Wittelsbach

The Wittelsbach family were the ruling dynasty of the German duchy of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was incorporated into Bavaria, which had been elevated to a kingdom by Napoleon in 1806.

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German - Bavaria - 1180 - 1918 - Rhine Palatinate - 1214 - 1805 - 1815 - Napoleon - 1806

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The family provided two Holy Roman Emperors: Louis IV (1328-1347) and Charles VII (1742-1745), and for half a century until 1373 also ruled Brandenburg in north-east Germany.

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Holy Roman Emperors - Louis IV - 1328 - 1347 - Charles VII - 1742 - 1745 - 1373 - Brandenburg

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The line of Jacobite sucession is currently within the House of Whittelsbach. Franz, Hereditarty Prince of Bavaria is recognised by the Jacobites as Francis II.

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Jacobite - Franz, Hereditarty Prince of Bavaria

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Other major members of the family include:

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• Ruprecht III Wittelsbach (1352 - 1410)
• Sigismund of Bavaria (1439 - 1501)
• Frederick V, Elector Palatine (1596 - 1632)
• Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria (1662 - 1726)
• Klemens August of Bavaria (1700 - 1761)
• Otto of Greece (1815 - 1867).
• Elisabeth of Bavaria (1837 - 1898), Empress "Sisi" of Austria
• Ludwig II of Bavaria, "Mad Ludwig" (1845 - 1886)
• Elizabeth of Belgium (1876 - 1965), queen-consort of Albert I of Belgium

Several other Elisabeth von Wittelsbach.

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