatine, Louis IV ''the Meek'', ,
, align=center, 1 January 1424
Heidelberg
First son of Louis III, Elector Palatine, Louis III and Matilda of Savoy
, align=center, 30 December 1436 – 13 August 1449, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate, , Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou, Margaret of Savoy
18 October 1445
Heidelberg
one child
, align=center, 13 August 1449
Worms, Germany, Worms
aged 25
, - style="background:#aed"
, Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Albert III ''the Pious'', ,
, align=center, 27 March 1401
Wolfratshausen
Son of Ernest, Duke of Bavaria, Ernest and Elisabetta Visconti
, align=center, 2 July 1438 – 29 February 1460, , Munich, Duchy of Munich, , ''Agnes Bernauer''
c. 1432?
(morganatic)
no children

Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck, Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
22 January 1437
Munich
ten children
, align=center, 29 February 1460
Munich
aged 58, , Son of Ernest, Duke of Bavaria, Ernest.
, - style="background:#fbd"
, Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria, Louis VIII ''the Hunchback'', ,
, align=center, 1 September 1403
Paris
Son of Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, Louis VII and Anne de Bourbon-La Marche
, align=center, 1443 – 7 April 1445, , Ingolstadt, Duchy of Ingolstadt, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 7 April 1445
Ingolstadt
aged 41, , After his death Ingolstadt was annexed by Landshut.
, - style="background:#fbd"
, colspan=8 align=center, ''Ingolstadt annexed by Landshut''
, - style="background:#bcd"
, Christopher of Bavaria, Christopher I, ,
, align=center, 26 February 1416
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
Son of John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt, John I and Catherine of Pomerania, Countess Palatine of Neumarkt, Catherine of Pomerania-Stolp
, align=center, 14 March 1443 – 6 January 1448, , Palatinate-Neumarkt, County of Neumarkt, , Dorothea of Brandenburg
12 September 1445
Copenhagen
no children
, align=center, 5/6 January 1448
Helsingborg
aged 31, , Also King of the Kalmar Union (1440–1448), in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Left no descendants. Neumarkt reverted to Palatinate-Mosbach.
, - style="background:#bcd"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Neumarkt definitely annexed to Mosbach''
, - style="background:#fff"
, Frederick I, Elector Palatine, Frederick I ''the Victorious'', ,
, align=center, 1 August 1425
Heidelberg
Second son of Louis III, Elector Palatine, Louis III and Matilda of Savoy
, align=center, 13 August 1449 – 12 December 1476, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate, , ''Clara Tott''
1471/2
(morganatic)
two children
, align=center, 12 December 1476
Heidelberg
aged 51, , Brother of his predecessor. As he left no legitimate heirs to the Electorate, he was succeeded by his nephew.
, - style="background:#fde"
, Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, Louis IX ''the Rich'', ,
, align=center, 23 February 1417
Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen
Son of Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XVI and {{ill, Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria, de, Margarete von Österreich (1395–1447), lt=Margaret of Austria
, align=center, 30 July 1450 – 18 January 1479, , Bavaria-Landshut, Duchy of Landshut, , Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Bavaria, Amalia of Saxony
21 March 1452
Landshut
four children
, align=center, 18 January 1479
Landshut
aged 61, ,
, - style="background:#def"
, Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern, Frederick I ''the Pious'', ,
, align=center, 19 November 1417
First son of Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Stephen and Anna of Veldenz, Countess Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Anna of Veldenz
, align=center, 14 February 1459 – 29 November 1480, , Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern, , Margaret of Guelders (1436 - 1486), Margaret of Guelders
6 August 1454
Lobith
ten children
, align=center, 29 November 1480
Simmern
aged 61
, rowspan="2", Children of Stephen, divided their inheritance.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis I ''the Black'', ,
, align=center, 1424
Second son of Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Stephen and Anna of Veldenz, Countess Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Anna of Veldenz
, align=center, 14 February 1459 – 19 July 1489, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Johanna de Croÿ
20 March 1454
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
twelve children
, align=center, 19 July 1489
Simmern
aged 64–65
, - style="background:#aed"
, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, John IV, ,
, align=center, 4 October 1437
Munich
First son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Albert III and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck, Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
, align=center, 29 February 1460 – 18 November 1463, , Munich, Duchy of Munich
, rowspan=2, ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 18 November 1463
{{ill, Harthausen, de, Gutshof Menterschwaige
aged 26
, rowspan="4", Children of Albert III, shared their inheritance.In 1467, Sigismund moved to a seat in Dachau, but, as he left no descendants, it reunited again with Munich. Albert IV reunited the duchy in 1503 and, in 1506, decreed that the duchy should pass according to the rules of primogeniture.
, - style="background:#aed"
, , Sigismund of Bavaria, Sigismund, ,
, align=center, 26 July 1439
Munich
Second son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Albert III and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck, Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
, align=center, 29 February 1460 – 1 February 1501, , Munich, Duchy of Munich
(at Dachau, Bavaria, Dachau)
, align=center, 1 February 1501
Blutenburg Castle
aged 61
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan=2, Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Albert IV ''the Wise''
, rowspan=2,
, rowspan=2 align=center, 15 December 1447
Munich
Third son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Albert III and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck, Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen
, align=center style="background:#aed", 29 February 1460 – 1 December 1503
, style="background:#aed", Munich, Duchy of Munich
, rowspan=2, Kunigunde of Austria
3 January 1487
Munich
seven children
, rowspan=2 align=center, 18 March 1508
Munich
aged 60
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, 1 December 1503 – 18 March 1508, , Duchy of Bavaria
, - style="background:#aed"
, colspan=8 align=center, ''Dachau reunited with Munich''
, - style="background:#fed"
, Otto II, Count Palatine of Mosbach-Neumarkt, Otto II ''the Mathematician'', ,
, align=center, 26 June 1435
Mosbach
Son of Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach, Otto I and {{ill, Johanna of Bavaria-Landshut, fr, Johanna von Beieren-Landshut
, align=center, 5 July 1461 – 4 October 1490, , Palatinate-Mosbach, County of Mosbach, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 8 April 1499
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
aged 63, , Had a strong interest in astronomy and mathematics. Abdicated in 1490 to spend the remainder of his life in scientific pursuits. Mosbach reverted to the Electorate.
, - style="background:#fed"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Mosbach definitely annexed to the Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate''
, - style="background:#fff"
, Philip, Elector Palatine, Philip ''the Upright'', ,
, align=center, 14 July 1448
Heidelberg
Son of Louis IV, Elector Palatine, Louis IV and Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou, Margaret of Savoy
, align=center, 12 December 1476 – 28 February 1508, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate, , Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Margaret of Bavaria
1474
Amberg
fourteen children
, align=center, 28 February 1508
Germersheim
aged 59, ,
, - style="background:#fde"
, George, Duke of Bavaria, George ''the Rich'', ,
, align=center, 15 August 1455
Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen
Son of Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, Louis IX and Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Bavaria, Amalia of Saxony
, align=center, 18 January 1479 – 1 December 1503, , Bavaria-Landshut, Duchy of Landshut, , Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Hedwig of Poland
14 November 1475
Landshut
five children
, align=center, 1 December 1503
Ingolstadt
aged 48, , At his death, he left his duchy to his only surviving daughter.
, - style="background:#def"
, John I, Count Palatine of Simmern, John I, ,
, align=center, 15 May 1459
{{ill, Starkenburg Castle, de, Starkenburg (Burgruine)
Son of Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern, Frederick I and Margaret of Guelders (1436 - 1486), Margaret of Guelders
, align=center, 29 November 1480 – 27 January 1509, , Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern, , {{ill, Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Countess of Palatinate-Simmern, bg, Йохана фон Насау-Саарбрюкен, lt=Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken
29 September 1481
three children
, align=center, 27 January 1509
{{ill, Starkenburg Castle, de, Starkenburg (Burgruine)
aged 49 , ,
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Kaspar, ,
, align=center, 11 July 1459
First son of Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis I and Johanna de Croÿ
, align=center, 19 July 1489 – 1490
, rowspan="2", Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Amalie of Brandenburg
19 April 1478
Zweibrücken
no children
, align=center, 1527
Veldenz Castle
aged 67–68
, rowspan="2", Sons of Louis the Black, ruled jointly.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Alexander ''the Lame'', ,
, align=center, 26 November 1462
Second son of Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis I and Johanna de Croÿ
, align=center, 19 July 1489 – 21 October 1514, , {{ill, Margaret of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, bg, Маргарета фон Хоенлое-Нойенщайн
1499
Zweibrücken
six children
, align=center, 21 October 1514
Zweibrücken
aged 51
, - style="background:#fde"
, Elisabeth of Bavaria (1478–1504), Elisabeth, ,
, align=center, 1478
Burghausen, Altötting, Burghausen
Daughter of George, Duke of Bavaria, George and Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Hedwig of Poland
, align=center, 1 December 1503 – 15 September 1504, , Bavaria-Landshut, Duchy of Landshut, , Ruprecht of the Palatinate (Bishop of Freising), Robert of the Palatinate
10 February 1499
three children
, align=center, 15 September 1504
Landshut
aged 25–26, , Heiress of Landshut, according to her father's last will and testament of 1496. She fought the claim of Albert IV during the War of the Succession of Landshut, but, having less allies than her oponent, she eventually lost almost all of her territory.
, - style="background:#fde"
, colspan=8 align=center, ''Landshut (with exceptions) was annexed to Munich''
, - style="background:#fff"
, Louis V, Elector Palatine, Louis V ''the Pacific'', ,
, align=center, 2 July 1478
Heidelberg
First son of Philip, Elector Palatine, Philip and Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Margaret of Bavaria
, align=center, 28 February 1508 – 16 March 1544, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate, , Sibylle of Bavaria
23 February 1511
Heidelberg
no children
, align=center, 16 March 1544
Heidelberg
aged 65
, rowspan="2", Children of Philip, left no descendants. Louis V was succeeded by a younger brother. Neumarkt reverted to the Electorate after Wolfgang's death.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Wolfgang of the Palatinate, Wolfgang ''the Elder'', ,
, align=center, 31 October 1494
Heidelberg
Third son of Philip, Elector Palatine, Philip and Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Margaret of Bavaria
, align=center, 28 February 1508 – 2 April 1558, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(at Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Neumarkt), , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 2 April 1558
Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz
aged 63
, - style="background:#fff"
, William IV, Duke of Bavaria, William IV ''the Steadfast'', ,
, align=center, 13 November 1493
Munich
First son of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Albert IV and Kunigunde of Austria
, align=center, 18 March 1508 – 7 March 1550, , Duchy of Bavaria, , Jakobaea of Baden
5 October 1522
Munich
four children
, align=center, 7 March 1550
Munich
aged 56
, rowspan=2, Children of Albert IV. Though their father had determined the everlasting succession of only the firstborn prince in 1506, Louis, as a second-born son, refused a spiritual career with the argument that he was born before the edict became valid. As so, the brotheres shared their rule, with Louis X taking the seats of Landshut and Straubing.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Louis X, ,
, align=center, 18 September 1495
Grünwald, Bavaria, Grünwald
Second son of Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Albert IV and Kunigunde of Austria
, align=center, 17 February 1514 – 22 April 1545, , Duchy of Bavaria
(in Landshut and Bavaria-Straubing, Straubing), , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 22 April 1545
Landshut
aged 49
, - style="background:#def"
, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, John II, ,
, align=center, 21 March 1492
Simmern
Son of John I, Count Palatine of Simmern, John I and {{ill, Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken, Countess of Palatinate-Simmern, bg, Йохана фон Насау-Саарбрюкен, lt=Joanna of Nassau-Saarbrücken
, align=center, 27 January 1509 – 18 May 1557, , Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern, , Beatrix of Baden
22 May 1508
twelve children
, align=center, 18 May 1557
Simmern
aged 65, , He introduced the Reformation into Simmern which led to increased tensions with his neighbours, the Archbishoprics of Trier and Mainz.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis II ''the Younger'', ,
, align=center, 14 September 1502
Zweibrücken
First son of Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Alexander and {{ill, Margaret of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, bg, Маргарета фон Хоенлое-Нойенщайн
, align=center, 21 October 1514 – 3 December 1532, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken, Elisabeth of Hesse
10 September 1525
Kassel
two children
, align=center, 3 December 1532
Zweibrücken
aged 30, ,
, - style="background:#ada"
, , Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz, Robert, ,
, align=center, 1506
Zweibrücken
Second son of Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Alexander and {{ill, Margaret of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, bg, Маргарета фон Хоенлое-Нойенщайн
, align=center, 3 December 1532 – 28 July 1544, , County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line, County of Veldenz, , {{ill, Ursula of Salm-Kyrburg, bg, Урсула фон Залм-Кирбург
23 June 1537
three children
, align=center, 28 July 1544
Gräfenstein Castle
aged 37–38
, rowspan="3", Divided the land. Robert was a younger brother of Louis II, and Wolfgang was Louis' son. Technically, Robert held both lands during Wolfgang's minority.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz, Robert, Count Palatine of Veldenz (1532–1543)''
, - style="background:#fea898"
, , Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Wolfgang, ,
, align=center, 26 September 1526
Zweibrücken
Son of Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis II and Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken, Elisabeth of Hesse
, align=center, 3 December 1532 – 11 June 1569, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Anna of Hesse
24 February 1544
thirteen children
, align=center, 11 June 1569
Nexon, Haute-Vienne, Nexon
aged 42
, - style="background:#fff"
, Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Frederick II ''the Wise'', ,
, align=center, 9 December 1482
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Second son of Philip, Elector Palatine, Philip and Margaret of Bavaria, Electress Palatine, Margaret of Bavaria
, align=center, 16 March 1544 – 26 December 1556, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate, , Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Dorothea of Denmark
18 May 1535
Heidelberg
no children
, align=center, 26 December 1556
Alzey
aged 73, , Left no descendants. He was succeeded by a cousin.
, - style="background:#ada"
, colspan="7" style="text-align:center;", ''Regencies of {{ill, Ursula of Salm-Kyrburg, bg, Урсула фон Залм-Кирбург (1544–1546) and Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1544–1560)''
, rowspan="2",
, - style="background:#ada"
, George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz, George John I ''the Astute'', ,
, align=center, 11 April 1543
Son of Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz, Robert and {{ill, Ursula of Salm-Kyrburg, bg, Урсула фон Залм-Кирбург
, align=center, 28 July 1544 – 18 April 1592, , County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line, County of Veldenz, , Anna of Sweden (1545-1610), Anna of Sweden
20 December 1562
eleven children
, align=center, 18 April 1592
Lützelstein
aged 49
, - style="background:#fff"
, Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Albert V ''the Magnanimous'', ,
, align=center, 29 February 1528
Munich
Son of William IV, Duke of Bavaria, William IV and Jakobaea of Baden
, align=center, 7 March 1550 – 24 October 1579, , Duchy of Bavaria, , Archduchess Anna of Austria, Anna of Austria
4 July 1546
Regensburg
seven children
, align=center, 24 October 1579
Munich
aged 51, ,
, - style="background:#fde"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regencies of Philip, Elector Palatine (1504–1508) and Frederick II, Elector Palatine (1508–1516)''
, rowspan="4", Paternal grandsons of Philip, Elector Palatine, and maternal grandsons of George, Duke of Landshut. In the aftermath of the War of the Succession of Landshut, a part of Landshut who didn't join Bavaria formed the County of Neuburg. In 1556, Otto Henry, count of Neuburg, inherited the Electoral title, and abdicated the county. Neuburg fell then to the County of Zweibrücken. Also, Otto Henry's death marked the end of the main line of Electors: the Simmern line ascended to the Electoral position.
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan="2", Otto Henry, Elector Palatine, Otto Henry ''the Magnanimous''
, rowspan="2",
, rowspan="2" align=center, 10 April 1502
Amberg
First son of Ruprecht of the Palatinate (Bishop of Freising), Robert of the Palatinate and Elisabeth of Bavaria (1478–1504), Elisabeth
, style="background:#fde" align=center, 15 September 1504 – 26 December 1556
, style="background:#fde", Landshut, Duchy of Landshut
(in Neuburg)

Repurposed as:
Palatinate-Neuburg, County of Neuburg
, rowspan="2", Susanna of Bavaria
16 October 1529
Neuburg an der Donau
no children
, rowspan="2" align=center, 12 February 1559
Heidelberg
aged 56
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, 26 December 1556 – 12 February 1559, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
, - style="background:#fde"
, Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg, Philip ''the Warlike'', ,
, align=center, 12 November 1503
Heidelberg
Second son of Ruprecht of the Palatinate (Bishop of Freising), Robert of the Palatinate and Elisabeth of Bavaria (1478–1504), Elisabeth
, align=center, 15 Septembe 1504 – 1541, , Landshut, Duchy of Landshut
(in Neuburg)

Repurposed as:
Palatinate-Neuburg, County of Neuburg, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 4 July 1548
Heidelberg
aged 44
, - style="background:#fde"
, colspan=8 align=center, ''Neuburg briefly annexed to Zweibrücken (1559-1569)''
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan="2", Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Frederick III ''the Pious''
, rowspan="2",
, rowspan="2" align=center, 14 February 1515
Simmern
First son of John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, John II and Beatrix of Baden
, style="background:#def" align=center, 18 May 1557 – 12 February 1559
, style="background:#def", Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern
, rowspan="2", Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
21 October 1537
Kreuznach
eleven children

Amalia of Neuenahr
25 April 1569
Heidelberg
no children
, rowspan="2" align=center, 26 October 1576
Heidelberg
aged 61
, rowspan="2", When the senior branch of the family died out in 1559, the electorate passed to Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Frederick III of Palatinate-Simmern, Simmern, son of John II and a staunch Calvinist. The Palatinate became one of the major centers of Calvinism in Europe, supporting Calvinist rebellions in both the Netherlands and France.
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, 12 February 1559 – 26 October 1576, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Simmern line)
, - style="background:#def"
, Georg, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim, George, ,
, align=center, 20 February 1518
Second son of John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, John II and Beatrix of Baden
, align=center, 12 February 1559 – 17 May 1569, , Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern, , Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken, Elisabeth of Hesse
9 January 1541
one child
, align=center, 17 May 1569
Simmern
aged 51, , Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother.
, - style="background:#def"
, Reichard, Count Palatine of Simmern-Sponheim, Richard, ,
, align=center, 25 July 1521
Simmern
Third son of John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, John II and Beatrix of Baden
, align=center, 17 May 1569 – 13 January 1598, , Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern, , Julianna of Wied, Countess Palatine of Simmern, Julianna of Wied
30 January 1569
four children

{{ill, Emilie of Württemberg, Countess of Palatinate-Simmern, nl, Emilia van Württemberg, Emilie of Württemberg
26 March 1578
no children

{{ill, Anne Margaret of Palatinate-Veldenz, bg, Анна Маргарета фон Пфалц-Велденц
14 December 1589
no children
, align=center, 13 January 1598
Ravengiersburg
aged 76, , Left no descendants. Simmern returned to the Electorate.
, - style="background:#def"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Simmern briefly annexed to the Electoral Palatinate (1598–1610)''
, - style="background:#fea898"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Anna of Hesse, William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel and Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1569–1574)''
, rowspan="6", Children of Wolfgang, divided their inheritance:
* John received Zweibrücken;
* Frederick received Vohenstrauss-Parkstein, which after his death with no descendants went to Neuburg;
* Otto Henry received Sulzbach, which after his death with no descendants went to Neuburg;
* Charles received Birkenfeld;
* Philip Louis (the eldest son) received Neuburg, and absorbed his childless brothers land after their deaths.
, - style="background:#fde"
, , Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Philip Louis, ,
, align=center, 2 October 1547
Zweibrücken
First son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Wolfgang and Anna of Hesse
, align=center, 11 June 1569 – 22 August 1614, , Palatinate-Neuburg, County of Neuburg, , Anna of Cleves (1552–1632), Anna of Cleves
27 September 1574
Neuburg an der Donau
eight children
, align=center, 22 August 1614
Neuburg an der Donau
aged 66
, - style="background:#fea898"
, John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John I ''the Lame'', ,
, align=center, 8 May 1550
Meisenheim
Second son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Wolfgang and Anna of Hesse
, align=center, 11 June 1569 – 12 August 1604, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
1579
Bad Bergzabern
nine children
, align=center, 12 August 1604
Germersheim
aged 54
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein, Frederick, ,
, align=center, 11 April 1557
Meisenheim
Third son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Wolfgang and Anna of Hesse
, align=center, 11 June 1569 – 17 December 1597, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken
(Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein, at Vohenstrauss and Parkstein), , Katharina Sophie of Legnica
26 February 1587
three children
, align=center, 17 December 1597
Vohenstrauß
aged 40
, - style="background:#dce"
, Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Charles I, ,
, align=center, 4 September 1560
Neuburg an der Donau
Fourth son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Wolfgang and Anna of Hesse
, align=center, 11 June 1569 – 16 December 1600, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, County of Birkenfeld, , Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
23 November 1590
four children
, align=center, 16 December 1600
Birkenfeld
aged 40
, - style="background:#cfc"
, Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Otto Henry, ,
, align=center, 22 July 1567
Amberg
Fifth son of Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Wolfgang and Anna of Hesse
, align=center, 11 June 1569 – 29 August 1604, , Palatinate-Sulzbach, County of Sulzbach, , {{ill, Dorothea Maria of Württemberg, Countess of Palatinate-Sulzbach, bg, Доротея Мария фон Вюртемберг, lt=Dorothea Maria of Württemberg
25 November 1582
thirteen children
, align=center, 29 August 1604
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Sulzbach
aged 48
, - style="background:#cfc"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Vohenstrauss-Parkstein and Sulzbach annexed to Neuburg''
, - style="background:#fff"
, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Louis VI ''the Careless'', ,
, align=center, 4 July 1539
Simmern
First son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Frederick III and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
, align=center, 26 October 1576 – 22 October 1583, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Simmern line)
, , Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, Elisabeth of Hesse
8 July 1560
Marburg
twelve children

Anne of Ostfriesland
12 July 1583
Heidelberg
no children
, align=center, 22 October 1583
Heidelberg
aged 44
, rowspan="2", Children of Frederick III, divided the land: Louis received the Electorate, and John Casimir was given a portion at Kaiserslautern, Lautern. The latter didn't have descendants, and his portion returned to the Electorate.
, - style="background:#def"
, John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, John Casimir, ,
, align=center, 7 March 1543
Simmern
Second son of Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Frederick III and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
, align=center, 26 October 1576 – 16 January 1592, , Palatinate-Lautern, County of Simmern
(at Kaiserslautern, Lautern), , Elisabeth of Saxony
4 June 1570
Heidelberg
no children
, align=center, 16 January 1592
Heidelberg
aged 48
, - style="background:#def"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Lautern reabsorbed in the Electorate''
, - style="background:#fff"
, William V, Duke of Bavaria, William V ''the Pious'', ,
, align=center, 29 September 1548
Landshut
Son of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Albert V and Archduchess Anna of Austria, Anna of Austria
, align=center, 24 October 1579 – 15 October 1597, , Duchy of Bavaria, , Renata of Lorraine
22 February 1568
Munich
ten children
, align=center, 7 February 1626
Schleissheim Palace
aged 77, , In 1597, he abdicated in favor of his son.
, - style="background:#fff"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, John Casimir, Count of Lautern (1583–1592)''
, rowspan="2", With his advisor Christian of Anhalt, he founded the Protestant Union, Evangelical Union of Protestant states in 1608.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Frederick IV ''the Righteous'', ,
, align=center, 5 March 1574
Amberg
Son of Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Louis VI and Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine, Elisabeth of Hesse
, align=center, 22 October 1583 – 19 September 1610, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Simmern line)
, , Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau
23 June 1593
Dillenburg
eight children
, align=center, 19 September 1610
Heidelberg
aged 36
, - style="background:#ada"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Anna of Sweden (1545-1610), Anna of Sweden (1592–1598)''
, rowspan="5", Children of George John I, ruled jointly. In 1598 divided the land: George Gustavus kept Veldenz; John Augustus received Lützelstein; and Louis Philip and George John received jointly received Gutenberg. In 1601 George John ruled alone Gutenberg. In 1611, after the death of John Augustus with no descendants, Lützelstein was annexed to Guttenberg. In 1654, after the death of George John without descendants, Guttenberg reverted to Veldenz, united under Leopold Louis, George Gustavus' son.
, - style="background:#ada"
, George Gustavus, Count Palatine of Veldenz, George Gustavus, ,
, align=center, 6 February 1564
{{ill, Michelsburg (Palatinate), de, Michelsburg (Pfalz), lt=Michelsburg
First son of George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz, George John I and Anna of Sweden (1545-1610), Anna of Sweden
, align=center, 18 April 1592 – 3 June 1634, , County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line, County of Veldenz, , {{ill, Elisabeth of Württemberg, Countess of Palatinate-Veldenz, bg, Елизабет фон Вюртемберг (1548–1592), lt=Elisabeth of Württemberg
30 October 1586
Stuttgart
no children

{{ill, Maria Elisabeth of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, es, María Isabel del Palatinado-Zweibrücken
Zweibrücken
17 May 1601
eleven children
, align=center, 3 June 1634
Lützelstein
aged 70
, - style="background:#ada"
, John Augustus, Count Palatine of Lützelstein, John Augustus, ,
, align=center, 26 November 1575
Lemberg Castle
Second son of George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz, George John I and Anna of Sweden (1545-1610), Anna of Sweden
, align=center, 18 April 1592 – 18 September 1611, , County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line, County of Veldenz
(at Lützelstein) , {{ill, Anna Elisabeth of the Palatinate, de, Anna Elisabeth von der Pfalz
1599
no children
, align=center, 18 September 1611
Lemberg Castle
aged 35
, - style="background:#ada"
, Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Guttenberg, Louis Philip, ,
, align=center, 24 November 1577
Third son of George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz, George John I and Anna of Sweden (1545-1610), Anna of Sweden
, align=center, 18 April 1592 – 24 October 1601
, rowspan="2", County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line, County of Veldenz
(at Gutenberg, Germany, Gutenberg), , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 24 October 1601
Heidelberg
aged 23
, - style="background:#ada"
, George John II, Count Palatine of Lützelstein-Guttenberg, George John II, ,
, align=center, 24 June 1586
Lützelstein
Fourth son of George John I, Count Palatine of Veldenz, George John I and Anna of Sweden (1545-1610), Anna of Sweden
, align=center, 18 April 1592 – 29 September 1654, , {{ill, Susanna of Palatinate-Sulzbach, bg, Сузана фон Пфалц-Зулцбах
20 December 1562
eleven children
, align=center, 29 September 1654
aged 68
, - style="background:#fff"
, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian I ''the Great'', ,
, align=center, 17 April 1573
Munich
First son of William V, Duke of Bavaria, William V and Renata of Lorraine
, align=center, 15 October 1597 – 27 September 1651, , Duchy of Bavaria
(until 1623)

Electorate of Bavaria
(from 1623), , Elisabeth of Lorraine
9 February 1595
Nancy, France, Nancy
no children

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610–1665), Maria Anna of Austria
15 July 1635
Vienna
two children
, align=center, 27 September 1651
Ingolstadt
aged 78
, rowspan="3", Children of William V, Duke of Bavaria, William V. Maximilian I, was an ally of Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II in the Thirty Years' War. When the Elector of the Palatinate, Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Frederick V, head of a senior branch of the Wittelsbachs, became involved in the war against the Emperor, he was stripped of his Imperial offices and the Prince-elector title. Maximilian I was granted the Electorate of the Palatinate in 1623.
Albert VI inherited from his wife the lands of Leuchtenberg, and from 1646 reorganizes them as a new Bavarian duchy, the short-lived Duchy of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg. In 1650 Albert made an exchange with Maximilian: Leuchtenberg went to the latter's second son, while Albert received the County of Haag, which he kept until his death and then reverted to Bavaria.
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan=2, Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria, Albert VI
, rowspan=2,
, rowspan=2 align=center, 26 February 1584
Munich
Second son of William V, Duke of Bavaria, William V and Renata of Lorraine
, align=center style="background:#ffc", 1 November 1646 - 1650
, style="background:#ffc", Leuchtenberg, Duchy of Leuchtenberg
, rowspan=2, {{ill, Mechtild of Leuchtenberg, bg, Мехтхилд фон Лойхтенберг
8 December 1650
five children
, rowspan=2 align=center, 5 July 1666
Munich
aged 82
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, 1650 - 5 July 1666, , {{ill, County of Haag, de, Grafschaft Haag
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center colspan=8, ''Haag reverted to Bavaria''
, - style="background:#dce"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg (1600–1612) and John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (1600–1604)''
, rowspan="3", Children of Charles I, divided their inheritance
, - style="background:#dce"
, George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, George William, ,
, align=center, 6 August 1591
Ansbach
First son of Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Charles I and Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
, align=center, 16 December 1600 – 25 December 1669, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, County of Birkenfeld, , {{ill, Dorothea of Solms-Sonnenwalde, es, Dorotea de Solms-Sonnenwalde
30 November 1616
six children

{{ill, Juliana of Salm-Grumbach, bg, Юлиана фон Салм-Грумбах
30 November 1641
no children

{{ill, Anna Elisabeth of Oettingen-Oettingen, bg, Анна Елизабет фон Йотинген-Йотинген
8 March 1649
no children
, align=center, 25 December 1669
Birkenfeld
aged 78
, - style="background:#dce"
, Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Christian I, ,
, align=center, 3 November 1598
Birkenfeld
Second son of Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Charles I and Dorothea of Brunswick-Lüneburg
, align=center, 16 December 1600 – 6 September 1654, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, County of Birkenfeld
(Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, at Bischweiler), , Magdalene Catherine, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken, Magdalene Catherine of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
14 November 1630
nine children

Maria Joanna of Helfenstein-Wiesensteig
28 October 1648
one child
, align=center, 6 September 1654
Neuenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Neuenstein
aged 55
, - style="background:#fea898"
, John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John II ''the Younger'', ,
, align=center, 26 March 1584
Bad Bergzabern
First son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John I and Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
, align=center, 12 August 1604 – 9 August 1635, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Catherine de Rohan
26 August 1604
one child

Louise Juliana of the Palatinate
13 May 1612
seven children
, align=center, 9 August 1635
Metz
aged 51
, rowspan="3", Children of John I, divided their inheritance.
, - style="background:#eac"
, Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg, Frederick Casimir, ,
, align=center, 10 June 1585
Zweibrücken
Second son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John I and Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
, align=center, 12 August 1604 – 30 September 1645, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken
Palatinate-Landsberg, at Landsberg), , Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau, Emilia Antwerpiana of Orange-Nassau
4 July 1616
{{ill, Burg Landsberg (Alsace), lt=Landsberg, de, Burg Landsberg (Elsass)
three children
, align=center, 30 September 1645
Montfort, Doubs, Montfort-en-Auxois
aged 60
, - style="background:#fbe2a2"
, John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, John Casimir, ,
, align=center, 20 April 1589
Zweibrücken
Third son of John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John I and Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
, align=center, 12 August 1604 – 18 June 1652, , Palatinate-Kleeburg, County of Kleeburg, , Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Catherine of Sweden
11 June 1615
Stockholm
eight children
, align=center, 18 June 1652
Stegeborg Castle
aged 63
, - style="background:#fff"
, Frederick V of the Palatinate, Frederick V ''the Winter King'', ,
, align=center, 26 August 1596
{{ill, Deinschwang, de
First son of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Frederick IV and Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau
, align=center, 19 September 1610 – 23 February 1623, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Simmern line)
, , Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Elizabeth of Great Britain
14 February 1613
London
thirteen children
, align=center, 29 November 1632
Mainz
aged 36
, rowspan="2", Children of Frederick IV. In 1610, after their father's death, the younger son, Louis Philip, restored the county of Simmern, while Frederick V, in 1619, accepted the throne of Bohemia - where he was known as "the Winter King" because his reign in Bohemia only lasted one winter - from the Bohemian estates. Frederick V was defeated by the Emperor Ferdinand II at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, and Spanish and Bavarian troops soon occupied the Palatinate itself. In 1623, Frederick was put under the ban of the Empire.
, - style="background:#def"
, Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern, Louis Philip, ,
, align=center, 23 November 1602
Heidelberg
Second son of Frederick IV, Elector Palatine, Frederick IV and Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Louise Juliana of Orange-Nassau
, align=center, 19 September 1610 – 6 January 1655, , Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern, , Marie Eleonore von Brandenburg, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
4 December 1631
seven children
, align=center, 6 January 1655
Krosno Odrzańskie
aged 52
, - style="background:#fff"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", Frederick V's territories and his position as elector were transferred to the Duke of Bavaria, Maximilian I, of a distantly related branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Although technically Elector Palatine, he was known as the Elector of Bavaria. From 1648 he ruled in Bavaria and the Upper Palatinate alone, but retained all his electoral dignities and the seniority of the Palatinate Electorate.

''Electoral Palatinate briefly annexed to the Electorate of Bavaria (1623–1648)''
, - style="background:#fde"
, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Wolfgang William, ,
, align=center, 4 November 1578
Neuburg an der Donau
First son of Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Philip Louis and , Anna of Cleves (1552–1632), Anna of Cleves
, align=center, 22 August 1614 – 14 September 1653, , Palatinate-Neuburg, County of Neuburg, , Magdalene of Bavaria
11 November 1613
Munich
one child

{{ill, Catharina Charlotte of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, fr, Catherine-Charlotte de Palatinat-Deux-Ponts
11 November 1631
Blieskastel
two children

{{ill, Maria Franziska of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg, de, Maria Franziska von Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg
3 June 1651
no children
, align=center, 14 September 1653
Düsseldorf
aged 74
, rowspan="3", Children of Philip Louis, divided theirr inheritance. The younger sons inherited Sulzbach but had different seats: John Frederick created Palatinate-Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein, but at his death with no surviving children, Sulzbach became reunited under Augustus' son, Christian August.
, - style="background:#cfc"
, Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Augustus, ,
, align=center, 2 October 1582
Neuburg an der Donau
Second son of Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Philip Louis and , Anna of Cleves (1552–1632), Anna of Cleves
, align=center, 22 August 1614 – 14 August 1632, , Palatinate-Sulzbach, County of Sulzbach, , {{ill, Hedwig of Holstein-Gottorp, Countess of Palatinate-Sulzbach, fr, Hedwige de Holstein-Gottorp, lt=Hedwig of Holstein-Gottorp
17 July 1620
seven children
, align=center, 14 August 1632
Bad Windsheim
aged 49
, - style="background:#cfc"
, Johann Friedrich, Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein, John Frederick, ,
, align=center, 23 August 1587
Neuburg an der Donau
Third son of Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Philip Louis and , Anna of Cleves (1552–1632), Anna of Cleves
, align=center, 22 August 1614 – 19 October 1644, , Palatinate-Sulzbach, County of Sulzbach
(at Hilpoltstein), , {{ill, Sophie Agnes of Hesse-Darmstadt, fr, Sophie-Agnès de Hesse-Darmstadt
7/17 November 1624
eight children
, align=center, 19 October 1644
Hilpoltstein
aged 57
, - style="background:#cfc"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Johann Friedrich, Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein, John Frederick, Count Palatine of Sulzbach-Hilpoltstein (1632–1636)''
, rowspan="2", Reunited Sulzbach after John Frederick's death in 1644.
, - style="background:#cfc"
, Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Christian Augustus, ,
, align=center, 26 July 1622
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Sulzbach
Son of Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Augustus and {{ill, Hedwig of Holstein-Gottorp, Countess of Palatinate-Sulzbach, fr, Hedwige de Holstein-Gottorp, lt=Hedwig of Holstein-Gottorp
, align=center, 14 August 1632 – 23 July 1708, , Palatinate-Sulzbach, County of Sulzbach, , {{ill, Amalie of Nassau-Siegen, fr, Amélie de Nassau-Siegen
27 March 1649
five children
, align=center, 23 July 1708
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Sulzbach
aged 85
, - style="background:#ada"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of George John II, Count Palatine of Lützelstein-Guttenberg (1634–1639)''
, rowspan="2", Reunited Palatinate-Veldenz in 1654. However, left no surviving male descendants. Veldenz went to the Electorate.
, - style="background:#ada"
, Leopold Louis, Count Palatine of Veldenz, Leopold Louis, ,
, align=center, 1 February 1625
Lauterecken
Son of George Gustavus, Count Palatine of Veldenz, George Gustavus and {{ill, Maria Elisabeth of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, es, María Isabel del Palatinado-Zweibrücken
, align=center, 3 June 1634 – 29 September 1694, , County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line, County of Veldenz, , Agatha Christine of Hanau-Lichtenberg
4 July 1648
Bischweiler
twelve children
, align=center, 29 September 1694
Strasbourg
aged 69
, - style="background:#ada"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Veldenz definitely annexed to the Electoral Palatinate''
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Frederick, ,
, align=center, 5 April 1619
Son of John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John II and Catherine de Rohan
, align=center, 9 August 1635 – 9 July 1661, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , {{ill, Anna Juliana of Nassau-Saarbrücken, bg, Анна Юлиана фон Насау-Саарбрюкен
6 April 1640
ten children
, align=center, 9 July 1661, , Left no male surviving descendants. Zweibrucken was inherited by his sister and her husband.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Charles I Louis, ,
, align=center, 22 December 1617
Heidelberg
Son of Frederick V of the Palatinate, Frederick V and Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Elizabeth of Great Britain
, align=center, 24 October 1648 – 28 August 1680, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Simmern line, restored), , Charlotte, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel, Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
22 February 1650
Kassel
(unilateral divorce in 1658)
three children

''Marie Luise von Degenfeld''
6 January 1658
Schwetzingen
(morganatic and bigamous)
thirteen children

''Elisabeth Hollander von Bernau''
11 December 1679
Vohenstrauß
(morganatic)
one child
, align=center, 28 August 1680
near Edingen-Neckarhausen
aged 62, , By the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, Charles Louis was restored to the Lower Palatinate and was given a ''new'' electoral title, also that of "Elector Palatine" but lower in precedence than the other electorates.
, - style="background:#fff"
, align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria (1651-1654)''
, rowspan="3", In 1650, Maximilian Philip, second son of Maximilian, received the Duchy of Leuchtenberg, from which his uncle Albert VI had abdicated. His childless death led to the union of the Bavarian Leuchtenberg lands and the Electorate.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Ferdinand Maria, ,
, align=center, 31 October 1636
Schleissheim Palace
First son of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian I and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610–1665), Maria Anna of Austria
, align=center, 27 September 1651 – 26 May 1679, , Electorate of Bavaria, , Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy
8 December 1650
eight children
, align=center, 26 May 1679
Schleissheim Palace
aged 42
, - style="background:#ffc"
, Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg, Maximilian Philip Hieronymus, ,
, align=center, 30 September 1638
Munich
Second son of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian I and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610–1665), Maria Anna of Austria
, align=center, 1650 - 20 March 1705, , Leuchtenberg, Duchy of Leuchtenberg, , Mauricienne Fébronie de La Tour d'Auvergne
(1652-1706)
1668
Château-Thierry
no children
, align=center, 20 March 1705
Türkheim
aged 66
, - style="background:#ffc"
, align="center"colspan="8", ''Leuchtenberg re-merged in the Electorate of Bavaria''
, - style="background:#fbe2a2"
, Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Charles Gustavus, ,
, align=center, 8 November 1622
Nyköping Castle
First son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, John Casimir and Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Catherine of Sweden
, align=center, 18 June 1652 – 6 June 1654, , Palatinate-Kleeburg, County of Kleeburg, , Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
24 October 1654
Stockholm
one child
, align=center, 13 February 1660
Gothenburg
aged , , Abdicated from Kleeburg in 1654, to become King of Sweden (as ''Charles X)'', right hat he inherited from his mother.
, - style="background:#fbe2a2"
, Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Adolph John I, ,
, align=center, 21 October 1629
Stegeborg Castle
Second son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, John Casimir and Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Catherine of Sweden
, align=center, 6 June 1654 – 24 October 1689, , Palatinate-Kleeburg, County of Kleeburg, , Elsa Beata Brahe
19 June 1649
Stockholm
one child

Elsa Elisabeth Brahe
1661
Stockholm
nine children
, align=center, 24 October 1689
Stegeborg Castle
aged 60, , Brother of Charles Gustavus, received Kleeburg after the abdication of his brother.
, - style="background:#cff"
, Louis Henry, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern, Louis Henry, ,
, align=center, 11 October 1640
Sedan, Ardennes, Sedan
Son of Louis Philip, Count Palatine of Simmern-Kaiserslautern, Louis Philip and Marie Eleonore von Brandenburg, Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg
, align=center, 6 January 1655 – 3 January 1674, , Palatinate-Simmern, County of Simmern, , Maria of Orange-Nassau (1642–1688), Maria of Orange-Nassau
23 September 1666
Kleve
no children
, align=center, 3 January 1674
Bad Kreuznach
aged 33, , Left no descendants. Simmern returned to the Electorate.
, - style="background:#cff"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Simmern definitely annexed to the Electoral Palatinate''
, - style="background:#fea898"
, {{ill, Juliana Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, pt, Juliana Madalena do Palatinado-Zweibrücken, lt=Juliana Magdalena, ,
, align=center, 23 April 1621
Heidelberg
Daughter of John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John II and Catherine de Rohan
, align=center, 9 July 1661 – 25 March 1672, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Frederick Louis
14 November 1645
Düsseldorf
thirteen children
, align=center, 25 March 1672
Meisenheim
aged 51
, rowspan="2", Juliana was a younger sister of Frederick and likely the intended heiress, as it was the cousin from Landsberg (and not the one from Kleeburg), to whom she was married and the one who effectively inherited the county of Zweibrücken. Originally ruling at Palatinate-Landsberg – merged with Zweibrücken after his wife's inheritance –, Frederick Louis survived his wife, but in 1677 the Kingdom of France occupied his counties. He left no surviving descendants. And only then the Kleeburg line (the Swedish one) came to inherit Zweibrücken.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, , Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Frederick Louis, ,
, align=center, 27 October 1619
Heidelberg
Son of Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg, Frederick Casimir, Count of Landsberg and Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau, Emilia Antwerpiana of Orange-Nassau
, align=center, 9 July 1661 – 11 April 1681, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken
(in Palatinate-Landsberg, Landsberg 1645-1661)
, , {{ill, Juliana Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, pt, Juliana Madalena do Palatinado-Zweibrücken, lt=Juliana Magdalena
14 November 1645
Düsseldorf
thirteen children

''Anna Marie Elisabeth Hepp''
21 August 1672
(morganatic)
five children
, align=center, 11 April 1681
Landsberg Castle (Palatinate), Landsberg Castle
aged 61
, - style="background:#dce"
, Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Charles Otto, ,
, align=center, 5 September 1625
Birkenfeld
Son of George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, George William and {{ill, Dorothea of Solms-Sonnenwalde, es, Dorotea de Solms-Sonnenwalde
, align=center, 25 December 1669 – 30 March 1671, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, County of Birkenfeld, , {{ill, Margaret Hedwig of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein, es, Margarita Eduviges de Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
26 September 1658
three children
, align=center, 30 March 1671
Birkenfeld
aged 45, , Left no surviving descendants. Birkenfeld passed to Bischweiler line.
, - style="background:#dce"
, , Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Christian II, ,
, align=center, 22 June 1637
Bischweiler
First son of Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Christian I and Magdalene Catherine, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken, Magdalene Catherine of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
, align=center, 30 March 1671 – 26 April 1717, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, County of Birkenfeld
(in Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Bischweiler 1654-1671), , Countess Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein, Catherine Agatha of Rappoltstein
5 September 1667
seven children
, align=center, 26 April 1717
Birkenfeld
aged 79
, rowspan="2", Children of Christian I. Christian II kept Bischweiler, while his brother John Charles gained Gelnhausen. Christian II inherited, in 1671, Birkenfeld from his cousin Charles Otto, and annexed Bischweiler to it.
, - style="background:#dc8"
, John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, John Charles, ,
, align=center, 17 October 1638
Bischweiler
Second son of Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, Christian I and Magdalene Catherine, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken, Magdalene Catherine of Palatinate-Zweibrücken
, align=center, 6 September 1654 – 21 February 1704, , Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, County of Gelnhausen, , {{ill, Sophie Amalie of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, bg, София Амалия фон Пфалц-Цвайбрюкен
1685
Weikersheim
one child

Esther Maria von Witzleben
28 July 1696
five children
, align=center, 21 February 1704
Gelnhausen
aged 65
, - style="background:#dce"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Bischweiler reannexed to Birkenfeld, though ruled by Bischweiler line''
, - style="background:#fff"
, align="center"colspan="7", ''Regency of Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg, Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Duke of Leuchtenberg (1679-1680)''
, rowspan="2", Took part in the War of the Spanish Succession on the side of France, against Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor. He was accordingly forced to flee Bavaria following the Battle of Blenheim and deprived of his Electorate on 29 April 1706. He regained his Electorate in 1714 by the Treaty of Baden (1714), Peace of Baden and ruled until 1726.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Maximilian II Emanuel, ,
, align=center, 11 July 1662
Munich
Son of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Ferdinand Maria and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy
, align=center, 26 May 1679 – 26 February 1726, , Electorate of Bavaria, , Maria Antonia of Austria
15 July 1685
Vienna
three children

Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
15 August 1694
Warsaw
(by proxy)
ten children
, align=center, 26 February 1726
Munich
aged 63
, - style="background:#fff"
, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Charles II, ,
, align=center, 10 April 1651
Heidelberg
Son of Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine, Charles I Louis and Charlotte, Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel, Charlotte of Hesse-Kassel
, align=center, 28 August 1680 – 26 May 1685, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Simmern line)
, , Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark
20 September 1671
Heidelberg
no children
, align=center, 26 May 1685
Heidelberg
aged 34, , Last of Simmern line. The Electorate was inherited by the Counts of Neuburg branch.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles I, ,
, align=center, 24 November 1655
Tre Kronor (castle), Tre Kronor
Son of Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Charles Gustavus, Count of Kleeburg and Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
, align=center, 11 April 1681 – 5 April 1697, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark
6 May 1680
Skottorp
seven children
, align=center, 5 April 1697
Tre Kronor (castle), Tre Kronor
aged 41, , Son of Charles Gustavus (Charles X of Sweden), assumed the restored Palatinate-Zweibrücken. Also King of Sweden, as ''Charles XI''.
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan="2", Philip William, Elector Palatine, Philip William
, rowspan="2",
, rowspan="2" align=center, 24 November 1615
Giessen
Son of Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Wolfgang William and Magdalene of Bavaria
, style="background:#fde" align=center, 1653 – 26 May 1685
, style="background:#fde", Palatinate-Neuburg, County of Neuburg
, rowspan="2", Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Anna Catherine of Poland
8 June 1642
Warsaw
no children

Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
3 September 1653
Bad Schwalbach
seventeen children
, rowspan="2" align=center, 2 September 1690
Vienna
aged 74
, rowspan="2", When the Simmern branch of the family died out in 1685, the electorate passed to Philip William, Elector Palatine, Philip William of Palatinate-Neuburg, Neuburg (also Duke of Duchy of Jülich, Jülich and Berg (German region), Berg). He was a Catholic and a maternal nephew of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria.
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, 26 May 1685 – 2 September 1690, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Neuburg line)
, - style="background:#fbe2a2"
, Adolph John II, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Adolph John II, ,
, align=center, 21 August 1666
Bergzabern
First son of Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Adolph John I and Elsa Elisabeth Brahe
, align=center, 24 October 1689 – 27 April 1701, , Palatinate-Kleeburg, County of Kleeburg, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 27 April 1701
Laiuse Castle
aged 34, , Left no descendants. His lands went to his brother, Gustavus.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, John William, ,
, align=center, 19 April 1658
Düsseldorf
First son of Philip William, Elector Palatine, Philip William and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
, align=center, 2 September 1690 – 8 June 1716, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Neuburg line), , Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria, Maria Anna Josepha of Austria
25 October 1678
Wiener Neustadt
two children

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
6 May 1691
Innsbruck
no children
, align=center, 8 June 1716
Düsseldorf
aged 58, , Left no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Charles XII of Sweden, Charles II, ,
, align=center, 17 June 1682
Tre Kronor (castle), Tre Kronor
Son of Charles XI of Sweden, Charles I and Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark
, align=center, 5 April 1697 – 30 November 1718, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 30 November 1718
Halden
aged 36, , Also King of Sweden, as ''Charles XII''. After his death with no descendants, Zweibrücken was inherited by Kleeburg line.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, rowspan="2", Gustav, Duke of Zweibrücken, Gustavus
, rowspan="2",
, rowspan="2" align=center, 12 April 1670
Stegeborg Castle
Second son of Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Adolph John I and Elsa Elisabeth Brahe
, style="background:#fbe2a2" align=center, 27 April 1701 – 30 November 1718
, style="background:#fbe2a2", Palatinate-Kleeburg, County of Kleeburg
, rowspan="2", {{ill, Dorothea of Palatinate-Veldenz, fr, Dorothée de Palatinat-Veldenz
10 July 1707
no children

''Louise Dorothea von Hoffmann''
13 May 1723
(morganatic)
no children
, rowspan="2" align=center, 17 September 1731
Zweibrücken
aged 61
, rowspan="2", Inherited Zweibrücken from his cousin Charles IV, and annexed Kleeburg to it. Left no descendants. His lands went to Birkenfeld line.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, align=center, 30 November 1718 – 17 September 1731, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken
, - style="background:#fbe2a2"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Palatinate-Kleeburg was definitely reannexed to Palatinate-Zweibrücken''
, - style="background:#dc8"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, John William, Elector Palatine (1704–1711)''
, rowspan="2", Left no male descendants. He was succeeded by his brother John.
, - style="background:#dc8"
, Frederick Bernard, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, Frederick Bernard, ,
, align=center, 28 May 1697
Gelnhausen
First son of John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, John Charles and Esther Maria von Witzleben
, align=center, 21 February 1704 – 5 August 1739, , Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, County of Gelnhausen, , {{ill, Ernestine Louise of Waldeck-Pyrmont, fr, Ernestine Louise de Waldeck
30 May 1737
Arolsen
two children
, align=center, 5 August 1739
Gelnhausen
aged 42
, - style="background:#cfc"
, Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Theodore Eustace, ,
, align=center, 14 February 1659
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Sulzbach
Son of Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Christian Augustus and {{ill, Amalie of Nassau-Siegen, fr, Amélie de Nassau-Siegen
, align=center, 23 July 1708 – 11 July 1732, , Palatinate-Sulzbach, County of Sulzbach, , Landgravine Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg, Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
6 June 1692
Lobositz
nine children
, align=center, 11 July 1732
Dinkelsbühl
aged 73, ,
, - style="background:#fff"
, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Charles Philip, ,
, align=center, 4 November 1661
Neuburg an der Donau
Second son of Philip William, Elector Palatine, Philip William and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
, align=center, 8 June 1716 – 31 December 1742, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Neuburg line), , Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł
10 August 1688
Berlin
four children

Teresa Lubomirska
15 December 1701
Kraków
two children

''Violante Theresia of Thurn and Taxis''
1728
(morganatic)
no children
, align=center, 31 December 1742
Mannheim
aged , , Left no male descendants. The Electorate was inherited by the Counts of Sulzbach line.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, rowspan="2", Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christian III
, rowspan="2",
, rowspan="2" align=center, 7 November 1674
Strasbourg
Son of Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Christian II and Countess Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein, Catherine Agatha of Rappoltstein
, style="background:#dce" align=center, 26 April 1717 – 17 September 1731
, style="background:#dce", Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, County of Birkenfeld
, rowspan="2", Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
21 September 1719
Lorentzen family, Lorentzen
four children
, rowspan="2" align=center, 3 February 1735
Zweibrücken
aged 60
, rowspan="2", Inherited Zweibrücken from his cousin Gustavus, and annexed Birkenfeld to it.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, align=center, 17 September 1731 – 3 February 1735, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken
, - style="background:#dce"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Birkenfeld reannexed to Zweibrücken''
, - style="background:#fff"
, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles Albert, ,
, align=center, 6 August 1697
Brussels

Son of Maximilian II Emanuel and Maria Antonia of Austria
, align=center, 26 February 1726 – 20 January 1745, , Electorate of Bavaria, , Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress, Maria Amalia of Austria
5 October 1722
Vienna
seven children
, align=center, 20 January 1745
Munich
aged 47, , Took on the House of Habsburg in the War of the Austrian Succession, again in combination with France, succeeding so far as to be elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1742 (as Charles VII). However, the Austrians occupied Bavaria (1742–1744), and the Emperor died shortly after returning to Munich.
, - style="background:#cfc"
, John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, John Christian, ,
, align=center, 23 January 1700
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Sulzbach
Son of Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Theodore Eustace and Landgravine Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg, Maria Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
, align=center, 11 July 1732 – 20 July 1733, , Palatinate-Sulzbach, County of Sulzbach, , Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne
15 February 1722
two children

Landgravine Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg, Eleonore of Hesse-Rotenburg
21 January 1731
Mannheim
no children
, align=center, 20 July 1733
Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Sulzbach
aged 33, ,
, - style="background:#fea898"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1735–1740)''
, rowspan="2", His children from his morganatic marriage were barred from succession. He was succeeded by his nephew.
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christian IV, ,
, align=center, 6 September 1722
Bischweiler
Son of Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Christian III and Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken
, align=center, 3 February 1735 – 5 November 1775, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , ''Maria Johanna Camasse''
1751
(morganatic)
six children
, align=center, 5 November 1775
Herschweiler-Pettersheim
aged 53
, - style="background:#dc8"
, John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, John, ,
, align=center, 24 May 1698
Gelnhausen
Second son of John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, John Charles and Esther Maria von Witzleben
, align=center, 5 August 1739 – 10 February 1780, , Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, County of Gelnhausen, , {{ill, Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun, fr, Sophie-Charlotte de Salm-Dhaun
1743
Dhaun
eight children
, align=center, 10 February 1780
Mannheim
aged 81, ,
, - style="background:#fff"
, Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian III Joseph ''the Beloved'', ,
, align=center, 28 March 1727
Munich
Son of Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles Albert and Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress, Maria Amalia of Austria
, align=center, 20 January 1745 – 30 December 1777, , Electorate of Bavaria, , Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony
9 July 1747
no children
, align=center, 30 December 1777
Munich
aged 50, , As he had no children, was the last of the direct Bavarian Wittelsbach line descended from Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV. He was succeeded by the Elector of the Palatinate, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Charles Theodore, who thereby regained their old titles for the senior Wittelsbach line—descended from Louis IV's older brother Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Rudolph I.
, - style="background:#fff"
, , Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, Elisabeth Augusta, ,
, align=center, 17 January 1721
Mannheim
Daughter of Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, Joseph Charles of the Palatinate-Sulzbach and Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg, Elisabeth Augusta Sophia of the Palatinate-Neuburg
, align=center, 31 December 1742 – 17 August 1794, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(maternal Neuburg line, ''suo jure'' heiress), , Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Charles Theodore
17 January 1742
Mannheim
one child
, align=center, 17 August 1794
Weinheim
aged 73
, rowspan="4", Elisabeth was the maternal granddaughter of Charles Philip, and the wife of the next Elector Palatine; she therefore carried the title (''suo jure'') to her husband. However, the title and authority of Elector Palatine were subsumed into the Electorate of Bavaria in 1777. Charles Theodore and his heirs retained only the single vote and precedence of the Bavarian elector, though they continued to use the title "Count Palatine of the Rhine" ({{langx, de, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, {{langx, la, Comes Palatinus Rheni). They left no descendants, and the Electorates passed to the Zweibrücken line.
, - style="background:#cfc"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Charles Philip, Elector Palatine (1733–1738)''
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan="2", Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Charles Theodore
, rowspan="2",
, rowspan="2" align=center, 11 December 1724
Drogenbos
Son of John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, John Christian and Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne
, style="background:#cfc" align=center, 20 July 1733 – 31 December 1742
, style="background:#cfc", Palatinate-Sulzbach, County of Sulzbach
, rowspan="2", Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, Elisabeth Augusta
17 January 1742
Mannheim
one child

Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este
15 February 1795
Innsbruck
no children
, align=center rowspan="2", 16 February 1799
Munich
aged 74
, - style="background:#fff
, align=center, 31 December 1742 – 16 February 1799, , Electoral Palatinate, Electorate of the Palatinate
(Sulzbach line, with the Electorate of Bavaria since 1777)
, - style="background:#fea898"
, Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken, Charles August, ,
, align=center, 29 October 1746
Düsseldorf
First son of Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Frederick Michael of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken and Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Maria Franziska of the Palatinate-Sulzbach
, align=center, 5 November 1775 – 1 April 1795, , Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken, , Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony, Maria Amalia of Saxony
12 February 1774
Dresden
no children
, align=center, 1 April 1795
Mannheim
aged 48, , Nephew of Christian IV, left no descendants. He was succeeded by his brother.
, - style="background:#dc8"
, {{ill, Charles John Louis, Count of Palatinate-Gelnhausen, fr, Jean Charles Louis de Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, lt=Charles John Louis, ,
, align=center, 13/18 September 1745
Gelnhausen
First son of John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, John and {{ill, Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun, fr, Sophie-Charlotte de Salm-Dhaun
, align=center, 10 February 1780 – 31 March 1789, , Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, County of Gelnhausen, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 31 March 1789
Mannheim
aged 43, , Left no male descendants. He was succeeded by his brother William.
, - style="background:#dc8"
, Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, William, ,
, align=center, 10 November 1752
Gelnhausen
Second son of John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, John and {{ill, Sophie Charlotte of Salm-Dhaun, fr, Sophie-Charlotte de Salm-Dhaun
, align=center, 31 March 1789 – 16 February 1799, , Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen, County of Gelnhausen, , Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
30 January 1780
Mannheim
three children
, align=center, 8 January 1837
Bamberg
aged 84, , In 1799 his lands were annexed to Bavaria.
, - style="background:#dc8"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''Gelnhausen definitely annexed to the Electorate of Bavaria''
, - style="background:#fff"
, rowspan="2", Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian IV & I Joseph
, rowspan="2",
, align=center rowspan="2", 27 May 1756
Schwetzingen
Second son of Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Frederick Michael of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken and Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Maria Franziska of the Palatinate-Sulzbach
, align=center style="background:#fea898", 1 April 1795 – 16 February 1799
, style="background:#fea898", Palatinate-Zweibrücken, County of Zweibrücken
, rowspan="2", Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
30 September 1785
Darmstadt
five children

Caroline of Baden
9 March 1797
Karlsruhe
eight children
, align=center rowspan="2", 13 October 1825
Munich
aged 69
, rowspan="2", Charles Theodore's heir, Maximilian Joseph, Duke of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Zweibrücken (on the French border), brought all the Wittelsbach territories under a single rule in 1799. In the chaos of the Wars of the French Revolution, the old order of the Holy Roman Empire collapsed, and the Palatinate was dissolved: first, its left bank territories were occupied (and then annexed) by France starting in 1795; then, in 1803, its right bank territories were taken by the Margrave of Baden. The Rhenish Palatinate, as a distinct territory, disappeared. In the course of these events, Bavaria became once again the ally of France, and Maximilian IV Joseph became King Maximilian I of Bavaria—whilst remaining Prince-Elector and Arch-steward of the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the Holy Roman Empire was abolished.
, - style="background:#fff"
, align=center, 16 February 1799 – 1 January 1806


1 January 1806 –13 October 1825 , , Electorate of Bavaria
(until 1806; with the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate in personal union until 27 April 1803)

Kingdom of Bavaria
(from 1806)
, - style="background:#fea898"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''In 1799, Palatinate-Zweibrücken was definitely annexed to the Electorate of Bavaria''
, - style="background:#fff"
, colspan="8" style="text-align:center;", ''In 1803, the Electoral Palatinate was definitely annexed to the Electorate of Bavaria''
, - style="background:#fff"
, Ludwig I, King of Bavaria, Ludwig I, ,
, align=center, 25 August 1786
Strasbourg
Son of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian IV & I Joseph and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt, Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
, align=center, 13 October 1825 – 20 March 1848, , Kingdom of Bavaria, , Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
12 October 1810
Munich
nine children
, align=center, 29 February 1868
Nice
aged 81, , Abdicated in the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, Revolutions of 1848.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilian II, ,
, align=center, 28 November 1811
Munich
Son of Ludwig I, King of Bavaria, Ludwig I and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
, align=center, 20 March 1848 – 10 March 1864, , Kingdom of Bavaria, , Marie of Prussia
12 October 1842
Munich
two children
, align=center, 10 March 1864
Munich
aged 52, ,
, - style="background:#fff"
, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Ludwig II, ,
, align=center, 25 August 1845
Munich
First son of Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilian II and Marie of Prussia
, align=center, 10 March 1864 – 13 June 1886, , Kingdom of Bavaria, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 13 June 1886
Lake Starnberg
aged 40, , Ludwig II was called the ''Märchenkönig'' (Fairy tale king). He grudgingly acceded to Bavaria becoming a component of the German Empire in 1871, was declared insane in 1886.
, - style="background:#fff"
, colspan=7 align=center, ''Regency of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (1886-1912)
Regency of Ludwig III of Bavaria, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1912-1913)''
, rowspan="2", From a mathematical, calendrical point of view, his marked the longest "reign" amongst the Kings of Bavaria. However, Otto was mentally ill since teenhood and throughout all of his later life, hence the royal functions had to be carried out by prince regents.
, - style="background:#fff"
, Otto, King of Bavaria, Otto, ,
, align=center, 27 April 1848
Munich
Second son of Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilian II and Marie of Prussia
, align=center, 13 June 1886 – 15 November 1913, , Kingdom of Bavaria, , ''Unmarried''
, align=center, 15 November 1913
Munich
aged 68
, - style="background:#fff"
, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Ludwig III, ,
, align=center, 7 January 1845
Munich
Son of Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Prince Luitpold of Bavaria and Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria, Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
, align=center, 5 November 1913 – 13 November 1918, , Kingdom of Bavaria, , Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Bavaria, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
20 February 1868
Vienna
thirteen children
, align=center, 13 November 1918
Sárvár
aged 76, , Previous regent. Declared King of Bavaria following a controversial change of the constitution, discharging his cousin Otto from "office". Lost the throne in the German Revolution of 1918–1919 at the end of World War I. Marks the end of 738 years of uninterrupted Wittelsbach rule over Bavaria.
, -

Major members of the family

File:Ludwig der Bayer.jpg, Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1314–1347)
File:Isabeau de Baviere (detail).jpg, Isabeau of Bavaria, Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen of France (1370–1435)
File:Kurfürst Friedrich V. von der Pfalz als König von Böhmen.jpg, Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Frederick V, Elector Palatine, King of Bohemia (1596–1632)
File:Joseph Vivien 001.jpg, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662–1726)
File:Karl XII i Ystad 1715, målning av Johan Heinrich Wedekindt från 1719.jpg, Charles XII of Sweden, Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682–1718)
File:Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.PNG, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1742–1745)
File:King Otto of Greece.jpg, Otto, King of Greece (1815–1867)
File:De 20 jarige Ludwig II in kroningsmantel door Ferdinand von Piloty 1865.jpg, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1845–1886)

Patrilineal descent

Franz, Duke of Bavaria, Duke Franz's patriline is the line from which he is descended father to son. Patrilineal descent is the principle behind membership in royal houses, as it can be traced back through the generations.
#Heinrich I, Count of Pegnitz, 1000–1043
#Otto I, Count of Scheyern, 1020–1072
#Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern, 1044-1088
#Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach, 1083–1156
#Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, 1117–1183
#Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, 1173–1231
#Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria, 1206–1253
#Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, 1229–1294
#Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, 1274–1319
#Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine, 1300–1327
#Rupert II, Elector Palatine, 1325–1398
#Rupert of Germany, 1352–1410
#Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, 1385–1459
#Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, 1424–1489
#Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, 1462–1514
#Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, 1502–1532
#Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, 1526–1569
#Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, 1560–1600
#Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler, 1598–1654
#Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, 1637–1717
#Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, 1674–1735
#Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken, 1724–1767
#Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, 1756–1825
#Ludwig I of Bavaria, 1786–1868
#Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, 1821–1912
#Ludwig III of Bavaria, 1845–1921
#Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, 1869–1955
#Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, 1905–1996
#Franz, Duke of Bavaria, b. 1933

Bavarian branch

*Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Louis V, Margrave of Brandenburg, Duke of Bavaria and Count of Tyrol (1323–1361)
*Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Count of Holland and Hainaut (1347–1404)
*Isabeau de Bavière (1371–1435), queen-consort of France
*Ernest, Duke of Bavaria (1397–1438) duke of Bavaria-Munich
*Albert III, Duke of Bavaria (1438–1460) duke of Bavaria-Munich
*Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut and Holland (1417–1432)
*Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria (1465–1508)
*William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1508–1550), co-regent Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Louis X from 1516 to 1545
*Louis X, Duke of Bavaria (1516–1545)
*Albert V, Duke of Bavaria (1550–1579)
*Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (1597–1651)
*Maria Anna of Bavaria (1660–1690), Maria Anna, Dauphine of France (1660–1690)
*Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662–1726)
*Duchess Violante Beatrice of Bavaria (1673–1731), Grand Duke of Tuscany, Hereditary Princess of Tuscany and Siena, Governess of Siena,
*Clemens August of Bavaria (1700–1761)
*Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Maria Antonia of Bavaria (1724–1780)

Palatinate branch

*Frederick I, Elector Palatine (1451–1476)
*Frederick III, Elector Palatine (1559–1576)
*Frederick V, Elector Palatine (1610–1623), King of Bohemia (the "Winter King")
*Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine (1648–1680)
*Prince Rupert of the Rhine (1619–1682)
*Sophia of the Palatine (1630–1714), daughter of Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Frederick V, List of heirs to the British throne, Heiress to the British throne, mother of King George I of Great Britain
*Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine (1652–1722)
*Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (1690–1718), his wife Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici being the last :wikt:scion, scion of the House of Medici
*Ludwig I of Bavaria, King Ludwig I of Bavaria (1825–1848)
*Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805–1872), Archduchess of Austria
*Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Elisabeth in Bavaria (1837–1898) ("Sisi"), Empress of Austria
*Ludwig II of Bavaria (1864–1886)
*Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Marie Sophie (1841–1925), last queen of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
*Queen Elisabeth of Belgium, Elisabeth of Bavaria (1876–1965), queen-consort of Albert I of Belgium
*Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, b. 1967

Scandinavian kings

*Christopher of Bavaria, Christopher of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, reigned 1440–1448

Monarchy of Sweden, Royal House of Sweden

*Charles X Gustav of Sweden, reigned 1654–1660
*Charles XI of Sweden, reigned 1660–1697
*Charles XII of Sweden, reigned 1697–1718
*Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, reigned 1718–1720

Family tree

Antecedents of the Wittelsbachs and Early Dukes of Bavaria

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{{Tree chart, border=1, , , , , , , , , Lui ,
, Lui=Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria, Luitpold
Founder of the
Luitpoldings
{{Small, Margrave of March of Carinthia, Carinthia
and
Upper March of Pannonia, Pannonia,
Count in the March of the Nordgau, Nordgau
?-907

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{{Tree chart, border=1, , , , , , , , , Arn ,
, Arn=Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, Arnulf the Bad{{sfn, Muller-Mertens, 1999, p=239
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
r. 907–937
?-937

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{{Tree chart, border=1, , , , , , , , , Hen , , Leo ,
, Hen=Henry of Schweinfurt, Count Henry von Schweinfurt
Margraviate of the Nordgau, Margrave of the Nordgau
r. 994-1017
c.970–1017
or, Berthold of Schweinfurt, Count Berthold of Schweinfurt{{Citation needed, date=September 2023
?-980,
, Leo=Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Leopold ILingelbach 1913, p. 89.
List of rulers of Austria, Margrave of Ostmark
r. 976-994
c. 940 – 994

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{{Tree chart, border=1, , , , , , , , , Hei , , CoA ,
, Hei=Heinrich I, Count of Pegnitz, Heinrich I
Count of Pegnitz
c. 1008 – c. 1043
, CoA=

Babenberg, House of Babenberg:de:Stammliste der Babenberger, (de)
Margraves & Dukes of Austria to 1246, boxstyle_CoA=border-width:0px

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{{Tree chart, border=1, , , , , , , , , Ot1 ,
, Ot1=Otto I, Count of Scheyern, Otto I
Count of Scheyern
Vogt of Friesling
c.1020–1072

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{{Tree chart, border=1, , , , , Eck , , Ber , , , , , , Ot2 , , , , , , , , , , Ar1 ,
, Eck=Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern, Eckhard IDetlev Schwennicke, ''Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten'', Neue Folge, Band I (Marburg, Germany: Verlag von J. A. Stargardt, 1980), Tafel 23
{{Small, Count of Scheyern
c. 1044–1091,
, Ot2=Otto II, Count of Scheyern, Otto II
{{Small, Count of Scheyern
Vogt of Friesling
and Weihenstephan
?-1120,
, Ber=Bernard I
{{small, Count of Scheyern
d.abt. 1102,
, Ar1=:de:Arnold I. von Scheyern, Arnold I
Count of Scheyern in Dachau
d. c. 1123

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, Ot4=Otto IV, Count of Scheyern, Otto IV{{sfn, Jeffery, 2018, p=ii
{{Small, Count of Scheyern
Count of {{Color, #1E90FF, Wittelsbach Castle, Wittelsbach, 1116
Count palatine#Counts Palatine of Bavaria, Count Palatine of Bavaria
r. 1120-1156
c. 1083–1156
, Uda=:de:Udalrich I. von Scheyern, Udalrich I
(also Ulrich)
{{small, Count of Scheyern
and Vogt of Freising
† 1130
, Ekk=:de:Ekkehard II. von Scheyern, Ekkehard II
{{small, 1116, Vogt von Ebersberg
† after 1135
, Ot3=Otto III
{{small, d.1130
, Eck=Eckhard III
{{small, d.1183
, Ber=Bernard II (d. c. 1135)
, Kon=:de:Konrad I. von Dachau, Conrad I
Count of Scheyern-Dachau
† 1130
, Ar2=:de:Arnold II. von Dachau, Arnold II
Count of Scheyern-Dachau
† 1124
, Ot1=:de:Otto I. von Dachau-Valley, Otto I
Count of Scheyern in Dachau-Valley
† 1130

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, Ot1=Otto I, Duke of Bavaria, Otto I the Redhead
{{Small, Count palatine#Counts Palatine of Bavaria, Count Palatine of Bavaria,
{{Color, #1E90FF, Count of Wittelsbach & Scheyern (Otto VI)
r. 1156-1180
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
r. 1180-1183
1117–1183), boxstyle_A01=border-width:2px; border-color:#1E90FF
, Con=Conrad of Wittelsbach, Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal
Elector of Mainz, Archbishop of Mainz
, r. 1161–1165, 1183−1200
c.1120/1125–1200
, Ot7=Otto VII
Count palatine#Counts Palatine of Bavaria, Count Palatine of Bavaria
d.1189,
, Co1=Conrad I, Duke of Merania, Conrad I
Duchy of Merania, Duke of Merania
r.1152–1159
d.1159
, Kon=:de:Konrad I. von Valley, Conrad I
Count of Scheyern in Dachau-Valley
† 1175

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, Lo1=Louis I, Duke of Bavaria, Louis I the Kelheimer
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
r. 1183-1231
1173 -1231, boxstyle_A01=border-width:2px; border-color:#1E90FF
, Ot8=Otto VIII, Count Palatine of Bavaria, Otto VIII
Count palatine#Counts Palatine of Bavaria, Count Palatine of Bavaria,r.1189-1209
bef. 1180–1209
killed Philip of Swabia
, CoM=Conrad II, Duke of Merania, Conrad II
{{Small, Duchy of Merania, Duke of Merania
r.1159-–1182
d.1182
, Ot2=Otto II
Count of Scheyern in Dachau-Valley
† 1166
, Co2=Conrad II
Count of Scheyern in Dachau-Valley
† 1200

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{{Color, #1E90FF, House of Wittelsbach, boxstyle_Arm=border-width:0px
, Ot3=Otto III
Count of Scheyern in Dachau-Valley
† 1268

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{{Tree chart, border=1, , , , , , , , , Ot2 ,
, Ot2=Otto II, Duke of Bavaria, Otto II
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
r. 1231-1253
(1206-1253)
m.Agnes of the Palatinate,
grdd of Duke Henry the Lion
and Conrad of Hohenstaufen
by which the Wittelsbach inherited
the Electoral Palatinate, Palatinate, boxstyle_A01=border-width:2px; border-color:#1E90FF

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{{Tree chart, border=1, , , , , Lo2 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , H13 ,
, Lo2=Louis II, Duke of Bavaria, Louis II
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria & List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Count Palatine of the Rhine
r. 1253-1294
(1229–1294), boxstyle_A01=border-width:2px; border-color:#1E90FF
, H13=Henry XIII, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XIII
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
r. 1255-1290
(1235–1290)
m. Elizabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bavaria, Elizabeth d. Béla IV of Hungary

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List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1274–1319), boxstyle_RUD=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, Lo4=Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV
Holy Roman Emperor,1314
Duke of Upper Bavaria, 1294
(1282–1347), boxstyle_LOU=border-width:2px; border-color:#1E90FF
, COA=, boxstyle_COA=border-width:0px
, Ot3=Otto III, Duke of Bavaria, Otto III
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
r. 1290–1312
King of Hungary
r.1305–1307
(1261–1312)
, Lo3=Louis III, Duke of Bavaria, Louis III
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
r. 1290–1296
(1269–1296)
, Ste=Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen I
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
r. 1290–1310
(1271–1310)

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, COA=
{{Color, #1E90FF, House of Wittelsbach in the Palatine and Bavaria, boxstyle_COA =border-width:0px
, H15=Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XV
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
r. 1312-1333
(1312–1333)
, H14=Henry XIV, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XIV
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
r. 1310–1339
(1305–1339)
, Ot4=Otto IV, Duke of Lower Bavaria, Otto IV
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
r. 1310–1334
(1307–1334)

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, Joh=John I, Duke of Bavaria, John I
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
r. 1339–1340
(1329–1340)
lower Bavaria passed to Emperor Louis IV

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The Palatine/Elder Branch

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, RUD=Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Rudolf I the Stammerer
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1274–1319), boxstyle_RUD=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, LOU=Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV
Holy Roman Emperor,1314
Duke of Upper Bavaria, 1294
(1282–1347)
, COALOU=, boxstyle_COALOU=border-width:0px

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, ADH=Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine(1300–1327)
, RUD=Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1306–1353), boxstyle_RUD =border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, RUP=Rupert I, Elector Palatine
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine, 1353-1356
(1309– 1390), boxstyle_RUP=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;

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{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , , , RUP , , , , , RUP=Rupert II, Elector Palatine
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1325–1398), boxstyle_RUP=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
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{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , , , Rup , RupCOA , , ,
, Rup=Rupert, King of the Romans, Rupert
King of Germany
(1352–1410)
''m.'' Elisabeth of Nuremberg, boxstyle_Rup=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, RupCOA=, boxstyle_RupCOA=border-width:0px

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, RupCOA=, boxstyle_RupCOA=border-width:0px

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{{tree chart , border=1, Rup , , Fre , , Lud , , , Joh , , , , , , , , Ste , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Ott , , Rup=Rupert
(1375–1397)
, Fre=Frederick
(1377–1401)
, Lud=Louis III, Elector Palatine, Louis III
Elector Palatine
(1378–1436), boxstyle_ Lud=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, Joh=John, Count Palatine of Neumarkt, John
Count Palatine of Neumarkt
(1383–1443)
''m.'' Catherine of Pomerania, Countess Palatine of Neumarkt, Catherine of Pomerania
, Ste=Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Stephen
Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrucken
(1385–1459)
''m.'' Anna of Veldenz, Countess Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Anna of Veldenz, Ott=Otto I, Count Palatine of Mosbach, Otto
Count Palatine of Mosbach
(1390–1461)
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{{tree chart , border=1, Pfa , , FRE , , RUP , , Chr , , Fre , , Rup , , Ste , , , Lud , , , Joh , , , , , , , , Ott , Rup=Rupert of Palatinate-Simmern (1420-1478), Rupert
Bishop of Strasbourg
(1420–1478)
, Fre=Frederick I, Count Palatine of Simmern, Frederick
the Hunsrücker
Count Palatine of Simmern
(1417–1480)
, Pfa=Louis IV, Elector Palatine
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1424–1449), boxstyle_ Pfa=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, FRE=Frederick I, Elector Palatine
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1425–1476), boxstyle_FRE=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, RUP=Ruprecht of the Palatinate (archbishop of Cologne), Ruprect
Prince Elector, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne
(1427 –1480)
, Chr=Christopher III of Denmark, Christopher
King of Sweden, Denmark and Norway
(1416–1448), boxstyle_Chr=border-color:#06F;
, Lud=Louis I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis
the Black
(1424–1489)
''m.'' Johanna de Cröy
, Ott=Palatinate-Mosbach-Neumarkt, Counts of Mosbach-Neumarkt
, Ste=Stephen
(1421–1485)
, Joh=John of Palatinate-Simmern, Archbishop of Magdeburg, John
Archbishop of Magdeburg
(1429–1475)

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{{tree chart , border=1, PHI , , , , , , , , , , Chr , , , Sim , , , , , , Kas , , , Ale , , , , , ,
, PHI=Philip, Elector Palatine
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1448–1508), boxstyle_PHI=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, Sim=John I, Count Palatine of Simmern
(1459–1509), Kas=Kaspar, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Kaspar
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
(1458–1527), Ale=Alexander, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Alexander
the Lame
(1462–1514)
''m.'' Margaret of Hohenlohe-Neuenstein
, Chr=, boxstyle_Chr=border-width:0px

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{{tree chart , border=1, LOU , , RUP , , FRED , , , , , , JOH , , , , , , Lud , , , Rup , , , , , , , JOH=John II, Count Palatine of Simmern
(1492–1557)
, LOU=Louis V, Elector Palatine, Louis V
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1478–1544)
Lutheran, 1530s, boxstyle_LOU=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, FRED=Frederick II, Elector Palatine, Frederick II the Wise
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1482–1556)
Lutheran, 1540s, boxstyle_FRED=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, RUP=Ruprecht of the Palatinate (Bishop of Freising), Ruprecht of the Palatinate
lay Bishop of Friesing
(1481–1504)
, Lud=Louis II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Louis
the Younger
(1502–1532)
''m.'' Elisabeth of Hesse, Countess Palatine of Zweibrücken, Elisabeth of Hesse
, Rup=Rupert, Count Palatine of Veldenz, Rupert
Count Palatine of Veldenz
(1506–1544)

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, OH=Otto Henry, Elector Palatine
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1502–1559)
Lutheran, 1540s, boxstyle_OH=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, PHI=Philip, Duke of Palatinate-Neuburg
(1503–1548)
, FRED=Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Frederick III
the Pious
Count Palatine of Simmern
Elector Palatine,1559
(1515–1576)
made the Palatine Calvinist, boxstyle_FRED=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, Wol=Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Wolfgang
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
(1526–1569)
''n.'' Anna of Hesse
, Vel=County of Veldenz#Palantine Veldenz Line, Counts of Veldenz
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, LUD=Louis VI, Elector Palatine
(1539–1583)
Lutheran, boxstyle_LUD=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, JC=John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, John Casimir
Palatinate-Lautern, Count Palatine of Lautern
(1543– 1592)
Calvinist general
, Pld=Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Philip Louis
Count Palatine of Neuburg
(1547–1614)
Lutheran
m.Anna of Cleves (1552–1632), Anna of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
, Joh=John I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John
the Lame
(1550–1604)
''m.'' Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
, Oth=Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, Otto Henry
Count Palatine of Sulzbach
(1556–1604)
, Fre=Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein, Frederick
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein
(1557–1597)
, Kar=Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Charles
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
(1560–1600)
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, FRED=Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
(1574 –1610)
Calvinist, boxstyle_FRED=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, WW=Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg
(1578–1653)
Duke of United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Jülich & Berg, 1614
Lutheran to 1613, Catholic
, Pld=Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
(1582–1632)
Catholic
, Joh=John II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, John
the Younger
Count Palatine of Zweibrucken
(1584–1635)
, Fre=Frederick Casimir, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg, Frederick Casimir
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Landsberg
(1585–1645)
, Cas=John Casimir, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, John Casimir
Count Palatine of Kleeburg
(1589–1652)
''m.'' Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg, Catherine of Sweden
, Kar=George William, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
(1591–1669)
, Chr=Christian I, Count Palatine of Birkenfeld-Bischweiler
(1598–1654)

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, FRED=Frederick V of the Palatinate, Frederick V, Elector Palatine
(1596–1632), {{R., 1610, 1623
King of Bohemia,1619-1620
Calvinist, boxstyle_FRED=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, ELIZ=Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Princess Elizabeth of England, Scotland and Ireland
(1596–1662)
, BOH=, boxstyle_BOH=border-width:0px
, PW=Philip William, Elector Palatine, Philip William
(1615–1690)
Count Palatine of Neuburg, C. Pal. of Neuburg: {{r., 1653, 1690, D. Julich & Berg: {{r., 1653, 1679, Elector Palatine: {{r., 1685, 1690
Catholic, boxstyle_PW=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, CA=Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
(1622–1708)
Catholic
, Joh=Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Frederick
Count Palatine of Zweibrucken & Duke of Zweibrucken
(1616–1661)
, Fre=Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Frederick Louis
Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
(1619–1681)
, Cas=Charles X Gustav of Sweden, Charles X Gustav
King of Sweden
(1622–1660)
''m.'' Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, boxstyle_Cas=border-color:#06F;
, Ado=Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg, Adolf John
Count Palatine of Kleeburg
(1629–1689)
, JO=Charles II Otto, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
(1625–1671)
, CHR=Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
(1637–1717)
, JC=John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
(1638–1704)

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, CAR=Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine
(1617–1680)
{{r., 1648, 1680
Calvinist, boxstyle_CAR=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, RUP=Prince Rupert of the Rhine
(1619-1682)
English General and Admiral
Lord High Admiral of England
Duke of Cumberland
, SOP=Sophia of Hanover, Sophia
(1630–1714)
Her son became King George I of Great Britain in 1714.
, FLO=Frederick Louis, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Fredrick Louis
Count Palatine of Zweibrucken&
Duke of Zweibrucken
(1619–1681)
, COASW=, boxstyle_COASW=border-width:0px
, Cas=Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XI
King of Sweden
(1655–1697)
''m.'' Ulrika Eleonora of Denmark, boxstyle_ Cas=border-color:#06F;
, Ado=Palatinate-Kleeburg, Counts of Kleeburg, ext 1731
Duke of Zweibrucken, 1718
, JW=Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine, D of Julich & Berg
(1658–1716)
Catholic, boxstyle_JW=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, CP=Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, D of Julich & Berg
(1661–1742)
Catholic, boxstyle_CP=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, TBD=Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
(1659–1732)
, CHR=Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
D. of Zweibrucken
(1674–1735)
, FRE=Frederick Bernard, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
(1697–1739)
, JOH=John, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen
(1698–1780)

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, CAR=Charles II, Elector Palatine
(1651–1685)
{{r., 1680, 1685
Calvinist, boxstyle_CAR=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, Cas=Charles XII of Sweden, Charles XII
King of Sweden
(1682–1718), Ado=Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, Ulrika Eleonora
Queen of Sweden
(1688–1741)
''m.'' Frederick I of Sweden, boxstyle_ Cas=border-color:#06F;
, HAN=
House of Hanover Kings of Great Britain, boxstyle_HAN=border-width:0px
, TBD2=John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
(1700–1733)
, CHR=Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
D. Zweibrücken
(1722–1775)
, FR=Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken
D. Zweibrücken
Imp. Field Marshal
(1724–1767)

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, COACT=, boxstyle_COACT=border-width:0px
, TBD3=Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Charles Theodore
(1724–1799)
Elector Palatine {{r., 1742, 1777
Palatine Electorate merged with Bavarian
Elector of Bavaria {{r., 1777, 1799
Catholic, boxstyle_TBD3=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, CH2=Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken
(1746–1795)
, MAX=Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph
D. Zweibrücken, 1795
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, El. Palatine, 1799-1806
Electorate of Bavaria, El. Bavaria, 1799-1806
King of Bavaria, 1806
(1756-1825), boxstyle_MAX=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;
, COABAV=, boxstyle_COABAV=border-width:0px
, WLM=Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, William
Duke in Bavaria
(1752–1837)

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, MAX=
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Kings of Bavaria, boxstyle_MAX=border-width:0px
, WLM=
Dukes in Bavaria, boxstyle_WLM=border-width:0px

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{{Chart bottom

The Bavarian/Younger Branch

{{Chart top, collapsed=yes, House of Wittelsbach in Bavaria

The colours denote the Dukes, Counts and Electors over the following regions of Bavaria and under the following circumstances:

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, -

, style="text-align:left;",

{{color box, #FFD700, border=silver – Holy Roman Emperor

{{border, Name of Duke, color=#1E90FF, width=4px – Dukes of Bavaria (united)

{{border, Name of Elector, color=#F00, width=4px – Elector and Duke of Bavaria, ArchSenechal of the Empire (1623–1777)

{{border, Name of Elector, color=#F00, width=2px – Elector Palatine of the Rhine

{{border, Name of Count, color=#FFD700, width=2px – Count of Holland, Count of Holland, Zealand, and Count of Hainaut, Hainaut, Duke of Bavaria in Bavaria-Straubing (Lower Bavaria)

{{border, Name of Count, color=#FFD700, style=dashed, width=2px – Count of Holland, Count of Holland, Zealand, and Count of Hainaut, Hainaut, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (Lower Bavaria) -- disputed

{{border, Name of Margrave, color=#000000, width=2px – Margrave of Brandenburg (Prince-Elector, Elector by Emperor Charles IV with Golden Bull of 1356)

, style="vertical-align:top",
, style="text-align:left;",

{{border, Name of Archbishop/Cardinal and Elector, color=#C41E3A, width=2px – Electorate of Cologne, Prince-Elector and Archbishop of Cologne/Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal

{{border, Name of Duke, color=#1E90FF, style=double, width=2px – Dukes of Bavaria in Upper Bavaria (Oberbayern)

{{border, Name of Duke, color=#1E90FF, style=dotted, width=2px – Dukes of Bavaria in Lower Bavaria (Niederbayern)

{{border, Name of Duke, color=#1E90FF, style=dotted, width=2px – Dukes of Bavaria in Bavaria-Landshut (Lower Bavaria)

{{border, Name of Duke, color=#1E90FF, style=ridge, width=2px – Dukes of Bavaria in Bavaria-Ingolstadt (Upper Bavaria)

{{border, Name of Duke, color=#1E90FF, style=dashed, width=2px – Dukes of Bavaria in Bavaria-Munich (Upper Bavaria)

{{border, Name of Duke, color=#1E90FF, style=inset, width=2px – Dukes of Bavaria-Munich-Dachau (Upper Bavaria)

{{border, Name of Duke, color=#1E90FF, style=outset, width=2px – Duke in Bavaria, used since 1506, when primogeniture was established in Bavaria, by all other members of the house of Wittelsbach

{{tree chart/start, style=font-size:70%;line-height:110%;

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , , , , , , , Wit , WitCOA
, Wit=House of Wittelsbach
, WitCOA=, boxstyle_WitCOA=border-width:0px

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ) , -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, ., , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , , , , , , , RUD, , , , , , , LOU, COALOU
, RUD=Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, Rudolf I the Stammerer
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
(1274–1319), boxstyle_RUD=border-width:2px;border-color:#F00;

, LOU=Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis IV
Holy Roman Emperor,1314
Duke of Upper Bavaria, 1294
(1282–1347), boxstyle_LOU=border-width:4px; border-color:#1E90FF; background-color: #FFD700

, COALOU=, boxstyle_COALOU=border-width:0px

{{tree chart , border=1, , , ,, -, -, -, v, -, -, -, v, - , - , -, -, v, -, -, v, -, -, -, -, (, , , , ,

{{tree chart , border=1, , A01, , A02 , , , A03 , , A04, , A05 , , A06,
, A01=Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Louis V the Brandenburger
{{Small, List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg, Margrave of Brandenburg
{{r., 1323, 1351
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Upper) Bavaria
{{r., 1347, 1361
(1319–1375), boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px; border-style:double;border-color:#1E90FF

, A02=Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen II
{{Small, Bavaria-Landshut, Duke of Bavaria-Landshut
{{r., 1349, 1363List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Upper)Bavaria
{{r., 1363, 1375
(1319–1375), boxstyle_A02 =border-width:4px;border-style:double;border-color:#1E90FF

, A03=Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg, Louis VI the Roman
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Upper) Bavaria
{{r., 1347, 1365
List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg, El. Margrave of Brandenburg
{{r., 1356, 1365
raised to El. 1356
(1328–1365), boxstyle_A03 =border-width:2px; border-color:#000000

, A04=William I, Duke of Bavaria, William I
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
{{r., 1349, 1353
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria(-Straubing)
{{r., 1353, 1398
Count of Holland, Count of Holland, Zealand, and Count of Hainaut, Hainaut
{{r., 1345, 1389
(1330–1389), boxstyle_A04=border-width:2px; border-color:#FFD700

, A05=Albert I, Duke of Bavaria, Albrecht I
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Lower) Bavaria
{{r., 1349, 1353
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria(-Straubing)
{{r., 1353, 1404
Count of Holland, Count of Holland, Zealand, and Count of Hainaut, Hainaut
{{r., 1389, 1404
(1336–1404), boxstyle_A05 =border-width:2px; border-color:#FFD700

, A06=Otto V, Duke of Bavaria, Otto V the Bavarian
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Upper) Bavaria
{{r., 1349, 1351
List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg, El. Margrave of Brandenburg
{{r., 1351, 1373
raised to El. 1356, dep. 1373 by Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Emp. Charles IV for his son Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Wenceslaus
(1340–1379), boxstyle_A06 =border-width:2px; border-color:#000000

{{tree chart , border=1, , BRAND , , BAV, , , , , , , , , , , BAVHOLL, , , , ,
, BRAND =, , boxstyle_BRAND =border-width:0px
, BAV=, boxstyle_BAV=border-width:0px
, BAVHOLL=, boxstyle_BAVHOLL=border-width:0px

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{{tree chart , border=1, , A01 , , A02 , , , A03 , , A04 , , , A05 , , A06, , A07,
, A01=Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol, Meinhard III
{{Small, County of Tyrol, Count of Tyrol
{{r., 1361, 1363List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of (Upper)Bavaria
{{r., 1361, 1363
(1344–1363), boxstyle_A01=border-width:2px; border-style:double;border-color:#1E90FF

, A02=Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria, Stephen III of Ingolstadt
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt
{{r., 1375, 1413
(1337–1413), boxstyle_A02 =border-width:2px; border-style:ridge;border-color:#1E90FF

, A03=Frederick, Duke of Bavaria, Frederick of Landshut
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Landshut, Landshut
{{r., 1375, 1393
(1339–1393), boxstyle_A03 =border-width:2px; border-style:dotted;border-color:#1E90FF

, A04=John II, Duke of Bavaria, John II of Munich
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich
{{r., 1375, 1397
(1341–1397), boxstyle_A04 =border-width:2px; border-style:dashed;border-color:#1E90FF

, A05=William II, Duke of Bavaria, William II
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria(-Straubing)
{{r., 1404, 1417
Count of Holland, Count of Holland, Zealand, and Count of Hainaut, Hainaut
{{r., 1404, 1417
(1365–1417), boxstyle_A05 =border-width:2px; border-color:#FFD700

, A06=Albert II, Duke of Bavaria, Albrecht II
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria(-Straubing), admin for Will. II
{{r., 1389, 1397
(1368–1397)

, A07=John III, Duke of Bavaria, John III the Pitiless
{{Small, List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège, Prince Bp. of Liege, resigned
{{r., 1374, 1425
Count of Holland, Count of Holland, Zealand, de facto
{{r., 1420, 1425
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria(-Straubing){{r., 1417, 1425
Duke of Luxembourg w/ wife Elizabeth of Görlitz, Eliz.of Gorlitz{{r., 1418, 1425
(1374–1425), boxstyle_A07=border-width:2px;border-style:dashed;border-color:#FFD700

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{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , A02 , , , A03 , , A04 , , A05 , , A06,
, A02=Louis VII, Duke of Bavaria, Louis VII
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt
{{r., 1413, 1443
(1368–1447), boxstyle_A02 =border-width:2px; border-style:ridge;border-color:#1E90FF

, A03=Henry XVI, Duke of Bavaria, Henry XVI
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Landshut, Landshut
{{r., 1393, 1450
Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt (merged), {{r., 1447, 1450
(1386–1450), boxstyle_A03 =border-width:2px; border-style:dotted;border-color:#1E90FF

, A04=Ernest, Duke of Bavaria, Ernest
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich
{{r., 1397, 1438
absorbed Bavaria-Straubing, Straubing, 1429
(1373–1438), boxstyle_A04 =border-width:2px; border-style:dashed;border-color:#1E90FF

, A05=William III, Duke of Bavaria, William III
{{Small, co-List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich
{{r., 1397, 1435
(1375–1435), boxstyle_A05 =border-width:2px; border-style:dashed;border-color:#1E90FF

, A06=Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, Jacqueline
{{Small, Count of Holland, Count of Holland, Zealand, and Count of Hainaut, Hainaut
Holl & Zea. {{r., 1417, 1420, {{r., 1425, 1432, Hain {{r., 1417, 1432
(1401–1436), boxstyle_A06=border-width:2px; border-color:#FFD700

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , !, , , , , !, , , ! , , , , , , ,

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , A01 , , , A02 , , A03 ,
, A01=Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria, Louis VIII
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt
{{r., 1443, 1445
(1403–1445), boxstyle_A01 =border-width:2px; border-style:ridge;border-color:#1E90FF

, A02=Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria, Louis IX
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Landshut, Landshut & Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt
{{r., 1450, 1479
(1417–1479), boxstyle_A02 =border-width:2px; border-style:dotted;border-color:#1E90FF

, A03=Albert III, Duke of Bavaria, Albrecht III the Pious
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich & Bavaria-Straubing, Straubing
{{r., 1438, 1460
(1401–1460), boxstyle_A03 =border-width:2px; border-style:dashed;border-color:#1E90FF

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , ,, -, -, -, v, - , - , -, -, +, -, -, -, -, v, -, -, -, .,

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , A02 , , , A03 , , A04 , , A05 , , A06,
, A02=John IV, Duke of Bavaria, John IV of Munich
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich & Bavaria-Straubing, Straubing
{{r., 1460, 1463
(1437–1463 of plague), boxstyle_A02 =border-width:2px; border-style:dashed;border-color:#1E90FF

, A03=Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria, Sigismund of Dachau
{{Small, co-List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich & Bavaria-Straubing, Straubing
{{r., 1460, 1467
List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich-Dachau, {{r., 1467, 1501
(1439–1501), boxstyle_A03 =border-width:2px; border-style:inset;border-color:#1E90FF

, A04=Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria, Albrect IV, the Wise
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich & Bavaria-Straubing, Straubing
{{r., 1467, 1508,
Bavaria-Landshut, Landshut, {{r., 1503, 1508, & Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt
(1447–1508)
Male-Primogeniture est. 1506, boxstyle_A04 =border-width:2px; border-style:dashed;border-color:#1E90FF

, A05=Christopher
{{Small, (1449–1493, Rhodes)

, A06=Wolfgang
{{Small, (1451–1514), a canon in Passau, Augsburg and Köln

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , ,, -, -, -, -, - , - , -, -, +, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, .,

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , A01 , , , , , , , A02 , , , , , , , A03,
, A01=William IV, Duke of Bavaria, William IV
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Munich, Munich & Bavaria-Straubing, Straubing, & Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt
{{r., 1508, 1550
(1493 –1550), boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px; border-color:#1E90FF

, A02=Louis X, Duke of Bavaria, Louis X of Landshut
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria-Bavaria-Landshut, Landshut
{{r., 1516, 1545
(1495–1545), boxstyle_A02 =border-width:2px; border-style:dotted;border-color:#1E90FF

, A03=Ernest of Bavaria (1500–1560), Ernest
{{Small, Administrator of Diocese of Passau, {{r., 1516, 1540
Archbishopric of Salzburg, Administrator of Diocese of Salzburg, {{r., 1540, 1554
(1500–1560)

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , !, , , , , ,

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , A01 , , , , , , , A02 , , , , , ,
, A01=Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, Albrecht V
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
{{r., 1550, 1579
(1528–1579) , boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px; border-color:#1E90FF

, A02=United Bavaria, boxstyle_A02=border-width:4px; border-color:#1E90FF

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{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , A01 , , , , , , , A02 , , , , , , , A03,
, A01=William V, Duke of Bavaria, William V
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
{{r., 1579, 1597
(1548–1626) , boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px; border-color:#1E90FF

, A02=Ferdinand of Bavaria (soldier), Ferdinand
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria, general
(1550–1608), boxstyle_A02 =border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px

, A03=Ernest of Bavaria, Ernest
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Prince-Elector, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne, Abp. of Cologne, {{r., 1583, 1612, & List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège, Pr. Bishop of Liege, (1581) & Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim, Hildesheim (1573), Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, Freising, {{r., 1566, 1612
(1554–1612) , boxstyle_A03=border-width:2px;border-color:#C41E3A

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , ), -, -, -, -, -, v, -, -, -, -, -, v, -, -, -, -, .}

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , A01, , , , A02 , , , , A03, , , A04,
, A01=Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian I the Great
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
{{r., 1597, 1651
Prince-Elector, Elector & Arch-Seneschal (repl. Palatine, conf. 1648)
{{r., 1623, 1648
Electorate of Bavaria, Elector of Bavaria & Arch-Seneschal
{{r., 1648, 1651
(1573–1651), boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;

, COAELBAV=, boxstyle_COAELBAV=border-width:0px

, A02=Philipp of Bavaria, Philip
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Bishop of Regensburg, Bp. of Regensburg
{{r., 1579, 1598
Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal, 1596
(1576–1598), boxstyle_A02 =border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px

, A03=Ferdinand of Bavaria (bishop), Ferdinand
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Prince-Elector, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne, Abp. of Cologne & etc., {{r., 1612, 1650
(1577–1650), boxstyle_A03=border-width:2px;border-color:#C41E3A

, A04=Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria, Albrecht VI
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Landgrave of Leuchtenberg to 1650, Reichsgraf of Haag in Oberbayern
Regent of Bavaria, {{r., 1651
, 1654
(1584–1666), boxstyle_A04 =border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px

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, COAELBAV=, boxstyle_COAELBAV=border-width:0px

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{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , A01 , , , , , , , A02 , , , , , , A03, , A04 ,
, A01=Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria, Ferdinand
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Elector and Duke of Bavaria
{{r., 1651, 1679
(1636–1679), boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;

, A02=Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg, Maximilian
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Landgrave of Leuchtenberg
Prince Administrator (Kuradministrator) of Bavaria
{{r., 1679, 1680
(1638–1705), boxstyle_A02 =border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px

, A03=Maximilian Henry of Bavaria, Maximilian Henry
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Prince-Elector, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne, Abp. of Cologne & etc., {{r., 1650, 1688
(1621- 1688), boxstyle_A03 =border-width:2px;border-color:#C41E3A

, A04=Sigmund Albrecht

{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Bishop of Freising and Regensburg, 1668
(1623–1685), boxstyle_A04 =border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px

{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , , ), -, -, -, -, - , - , -, -, ., , }

{{tree chart , border=1, , MA , v, A01 , , , , , , , A02 ,
, A01=Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian II Emanuel
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Elector and Duke of Bavaria
{{r., 1679, 1726
List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands, Governor of Spanish Netherlands
{{r., 1692, 1706
(1662–1726), boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;

, A02=Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, Joseph Clemens,
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Prince-Elector, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne, Abp. of Cologne & etc., {{r., 1688, 1723
(1671- 1723), boxstyle_A02=border-width:2px;border-color:#C41E3A

, MA=Maria Antonia of Austria
{{Small, eldest d. & only surviving child of Emp.Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold I & Margaret Theresa of Spain. heir to the Spanish throne
(1669–1692)

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{{tree chart , border=1, , A06 , , A01 , COAEW, , A02 , , A03 , , A04 , , A05,
, A01=Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VII
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Elector and Duke of Bavaria
{{r., 1726, 1745
List of Bohemian monarchs, King of Bohemia
{{r., 1741, 1743
Holy Roman Emperor
{{r., 1742, 1745
(1697–1745), boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;background-color: #FFD700

, COAEW=, boxstyle_COAEW=border-width:0px

, A02=Philipp Moritz Maria
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
elected bishop of Paderborn and Münster
(1698–1719), boxstyle_A02 =border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px

, A03=Ferdinand Maria Innocenz of Bavaria, Ferdinand Maria Innocenz
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Imperial General
(1699–1738), boxstyle_A03 =border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px

, A04=Clemens August of Bavaria, Clemens Augustus
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Prince-Elector, Elector and Archbishop of Cologne, Abp. of Cologne & etc., {{r., 1723, 1761
(1700–1761), boxstyle_A04=border-width:2px;border-color:#C41E3A

, A05=Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Johann Theodore
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Bishops of Regensburg, Prince-Bishop of Regensburg, Bishops of Freising and Archbishops of Munich and Freising, Prince-Bishop of Freising, and the Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Prince-Bishop of Liège
Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal
(1703–1763), boxstyle_A05 =border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px

, A06=Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Joseph Ferdinand
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
heir of Spain
(1692–1699), boxstyle_A06 =border-color:#1E90FF;border-style:outset;border-width:2px

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{{tree chart , border=1, , , , , , A01 , , , , , , , , , A02, ,
, A01=Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, Maximilian III Joseph
{{Small, List of monarchs of Bavaria, Elector and Duke of Bavaria
{{r., 1745, 1777
(1727–1777)
by the Treaty of Pavia (1329), Bavaria was inherited by the elder branch of the Palatine, boxstyle_A01=border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;

, A02=Duke Clement Francis of Bavaria, Clemens Franics
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
Crown Prince of Bavaria
(1722–1770), boxstyle_A02=border-color:#1E90FF; border-style:outset;border-width:2px;

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{{Chart bottom

The Royal House of the Kingdom of Bavaria

{{Chart top, collapsed=yes, Royal House of Bavaria/Wittelsbach

{,
, style="text-align:left;",
The colors denote the Kings, Prince, Dukes in Bavaria during the kingdom of Bavaria.
All the male and female descendants were "Princes of Bavaria" and "Princesses of Bavaria" even the younger line of the "Dukes in Bavaria".

{,
, -

, style="text-align:left;",

{{border, {{Background color, #87CEFA, Name of King, color=#F00, width=4px - King of Bavaria
{{border, Name of Duke, width=4px, color=#06F - Duke in Bavaria

, valign=top,
, style="text-align:left;",

{{border, {{Background color, #87CEFA, Name of Prince, width=2px, background-color=#87CEFA – Head of Royal House

{{chart/start

{{chart, , , , , , , COABAV, , , , , , , , , , , , COABAV2 , ,
, COABAV=, , boxstyle_COABAV=border-width:0px
, COABAV2=, boxstyle_COABAV2=border-width:0px

{{chart, , , CAR , y, MX4J, y, AUW , , , , , , , , WLM , ~, ~, y, ~, ~, WIFE ,
, MX4J= Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian I/IV Joseph
{{Small, D. Zweibrücken, 1795
List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, El. Palatine & Electorate of Bavaria, Bavaria, 1799-1806
King of Bavaria,{{r., 1806, 1825
(1756-1825)
, CAR=2. Caroline of Baden, Caroline
of Baden
1776–1841
, AUW=1. Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
1765–1796
, WLM = Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria, William
Duke in Bavaria
(1752–1837)
, WIFE = Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
{{Small, sister of King Max I of Bavaria
, boxstyle_ MX4J=background-color: #87CEFA;border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;
, boxstyle_ WLM=border-width:4px;border-color:#06F;

{{chart, , , , , , ! , , , , ), -, -, -, -, -, -, -, ., , , , , , , , !, }

{{chart, FRW , ~, ELI , , LU1 , y, THE , , CHS , , , , , , , A01 , ,
, LU1= Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig I
{{Small, King of Bavaria {{r., 1825, 1848
(1786––1868 )
, THE=Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Theresa
of Saxe-
Hildburghausen
1792–1854
, ELI=Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Elisabeth
Ludovika
of Bavaria
1801–1873
, FRW=Frederick William IV of Prussia, Fr Wm IV of Prussia
1795–1861
, CHS=Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria, Karl Theodor
{{Small, Fld Mar. & Insp. Gen.
(1795–1875)
, A01=Duke Pius August in Bavaria, Pius
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria, D. in Bavaria
(1786-1837)
, LUD=Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, Ludovika
of Bavaria
1808–1892 , AMA=Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Amalia
Augusta of
Bavaria
1801–1877
, boxstyle_ LU1=background-color:#87CEFA;border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;
, boxstyle_ A01=border-width:4px;border-color:#06F;

{{chart, , , , , , , , , COABAV, ! , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ! ,
, COABAV=, , boxstyle_COABAV=border-width:0px

{{chart, , , , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , +, -, -, -, -, -, v, -, -, -, -, -, -, ., , , `, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, . }

{{chart, , MX5 , ~, y, ~, MAR , , OTTO , , LUI , y, AUF , , ADL , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , MJ , , ,
, MX5= Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilian II/V
{{Small, King of Bavaria {{r., 1848, 1864
(1811––1864)
, MAR=Marie of Prussia, Marie of
Prussia
1825–1889
, OTTO=Otto of Greece, Otto
{{Small, List of kings of Greece, King of Greece
{{r., 1832, 1862
(1815–1867)
, LUI= Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Luitpold
{{Small, Prince Regent, Prinz Regent
{{r., 1886, 1912
(1821–1912)
, AUF=Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria, Augusta
Ferdinande
of Austria
1825–1864
, ADL=Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875), Adalbert
{{Small, P. of Bavaria
(1828–1875){{Small, m. Inf. Amalia, s. K.-Cnsrt Francis of Spain
, MJ=Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Maximilian Joseph
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
(1808–1888)
, KAT=Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Charles
Theodore
of Bavaria
1839–1909
, boxstyle_ MX5=background-color: #87CEFA;border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;
, boxstyle_ LUI=background-color: #D0F0FF;
, boxstyle_MJ=border-width:4px;border-color:#06F;

{{chart, , ,, -, -, -, (, , , , , , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , +, -, -, -, . , , ` , - , -, v , - , -, - , -, -, -, . , , , , , , , , , -, -, + , -, -, -, -, . }

{{chart, LU2 , , OT8 , , LU3, y, MAT , , , LEO, , , ARN, , LF , , , , , ALF , , , , LU , , KAT , , , MAX ,
, LU2= Ludwig II of Bavaria, Ludwig II
{{Small, King of Bavaria {{r., 1864, 1886
"the Swan King" or "der Märchenkönig"
(1845-1886)
, OT8= Otto, King of Bavaria, Otto I (VIII)
{{Small, King of Bavaria {{r., 1886, 1913 deposed
(1848–1916)
, LU3= Ludwig III of Bavaria, Ludwig III
{{Small, Prince Regent, {{r., 1912, 1913
King of Bavaria{{r., 1913, 1918 abd.
''in pretence''
1918–1921
(1845–1921)
, MAT=Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919), Maria
Theresa of
Austria-Este
1849–1919
, LEO=Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Leopold, Generalfeldmarschall, Fld. Mar.
{{Small, (1846–1930)
, ARN=Prince Arnulf of Bavaria, Arnulf
{{Small, (1852–1907)
, LF=Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria, Louis Ferdinand
{{Small, (1859–1949)m. Infanta María de la Paz of Spain
, ALF=Prince Alfons of Bavaria, Alphonso
{{Small, (1862–1933)
, LU=Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831–1920), Louis William, Gen. Cavalry
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
(1831–1920)
, KAT = Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, Charles Theodore, Ophthalmology, Ophthalmologist
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
(1839–1909)
, MAX = Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, Maximilian, 2nd Lt.
{{Small, Duke in Bavaria
(1849–1893)
, boxstyle_ LU2=background-color: #87CEFA;border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;
, boxstyle_ LU3=background-color: #87CEFA;border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;
, boxstyle_ OT8=background-color: #87CEFA;border-width:4px;border-color:#F00;
, boxstyle_ LU=border-width:4px;border-color:#06F;
, boxstyle_ KAT=border-width:4px;border-color:#06F;
, boxstyle_ MAX=border-width:4px;border-color:#06F;

{{chart, , , , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , + , - , - , . , , , , ), -, -, -, ., , `, -, ., , ` , -, v, -, -, ., `, -, -, ., , , , ,, -, ', , , ,, -, -, -, +, -, -, -, .

{{chart, , RUP , y , MAG , , CH, , FRAN , , GEO , , CON , , HEN, , FER, , AL, , JCLEM, , LWIL, , SIEG, , CHAR, , LUI,
, RUP=Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Rupert
(1869–1955)
''in pretence''
1921–1955
, MAG=Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Marie
Gabrielle
of Bavaria, d. Charles Theordore
(1876–1912)
, CH=Prince Karl of Bavaria, Charles
{{Small, (1874–1927)
, FRAN=Prince Franz of Bavaria, Francis, Gen.
{{Small, (1875–1957)
, GEO=Prince Georg of Bavaria, George, Col.
Priest, 1921, Monsignor, Mnsgr.
{{Small, (1880–1943)
, CON=Prince Konrad of Bavaria, Conrad, Maj.
{{Small, (1883–1969)
, HEN=Prince Heinrich of Bavaria, Henry, Maj.
{{Small, (1884–1916),k. in action WWI
, FER=Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Ferdinand
{{Small, (1884–1958)
{{Small, m. Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, Inf. Maria Teresa of Spain
, AL=Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1886–1970), Adalbert
{{Small, (1886–1970)
, JCLEM=Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria, Joseph Clemens
{{Small, (1902–1990)
, LWIL=Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1884–1968), Luis William, Lt.
{{Small, (1884–1968)
, SIEG=Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria, Siegfried
{{Small, (1876–1952)
, CHAR=:de:Christoph in Bayern, Christoph, Maj.
{{Small, (1879-1963)
, LUI=:de:Luitpold Emanuel in Bayern, Luitpold
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Complete Genealogy of the Wittelsbach Dynasty

Living legitimate members of the House of Wittlesbach

Bold signifies heads of the house and numbers shown indicate the pretense to the kingship of Bavaria:

{{Tree list
* ''Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786–1868)''
** ''Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811–1864)''
*** ''Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845–1886)''
*** ''Otto, King of Bavaria, Otto of Bavaria (1848–1916)''
** ''Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (1813–1863)'', married Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse (1806-1877) without issue
** ''Otto of Greece, Prince Otto of Bavaria, later List of kings of Greece, King of Greece, (1815–1867)'', married Amalia of Oldenburg, Princess Amalia of Oldenburg (1818–1875) without issue
** Princess Theodelinde of Bavaria (1816–1817)
** ''Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821–1912)''
*** ''Ludwig III of Bavaria 1845–1921''
**** ''Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869–1955)''
***** ''Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (1901–1914)''
***** ''Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (1902–1903)''
***** ''Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905–1996)''
****** Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria (born 1931), married Georg, Prince of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1928–2015) and has issue
****** ''Princess Marie Charlotte of Bavaria (1931–2018)'', married Paul, Prince of Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1930–2011) and issue
****** Franz, Duke of Bavaria (born 1933), head of the House of Wittelsbach (1996–present)
****** (1) Max Emanuel Herzog in Bayern, Prince Max-Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria (born 1937)
******* Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein, Princess Sophie of Bavaria (born 1967), married Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (born 1968) and has issue
******* Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria (born 1969), married Duke Philipp of Württemberg (born 1964) and has issue
******* Princess Helene of Bavaria (born 1972)
******* Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (born 1973), married Daniel Terberger (born 1967) and has issue
******* Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria (born 1975), married twice and has issue
***** ''Prince Rudolf of Bavaria (1909–1912)''
***** ''Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (1922–1958), Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (1922–1958)'', married Anne Marie de Lustrac (1927–1999) without issue
***** ''Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (1923–2010)'', married Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913–2008), Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913–2008), see issue below
***** ''Princess Editha of Bavaria (1924–2013)'', married twice and has issue
***** ''Princess Hilda of Bavaria (1926–2002)'', married Juan Bradstock Edgar Lockett de Loayza (1912–1987) and had issue
***** ''Princess Gabriele of Bavaria (1927–2019)'', married Carl Emmanuel, 14th House of Croÿ, Duke of Croÿ (1914–2011) and had issue
***** Princess Sophie of Bavaria (born 1935), married Jean, 12th House of Arenberg, Duke of Arenberg (1921–2011) and has issue
**** ''Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Princess of Hohenzollern, Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1870–1958)'', married William, Prince of Hohenzollern (1864–1927) without issue
**** ''Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (1872–1954)'', married Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Castro (1869–1960) and had issue
**** ''Prince Karl of Bavaria (1874–1927), Prince Karl of Bavaria (1874–1927)''
**** ''Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875–1957)''
***** ''Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913-2008), Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913-2008)''
****** (2) Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b. 1951), Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (born 1951)
******* Princess Auguste of Bavaria (born 1979), married Hereditary Prince Ferdinand of Lippe-Weissenfeld#Princes, Lippe-Weißenfeld (born 1976) and has issue
******* Princess Alice of Bavaria (born 1981), married Prince Lukas of House of Auersperg, Auersperg (born 1981) and has issue
******* (3) Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (born 1982)
******** (4) Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (born 2024)
******* (5) Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (born 1986)
******** (6) Prince Maximilian of Bavaria (born 2021)
******** (7) Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (born 2023)
******* (8) Prince Karl of Bavaria (born 10 March 1987)
****** ''Princess Maria of Bavaria (1953-1953)''
****** ''Princess Philippa of Bavaria (1954–1953)''
***** ''Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (1914–2011)'', married Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza (1909–1981) and had issue – including the current Head of the Imperial House of Brazil
***** ''Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1917–2004)'', married Baron Zdenko von Hoenning-O'Caroll (1906–1996) and had issue
***** ''Princess Eleonore of Bavaria (1918–2009)'', married Count Konstantin of Waldburg-Zeil (1909–1972) and had issue
***** ''Princess Dorothea of Bavaria (1920–2015)'', married Archduke Gottfried of Austria (1902–1984) and had issue
***** ''Prince Rasso of Bavaria (1926-2011)''
****** Princess Maria Theresa of Bavaria (born 1956), married Count Tamбs Kornis de Gцncz-Ruszka (born 1949) and has issue
****** ''Father Florian, Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria (1957–2022)''
****** Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (born 1959), married Count Andreas von Kuefstein (born 1954) and has issue
****** (9) Prince Wolfgang of Bavaria (born 1960)
******* (10) Prince Tassilo of Bavaria (born 1992)
******* (11) Prince Richard of Bavaria (born 1993)
******* (12) Prince Philip of Bavaria (born 1996)
******* Princess Flavia of Bavaria (born 2011)
****** Princess Benedikta of Bavaria (born 1961), married Count Rudolf von Freyberg-Eisenberg (born 1958) and has issue
****** (13) Prince Christoph of Bavaria (born 1962)
******* (14) Prince Corbinian of Bavaria (born 1996)
******* (15) Prince Stanislaus of Bavaria (born 1997)
******* (16) Prince Marcello of Bavaria (born 1998)
******* Princess Odilia of Bavaria (born 2002)
****** Princess Gisela of Bavaria (born 1964), married Alexander Prinz von Sachsen, Prince Alexander of Saxony (born 1954) and has issue
**** ''Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (1877–1906)'', married Prince Ludwig Gaston of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1870–1942) and had issue
**** ''Prince Wolfgang of Bavaria (1879–1895)''
**** ''Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (1881–1948)''
**** ''Princess Notburga of Bavaria (1883-1883)''
**** ''Princess Wiltrud of Bavaria (1884–1975)'', married Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach (1864–1928) without issue
**** ''Princess Helmtrud of Bavaria (1886–1977)''
**** ''Princess Dietlinde of Bavaria (1888–1889)''
**** ''Princess Gundelinde of Bavaria (1891–1983)'', married Count Johann Georg of Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos (1887–1924) and had issue
*** ''Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846–1930)''
**** ''Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874–1957)'', married Count Otto of Seefried and Buttenheim (1870–1951) and had issue
**** ''Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1875–1964), Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1875–1964)'', married Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872–1962) and had issue
**** ''Prince Georg of Bavaria (1880–1943)'', married Archduchess Isabella of Austria (1888–1973) without issue
**** ''Prince Konrad of Bavaria (1883–1969)''
***** ''Princess Amalie Isabella of Bavaria (1921–1985)'', married Count Umberto Poletti Galimberti, Count di Assandri (1921–1995) and had issue
***** ''Prince Eugen of Bavaria (1925–1997)'', married Countess Helene von Khevenhüller-Metsch (1921–2017) without issue
*** ''Princess Therese of Bavaria (1850–1925)''
*** ''Prince Arnulf of Bavaria (1852–1907)''
**** ''Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (1884–1916)''
** ''Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Duchess of Modena, Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (1823–1914)'', married Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819–1875) and had issue
** ''Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (1825–1864)'', married Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817–1895) and had issue
** ''Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (1826–1875)''
** ''Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875), Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–1875)''
*** ''Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859–1949)''
**** ''Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (1884–1958)'', married twice and renounced his rights to the Bavarian throne in 1914
**** ''Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1886–1970), Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1886–1970)''
***** ''Prince Konstantin of Bavaria (1920–1969)''
****** (17) Prince Leopold of Bavaria (born 1943), Prince Leopold of Bavaria (born 1943)
******* (18) Prince Manuel of Bavaria (born 1972)
******** (19) Prince Leopold of Bavaria (born 2007)
******** Princess Alva of Bavaria (born 2010)
******** (20) Prince Gabriel of Bavaria (born 2014)
******** (21) Prince Joseph of Bavaria (born 2019)
******* Princess Maria del ''Pilar'' of Bavaria (born 1978)
******* Princess Maria Felipa of Bavaria (born 1981), married Christian Dienst (born 1978) and has issue
******* (22) Prince Konstantin of Bavaria (born 1986)
******** (23) Prince Alexis of Bavaria (born 2020)
******** (24) Prince Nikolaus of Bavaria (born 2023)
****** (25) Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (born 1944)
******* Princess Bernadette of Bavaria (born 1986), married Carmelo Milici (born 1987) and has issue
******* (26) Prince Hubertus of Bavaria (born 1989)
****** Princess Ysabel of Bavaria (born 1954), married Count Alfred Hoyos (born 1951) and has issue
***** ''Prince Alexander of Bavaria (1923–2001)''
*** ''Prince Alfons of Bavaria (1862–1933)''
**** ''Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1902–1990)''
**** ''Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (1913–2005)'', married twice and had issue
*** ''Princess Isabella of Bavaria (1863–1924)'', married Prince Tommaso, Duke of Genoa (1854–1931) and had issue
*** ''Princess Elvira of Bavaria (1868–1943)'', married Count Rudolf von Wrbna-Kaunitz-Rietberg-Questenberg und Freudenthal (1864–1927) and had issue
*** ''Princess Clara of Bavaria (1874–1941)''
{{Tree list/end

Gallery of the Bavarian Kings

File:King Max I Joseph in Coronation Robe.jpg, Maximilian I. Joseph (Bayern), Max I. Joseph (1806–1825)
File:Ludwig I of Bavaria.jpg, Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig I. (1825–1848)
File:MaximilianII.jpg, Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilian II. (1848–1864)
File:De 20 jarige Ludwig II in kroningsmantel door Ferdinand von Piloty 1865.jpg, Ludwig II of Bavaria, Ludwig II. (1864–1886)
File:Luitpold Bayern.jpg, Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Prinzregent Luitpold (1886–1912)
File:Paul Beckert Ludwig III als Großmeister des St-Georg-Ordens.jpg, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Ludwig III. (1913–1918)

Castles and palaces

Bavaria

Some of the most important Bavarian castles and palaces that were built by Wittelsbach rulers, or served as seats of ruling branch lines, are the following:

File:München Alter Hof Burgstock.jpg, Alter Hof, ''The Old Court'' in Munich
File:Wening Residenz München.jpg, Munich Residenz by Michael Wening
File:Exterior del Palacio de Nymphenburg, Múnich, Alemania59.JPG, Nymphenburg Palace in Munich
File:Nuevo Palacio Schleissheim, Oberschleissheim, Alemania, 2013-08-31, DD 28.jpg, Schleissheim Palace in Munich
File:Castillo Trausnitz, Landshut, Alemania, 2012-05-27, DD 20.JPG, Trausnitz Castle in Landshut
File:Neues Schloss Ingolstadt Südwest.jpg, New Castle (Ingolstadt), Ingolstadt Castle
File:Schloss Straubing2.JPG, Straubing Castle
File:P1010270 Burghausen.jpg, Burghausen Castle
File:Hohenschwangau (9436083255).jpg, Hohenschwangau Castle
File:Castelul Linderhof18.jpg, Linderhof Palace
File:Schloss Herrenchiemsee Parkseite Westen.jpg, Herrenchiemsee Palace
File:Neuschwanstein Castle.jpg, Neuschwanstein Castle

Palatinate branch

Some of the most important castles and palaces of the Palatinate Wittelsbach were:

File:Heidelberger Schloss von Gerrit Berckheyde 1670.jpg, Heidelberg Castle 1670
File:Ehrenhof des Mannheimer Schlosses.JPG, Mannheim Palace
File:Schwetzingen BW 2014-07-22 16-43-37.jpg, Schwetzingen Castle
File:Schloss Neuburg.jpg, Neuburg Castle (Bavaria)
File:Düsseldorf, handkolorierter Kupferstich nach L.Janscha, 1798.jpg, Düsseldorf Castle
File:Schloss Benrath Jan2012.jpg, Schloss Benrath, Benrath Mansion in Düsseldorf
File:Bensberg Neues Schloss Denkmal 136 2011.jpg, Bensberg Castle
File:Zweibrücken castle front April 2010 darker.jpg, Zweibrücken Castle
File:Birkenfeld-merian.jpg, Birkenfeld Castle 1645
File:2010.08.22.123059 Burg Sulzbach-Rosenberg.jpg, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Sulzbach Castle
File:Residenz Neumarkt Oberpfalz 001.JPG, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Neumarkt Castle
File:Merian_Simmern.JPG, Simmern Castle 1648

Electorate of Cologne

From 1597 to 1794, Bonn was the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and residence of the Archbishops and Prince-electors of Cologne, most of them belonging to the Bavarian branch of the House of Wittelsbach (continuously from 1583 to 1761).

File:Universität Bonn.jpg, Electoral Palace, Bonn, Electoral Palace, Bonn
File:Poppelsdorfer Schloss seen from the East.jpg, Poppelsdorf Palace, Bonn
File:Schloss Augustusburg, Hof.JPG, Augustusburg and Falkenlust Palaces, Brühl, Augustusburg Palace, Brühl

Coats of arms

A full armorial of the Wittelsbach family can be found on the French-language Wikipedia at :fr:Armorial de la famille de Wittelsbach, Armorial of the House of Wittelsbach.

Origins

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''De gueules, à fasce vivrée d'argent. Cimier: un chapeau piramidal aux armes de l'ècu, retrousseré d'argent, sommé d'une plume d'autruche de même.'' (''azure, a golden fess dancetty'')
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''Fuselé en bande d'azur et d'argent.''
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''de sable, au lion d'or, armé, lampassé et couronné de gueules et en 2 et 3 fuselé en bande d'azur et d'argent''.BSB-CGM-1952

{{Fix, text=Inconsistent with the image, which is not quartered with the Bavarian arms
The Count Palatine was also an Electoral Prince of the Empire, with the title of arch-seneschal of the Empire, as symbolized by : ''gueules à l'orbe d'or cerclée de même''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024

Grand Offices of the Electoral Prince, Prince Electors of the House of Wittelsbach (Erzämter)

Each of the prince electors carried one of the grand offices of the Empire. Each office was indicated by a heraldic mark; the ones that the House of Wittelsbach carried are shown below.

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Palatinate branch (senior line), issue of Rudolph I of the Palatinate and Bavaria

In the German fashion, all the sons were "Count Palatine of the Rhine" ({{langx, de, Pfalzgraf bei Rhein). There was only one List of Counts Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine of the Rhine ({{langx, de, Kurfürst von der Pfalz). Similarly, all the sons were Dukes of Bavaria ({{langx, de, Herzog von Bayern), until 1506. Then, Duke in Bavaria (German: Herzog in Bayern) was the title used by all members of the House of Wittelsbach with the exception of the Duke of Bavaria. This became a unique position given to the eldest descendant of the younger branch of the Wittelsbachs, who inherited the rule of the entire duchy of Bavaria. For example, so reads the full title of the late 16th century's Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and patriarch of the House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld: "Count Palatine by Rhine, Duke in Bavaria, Count at Veldenz and Sponheim" (Pfalzgraf bei Rhein, Herzog in Bayern, Graf zu Veldenz und Sponheim).

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''Quarterly 1 and 4 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules, 2 and 3 fusilly bendwise azure and argent''.

Heraldic augmentation for the Count Palatine of the Rhine, a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire: ''Quarterly 1 and 4 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules, 2 and 3 fusilly bendwise azure and argent, overall gules, an orb or encircled of the same''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Rupert of Germany (1352 † 1410), king of the Romans from 1400 to 1410.

''Or, an eagle sable, membered, beaked and langued gules; overall quarterly 1 and 4 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules, 2 and 3 fusilly bendwise azure and argent''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Christopher of Bavaria (1416 † 1448), king of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
''Quarterly a cross paty argent, fimbriated gules, cantonned 1 and 4, azure three bars wavy argent, overall a lion crowned or, which is Sweden ancien, 2 and 3 fusilly bendwise argent and azure, which is Bavaria. Overall quarterly 1 or, nine hearts gules in three pallets, three lions passant guardant azure in pale, armed and langued gules, crowned of the field, brochant sur-le-tout, which is Denmark, 2 azure, three crowns or, which is Sweden moderne, 3 gules, a lion crowned or, holding in his paws a battle-axe argent, the handle of the second, which is Norway ancien and 4 gules, a dragon or, which is for the Kingdom of the Vandals''{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (1385 † 1459), House of Palatinate-Simmern, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken

''Quarterly 1 and 4 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (Palatinate), 2 and 3 fusilly bendwise azure and argent (Bavaria), overall an inescutcheon Chequy or and azure (Simmern)''
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''Quarterly 1 and 4 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (Palatinate), 2 and 3 fusilly bendwise azure and argent (Bavaria), overall an inescutcheon d'argent a lion d'azur, with a couronné d'or''
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, House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld, Counts of Palatinate–Birkenfeld (1584–1717)

''Quarterly 1 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (Palatinate), 2 fusilly bendwise azure and argent (Bavaria), 3 a lion azure crowned or (Veldenz), 4 Chequy gules and azure (Birkenfeld).''{{Fix, text=image is chequy gules and argent
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, Frederick V, Elector Palatine (1596 † 1632), elector palatine from 1610 to 1623 and king of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620.

''Quarterly of six, three rows of two, 1 gules, a lion argent, queue fourchée in saltire, crowned, armed and langued or (Bohemia), 2 azure, an eagle chequy of argent and gules, beaked, langued, membered and crowned or (Moravia), 3 or, an eagle sable, armed, beaked and langued gules, on its heart a crescent below a cross argent (Silesia), 4 barry of six argent and azure, a lion gules, queue fourchée in saltire, armed, langued and crowned or (Luxembourg), 5 per fess embattled azure and or (Upper Lusace), 6 argent, a bull gules issuant from a terrace vert (Lower Lusace). Overall per pale sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (Palatinate) and fusilly bendwise azure and argent (Bavaria); grafted in point gules, an orb or, which is the heraldic augmentation for the archsteward of the Holy Roman Empire''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Counts Palatine of the Rhine from 1648 to 1688.

''Quarterly 1 and 4 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (Palatinate), 2 and 3 fusilly bendwise azure and argent (Bavaria), overall gules, a crown of Charlemagne or, which is the heraldic augmentation for the archtreasurer of the Holy Roman Empire''.
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, Counts palatine of Neuburg from 1574 to 1688.
Counts palatine of Sulzbach from 1688 to 1795.

''Quarterly of eight, two rows of four, 1 fusilly bendwise azure and argent (Bavaria), 2 or, a lion sable, armed and langued gules (Juliers), 3 gules, an escutcheon argent surmounted by an escarbuncle with rays or (Cleves), 4 argent, a lion gules, queue fourchée in saltire, armed, langued and crowned or (Berg), 5 argent, a lion azure armed, langued and crowned or (Veldenz), 6 or, a fess chequy argent and gules of three rows (de la Marck), 7 argent, three chevrons gules (Ravensberg), 8 argent, a fess sable. Overall, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (County palatine of the Rhine)''.{{citation needed, date=May 2023
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, Electors palatine of Neuburg from 1688 to 1742.

''Per pale, I quarterly 1 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (county palatine of the Rhine), 2 fusilly bendwise azure and argent (Bavaria), 3 argent, a lion azure armed, langued and crowned or (Veldenz), 4 or, a fess chequy of three rows argent and gules (de la Marck), II per fess, the chief tierced in pale, the base per pale: 1, or, a lion sable, armed and langued gules (Juliers), 2 gules, an escutcheon argent, surmounted by an escarbuncle with rays or (Cleves), 3 argent, a lion gules, queue fourchée in saltire, armed, langued and crowned or (Berg); 4 argent, three chevrons gules (Ravensberg), 5 argent, a fess sable. Overall gules, a crown of Charlemagne or (Arch-treasurer of the Holy Roman Empire)''.{{citation needed, date=May 2023
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, House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Counts palatine of Zweibrücken from 1569 to 1675 Palatine Zweibrücken

''Per pale, I quarterly 1 and 4 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (county palatine of the Rhine), 2 and 3 fusilly bendwise, azure and argent (Bavaria); overall argent, a lion azure armed, langued and crowned or (Veldenz); II quarterly of six, two rows of three, 1 or, a lion sable, armed and langued gules (Juliers), 2 gules, an escutcheon argent, surmounted by an escarbuncle with rays or (Cleves), 3 argent, a lion gules, queue fourchée in saltire, armed, langued and crowned or (Berg), 4 or, a fess chequy of three rows, argent and gules (de la Marck), 5 argent, three chevrons gules (Ravensberg), 6 argent, a fess sable''.{{citation needed, date=May 2023
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, Electorate of Bavaria under Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, 1777–1799

''1. duchy of Cleve, 2. duchy of Jülich, 3. duchy of Berg, 4. principality of Moers, 5. heart, 6. markgraviat of Bergen op Zoom, 7. county of Mark, 8a. county of Veldenz, 8b. county of Sponheim, 9. county of Ravensberg, heart: duchy of Bavaria and Palatinate, electorate.''
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, Electorate of Bavaria under Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, 1799–1804

''Grand quarters 1: Or a lion Sable with a forked tail in saltire armed and langued Gules, crowned Or (which is from Juliers) in 2, Argent a lion Gules, a forked tail in saltire, armed, langued and crowned Azure (which is of Berg), in 3, Gules, an escutcheon Argent, carbuncle rays Or, debruising over all (which is of Cleves) , in 4, Or a fess Sable (which of the County of Sponheim), in 5, checky Argent and Gules of three tires (which is of Birkenfeld), in 6 Gules, three mountain Vert charged of three silver crosses in saltire (which is from Bergen op Zoom), in 7, Argent with a lion Azure crowned Or (which is from the County of Veldenz, in 8, Or, a fess checkered argent and gules of three tires (which is from la Marck), in 9, argent, three coats of arms gules (2 and 1) (which is from Ribeaupierre), in 10, argent, three chevrons gules (which is from Ravensberg), in 11, argent three-headed eagle sable crowned or 2 and 1 (which is from the Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont, over all, quarterly in 1 and 4 Sable, a lion Or, armed and langued and crowned Gules (which is of the County Palatine of the Rhine) and 2 and 3 tapering in bend Azure and Argent (which is of Bavaria), on the all from gules to orb d'or.''{{;.{{;
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, Electorate of Bavaria under Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, 1804–1806

''Per pale in 1: Azure, to the penon quarterly Argent and Gules, the shaft Or and Argent and Gules of three pieces (which is of the Bishopric of Würzburg), in 2, Argent a lion Gules, the forked tail in saltire, armed, langued and crowned Azure (which is of Berg), in 3, Gules, an escutcheon Argent, carbuncle rays Or, debruising over the whole (which is of Cleves), in 4, Or a lion Sable armed and langued Gules a stick Argent debruising over the whole (which is of the Archdiocese of Bamberg), in 5, parti gules and argent (which is of the abbey of Augsburg, in 6, per fess gules and azure on the head of a princess crowned or (which is of the abbey of Kempten, in 7, d argent a Moor's head neck and earring Gules, crowned Or (which is of Freising Abbey), in 8, argent a wolf Gules (which is of the Abbey of Passau), in 9, Argent a fess Azure (which is of Leuchtenberg), in 10, Per fess in 1 Gules an elephant Argent and in 2 Or (which is of County Helfenstein ), 11, argent, three chevrons gules (which is Ravensberg), 12, argent a mounting three peaks vert surmounted by a lion gules armed and langued also gules (which is of Mindeheim), 13, Or, a fess chequered Argent and Gules of three rows (which is of the Marck), 14, Gules a half-headed eagle Argent (which is of Ottobeuren Abbey ), 15, Argent to the castle with two towers Gules (which is of Rothenburg), over all, quarterly in 1 and 4 Sable, to the lion Or, armed and langued and crowned Gules (which is of County Palatine of the Rhine) and in 2 and 3 tapered in bend Azure and Argent (which is of Bavaria), over all Gules an orb Or.''.{{cite web , language=de , title=Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte , url=http://www.hdbg.eu/koenigreich/web/index.php/objekte/index/herrscher_id/1/id/330 , website=hdbg.eu , access-date = 2023-04-23.
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, List of Swedish monarchs#House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach, Kings of Sweden from 1654 to 1720 (from the Palatinate-Kleeburg, Counts Palatine of Zweibrücken-Kleeburg a sub-cadet branch of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Counts Palatine of Zweibrücken)

''Quarterly, a cross paty or, which is the cross of Saint Eric, cantonned 1 and 4, azure, three crowns or, two and one (Sweden moderne), 2 and 3 azure, three bars wavy argent, a lion crowned or, armed and langued gules (Sweden ancien). Overall quarterly Bavaria, Juliers, Cleves and Berg, inescutcheon sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (County palatine of the Rhine).''{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Counts palatine of Birkenfeld from 1569 to 1795.

''Per pale, I quarterly 1 and 4 County palatine of the Rhine, 2 and 3 Bavaria; II quarterly 1 Veldenz, 2 chequy gules and argent (de Birkenfeld), 3 argent, three escutcheons gules, two and one (Rappolstein), 4 argent, three heads of eagles sable, crowned or, two and one (de Hohenach)''.{{citation needed, date=May 2023
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, List of monarchs of Bavaria#Kingdom of Bavaria, King of Bavaria from 1809 to 1835.

''Fusilly bendwise, azure and argent, an inescutcheon gules, a sword argent pommelled or and a scepter or in saltire, in chief a royal crown or''{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, King of Bavaria, Kings of Bavaria from 1835 to 1918 (see Coat of arms of Bavaria).

''Quarterly 1 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules (County palatine of the Rhine), 2 per fess indented gules and argent (the "Franconian Rake") for the northern parts of Bavaria that were part of the stem duchy of Franconia, 3 bendy sinister argent and gules, a pale or (markgraviate of Burgau representing those lands that were part of the stem duchy of Duchy of Swabia, Swabia), 4 argent, a lion azure, armed, langued and crowned or (Veldenz) representing the lands on the middle Rhenish Palatinate were this branch of the Wittelsbachs originated. Overall, Bavaria.''{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Otto of Greece, Otto de Wittelsbach (1815 † 1867), List of kings of Greece, king of Greece.

''Azure, a cross couped argent, inescutcheon Bavaria''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Dukes in Bavaria after 1834.
''Paly-bendy azure and argent''.
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, Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (1884–1958), Infante of Spain
branch of "Wittelsbach-Bourbon»

''Quarterly, County Palatine of the Rhine, Franconia, de Burgovie, de Veldenz. Inescutcheon, Bavaria. In chief, gules, a cross argent.''

Bavarian branch (junior branch), issue of Louis of Bavaria, extinct by 1777

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, Dukes of Bavaria from 1180 to 1623.
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''Or, an eagle sable, membered, beaked and langued gules, inescutcheon fusilly in bend azure and argent''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Dukes of Bavaria and Electors of Brandenburg : Louis V († 1361), Louis VI († 1365) and Otto V († 1379).
''Per pale fusilly in bend azure and argent, and argent, an eagle gules, armed, beaked and langued or''.{{citation needed, date=May 2023
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, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, Counts of Hainaut and Holland from 1254 to 1433.

''Quarterly 1 and 4, fusilly in bend, azure and argent, 2 and 3, grand-quarterly I and IV or, a lion sable, armed and langued gules, II and III, or, a lion gules, armed and langued azure''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Electors of Bavaria from 1623 to 1777.

In 1620, the Elector Palatine Frederick V, a Protestant, was defeated after trying to take the kingdom of Bohemia. He was placed under the imperial ban, ban of the Empire and his lands, titles and electoral dignity were confiscated and given to his Roman Catholic cousin, the Duke of Bavaria, who takes:

''Quarterly 1 and 4 fusilly in bend, azure and argent, 2 and 3 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules, overall gules, an orb crucifer or''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024
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, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VII (1697 † 1745), Holy Roman Emperor from 1742 to 1745.
''Or, an eagle sable, membered, beaked and langued gules; inescutcheon quarterly 1 and 4 fusilly in bend, azure and argent, 2 and 3 sable, a lion or, armed, langued and crowned gules, sur le tout gules, an orb crucifer or''.{{Citation needed, date=November 2024

See also

* Kings of Germany family tree
* List of rulers of Bavaria
* Electorate of the Palatinate, List of rulers of the Palatinate
* Asteroid 90712 Wittelsbach, Meanings of asteroid names, named in the castle and dynasty's honour
* Wittelsbach Diamond
* Monarchism in Bavaria after 1918
* List of coats of arms with the Palatine Lion

Notes

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References

Family tree
of the Counts of Scheyern-Wittelsbach-Dachau-Valley, from a lecture by Prof. Schmid: ''Bayern im Spätmittelalter'', winter 1996/97
* {{cite book , chapter=The Ottonians as kings and emperors , first=Eckhard , last=Muller-Mertens , title=The New Cambridge Medieval History: Volume 3, C.900-c.1024 , editor-first1=Timothy , editor-last1=Reuter , editor-first2=Rosamond , editor-last2=McKitterick , publisher=Cambridge University Press , year=1999 239




* [http://www.manfred-hiebl.de/genealogie-mittelalter/scheyern_grafen_von/otto_3_graf_von_scheyern_+_nach_1140.html Otto III at genealogie-mittelalter]
* {{cite book, last=Lingelbach , first=William E. , title=The History of Nations: Austria-Hungary , publisher=P. F. Collier & Son Company , location=New York , year=1913 , asin=B000L3E368
*{{cite book , title=Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia: The Philosopher Princess , first=Renée , last=Jeffery , publisher=Lexington Books , year=2018
* Johannes Rietstap: {{cite book, language= French, title=Armorial general, first=Johannes Baptist, last =Rietstap, publisher=Genealogical Publishing Co., year=2003, volume= 2, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KGwv4BDnlaQC&q=orange, isbn=9780806304427
* Johannes Rietstap: {{cite book, language= French, first= Johannes Baptist , last= Rietstap , author-link = Johannes Rietstap , title = Armorial général, contenant la description des armoiries des familles nobles et patriciennes de l'Europe: précédé d'un dictionnaire des termes du blason , publisher = G.B. van Goor , date = 1861 , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=TU4EAAAAIAAJ&q=nassau+princes+d%27orange
* Johannes Rietstap: {{Cite web, language= French, title= On-line Armorial de J.B. RIETSTAP – et ses Compléments, url= http://www.euraldic.com/blas_aa.html, access-date= 8 May 2019, archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111209134904/http://www.euraldic.com/blas_aa.html, archive-date= 9 December 2011
* Johannes Rietstap: {{cite book, language=Dutch, title=Handboek der Wapenkunde, first1=Johannes Baptist, last1=Rietstap, publisher=Theod. Bom, location=the Netherlands, year=1875, pages=348
* {{cite book, last1=Maclagan, first1=Michael , last2=Louda, first2=Jiří, title=Line of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe, year=1999, orig-year=1981, publisher=Little, Brown & Co, location=London, isbn=1-85605-469-1, pages=188–194

External links

{{Commons category, House of Wittelsbach

Haus Bayern
– webpage of the Royal House of Bavaria (in German)
Haus Bayern – Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds
– Wittelsbach foundation (in German)
Die Genealogie der Wittelsbacher
– Genealogy of the Wittelsbach family (in German)

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