Polity · 1183 CE – 1805 CE
Duchy of Bavaria
Herzogtum Bayern
- Peak recorded area
- 97,047 km²
- 1352 CE
- Rulers on record
- 10
- from 1183 CE
Overview
The Duchy of Bavaria was a frontier region in the southeastern part of the Merovingian kingdom from the sixth through the eighth century. It was settled by Bavarian tribes and ruled by dukes (duces) under Frankish overlordship. A new duchy was created from this area during the decline of the Carolingian Empire in the late ninth century. It became one of the stem duchies of the East Frankish realm, which evolved as the Kingdom of Germany and the Holy Roman Empire.
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Territory
33 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
Rulers
10 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Louis I, Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1183 CE – 1231 CE
- Otto II Wittelsbachduke of Bavaria1231 CE – 1253 CE
- Henry XIII or I Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1253 CE – 1255 CE
- Louis II, Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1253 CE – 1294 CE
- Otto V, Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1347 CE – 1349 CE
- Stephen II, Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1347 CE – 1349 CE
- John III, Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1417 CE – 1425 CE
- Albert V, Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1550 CE – 1579 CE
- Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1579 CE – 1597 CE
- Maximilian I, Elector of Bavariaduke of Bavaria1597 CE – 1623 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
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Duchy of Bavaria is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.