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  2. Kingdom of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    With this, the 700-year rule of the Wittelsbach dynasty came to an end, and the former Kingdom of Bavaria became the People's State of Bavaria. The funeral of Ludwig III in 1921 was feared or hoped to spark a restoration of the monarchy .

  3. History of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    Following the end of World War II, Bavaria was occupied by US forces, who reestablished the state on 19 September 1945. [12] In 1946 Bavaria lost its district on the Rhine, the Palatinate. The destruction caused by aerial bombings during the war, alongside the arrival of refugees from the parts of Germany now under Soviet occupation, caused ...

  4. People's State of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    The People's State of Bavaria (German: Volksstaat Bayern) [nb 1] was a republic in Bavaria from 1918 to 1919. The People's State of Bavaria was established on 8 November 1918 during the German Revolution, as an attempt at a socialist state to replace the Kingdom of Bavaria. The state was led by Kurt Eisner until his assassination in February 1919.

  5. King of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    His Majesty Ludwig, King of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Son of Prince Regent Luitpold and grandson of Ludwig I. Prince Regent from 1912 until 1913, then King of Bavaria, he lost his throne in the German Revolution at the end of World War I.

  6. Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    Bavaria, [a] officially the Free State of Bavaria, [b] is a state in the southeast of Germany.With an area of 70,550.19 km 2 (27,239.58 sq mi), it is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total land area of Germany, and with over 13.08 million inhabitants, it is the second most populous German state, behind only North Rhine-Westphalia; however, due to its ...

  7. Electorate of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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    The formal exit of Bavaria from the Holy Roman Empire, renouncing the electoral dignity, did not take place until July 1806 with the Rheinbund Act. The new king still served as an elector until Bavaria left the Holy Roman Empire (1 August 1806).

  8. Monarchism in Bavaria after 1918 - Wikipedia

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    Franz Josef Strauss, the Minister-President of Bavaria from 1978 to 1988, was a strong supporter of the Bavarian monarchy. The pretenders to the throne of Bavaria since the end of the monarchy in 1918 have been: Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845–1921), 1918–1921; Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869–1955), 1921–1955

  9. Bavarian nationalism - Wikipedia

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    In the end, major autonomy for Bavaria was accepted within a federal Germany. [ 2 ] During the 1950s, the separatist Bavaria Party was a significant player in Bavarian state politics, polling from 5% to over 20% in state and federal elections.