Bavaria-Munich Explained

Conventional Long Name:Bavaria-Munich
Common Name:Bavaria-Munich
Coordinates:48.1333°N 45°W
Era:Middle Ages
Status:Duchy
Empire:Holy Roman Empire
Government Type:Monarchy
Year Start:1392
Year End:1505
Event Start:Bavaria-Munich and Bavaria-Ingolstadt split off from Bavaria-Landshut
Event1:Bavaria-Munich, Bavaria-Ingolstadt, and Bavaria-Landshut divide Bavaria-Straubing
Date Event1:1425
Event2:Bavaria-Dachau separates from Bavaria-Munich
Date Event2:3 September 1467
Event3:Bavaria-Dachau returns to Bavaria-Munich
Date Event3:1 February 1501
Event End:Reunification of the Duchy of Bavaria
Date End:30 July
P1:Duchy of Bavaria
Flag P1:Rautenflagge (24 Rauten).svg
P2:Upper Bavaria
Flag P2:Banner of Bavaria-München.svg
P3:Bavaria-Landshut
Flag P3:Banner of Bavaria-Landshut.svg
S1:Duchy of Bavaria
Flag S1:Rautenflagge (24 Rauten).svg
Flag Type:Banner of Bavaria-Munich[1]
Image Map Caption:Bavaria-Munich (green) with Bavaria-Landshut (orange), Bavaria-Ingolstadt (brown) and Bavaria-Straubing (grey).
Capital:Munich
Leader1:Johann II, Stephen III, and Friedrich
Year Leader1:1392–1397
Leader2:Ernest and William III (until 1435)
Year Leader2:1397–1438
Leader3:Albert III
Year Leader3:1438–1460
Leader4:John IV and Sigismund
Year Leader4:1460–1463
Leader5:Sigismund
Year Leader5:1463–1465
Leader6:Sigismund (until 1467) and Albert IV
Year Leader6:1465–1508
Title Leader:Duke of Bavaria-Munich

Bavaria-Munich (German: Bayern-München) was a duchy that was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1392 to 1505.

History

After the death of Stephen II in 1375, his sons Stephen III, Frederick, and John II jointly ruled Bavaria-Landshut. After seventeen years, the brothers decided to formally divide their inheritance. John received Bavaria-Munich, Stephen received Bavaria-Ingolstadt, while Frederick kept what remained of Bavaria-Landshut. In 1429 portions of Bavaria-Straubing including the city of Straubing were united with Bavaria-Munich. The duchy existed for a little more than a hundred years before Bavaria was reunited under Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria.

External links

Web site: Duchy of Bavaria pre-1507. www.crwflags.com. 2018-12-14.

Notes and References

  1. Duchy of Bavaria pre-1507 accessed on December 29, 2013. http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/de-by_el.html#blh