Kingdom of Bavaria

The Kingdom of Bavaria (German: [Königreich Bayern] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); Bavarian: Kenigreich Bayerncode: bar is deprecated ) was a historic German state that existed from 1805–1918. It became the Free State of Bavaria in 1918 and today since 1945 it is now called Bavaria.

Kingdom of Bavaria Königreich Bayern Kenigreich Bayern
1805–1918
Flag of Bavaria
Anthem:
The Kingdom of Bavaria (green) within the German Confederation (dark grey) in 1815 The Kingdom of Bavaria (green) within the German Confederation (dark grey) in 1815
The Kingdom of Bavaria within the German Empire with the exclave of Palatinate The Kingdom of Bavaria within the German Empire with the exclave of Palatinate
Status	Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire (1805–1806) State of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806–13) State of the German Confederation (1815–66) Federal State of the German Empire (1871–1918)
Capital	Munich
Common languages	Bavarian, Upper German dialects
Religion	Majority: Roman Catholic Minorities: Protestant (Lutheran and Reformed), Jewish
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
King
• 1805–1825	Maximilian I Joseph
• 1825–1848	Ludwig I
• 1848–1864	Maximilian II
• 1864–1886	Ludwig II
• 1886–1913	Otto
• 1913–1918	Ludwig III
Prince Regent
• 1886–1912	Leopold Charles
• 1912–1913	Ludwig Leopold
Minister-President
• 1806–1817	Maximilian von Montgelas
• 1912–1917	Georg von Hertling
• 1917–1918	Otto Ritter von Dandl
Legislature	Landtag
• Upper Chamber	Kammer der Reichsräte
• Lower Chamber	Kammer der Abgeordneten
Historical era	Napoleonic Wars / World War I
• Treaty of Pressburg	26 December 1805
•	26 December 1805
• Treaty of Ried	8 October 1813
• Treaty of Paris	30 May 1814
• Unification of Germany	18 January 1871
• German Revolution	9 November 1918
•	12 November 1918
Area
1910	75,865 km2 (29,292 sq mi)
Population
• 1910	6,524,372
Currency	Bavarian gulden, (1806–1873) German gold mark, (1873–1914) German Papiermark (1914–1918)
Preceded by Succeeded by 20px Electorate of Bavaria 20px Bishopric of Würzburg People's State of Bavaria File:Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg Bavarian Soviet Republic 20px

Kingdom Of Bavaria Media

• God Save The Queen (Band of the Grenadier Guards, 1952 instrumental).oga

  God Save The Queen (Band of the Grenadier Guards, 1952 instrumental)

• Bild-Montgelas.jpg

  Maximilian von Montgelas

• Schatzkammer Residenz Muenchen Krone des Koenigreichs Bayern2.jpg

  The Crown of Bavaria, Munich Residence

• Joseph Karl Stieler - King Ludwig I in his Coronation Robes - WGA21796.jpg

  Portrait of Ludwig I by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1826

• Aerial image of the Walhalla memorial (view from the southeast).jpg

  Aerial view of the Walhalla memorial of Ludwig I

• Ludwig Freiherr von der Pfordten.jpg

  Minister-President Ludwig von der Pfordten, who left office following Bavaria's defeat in the war in 1866

• Ludwig II of Bavaria.jpg

  King Ludwig II

• Neuschwanstein Castle LOC print.jpg

  An 1890s photochrom print of Castle Neuschwanstein. This castle was designed and constructed during the reign of Ludwig II and remains a major tourist attraction in Bavaria.

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  Statue of Prince Regent Luitpold at the Justizpalast

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  King Ludwig III in Lwów (Lemberg), 1915 during World War I