Electorate of Bavaria
Also known as Bavaria
state in the Holy Roman Empire
Key facts
- Status
- Electorate
- Capital
- Munich
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Demonym
- Bavarian
- Government
- Feudal monarchy
- 1623 1651
- Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
- 1651 1679
- Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
- 1679 1726
- Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
- 1726 1745
- Karl Albrecht, Elector of Bavaria
- 1745 1777
- Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
- 1777 1799
- Karl Theodor, Elector of Bavaria
- 1799 1805
- Maximilian IV Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
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The Electorate of Bavaria (German: Kurfürstentum Bayern) was a quasi-independent hereditary electorate of the Holy Roman Empire from 1623 to 1806, when it was succeeded by the Kingdom of Bavaria.
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