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This List of Bavarian noble families contains all 338 Bavarian aristocratic families named in 1605 by Siebmacher as well as further additions. The list is an alphabetical overview of Bavarian nobility. It contains information about name variants, ancestry, extent and well-known personalities of the line.
Pages in category "Bavarian noble families" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Around 548 the kings of the Franks placed the border region of Bavaria under the administration of a duke—possibly Frankish or possibly chosen from amongst the local leading families—who was supposed to act as a regional governor for the Frankish king.
Bavarian noble families (11 C, 22 P) * Monarchs of Bavaria (3 C, 2 P) C. ... Pages in category "Bavarian nobility" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of ...
Pages in category "German noble families" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 239 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The family provided two Holy Roman Emperors: Louis IV (1314–1347) and Charles VII (1742–1745), both members of the Bavarian branch of the family, and one German King with Rupert of Germany (1400–1410), a member of the Palatinate branch.
List of counts and dukes of Limburg; List of Bavarian noble families; List of Württembergish royal consorts; List of lords and counts of Hanau; List of lords of Bouillon; List of electresses of the Palatinate; List of princes of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; List of rulers of Schleswig-Holstein; List of princes of Lüneburg; Lordship of Diepholz
A new era began when, in consequence of Henry the Lion being placed under an imperial ban in 1180 AD, Emperor Frederick I awarded the duchy to Otto, a member of the old Bavarian family of Wittelsbach and a descendant of the counts of Scheyern. The Wittelsbach dynasty ruled Bavaria without interruption until 1918 AD.