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Bavarian (Austro-Bavarian) speaking areas. There is no ethno-linguistic distinction between Bavarians and Austrians.The territory of Bavaria has changed significantly over German history; [3] in the 19th century the Kingdom of Bavaria acquired substantial territories of Franconia and Swabia, while having to return territories to Austria who had become Bavarian only a few years earlier.
People from former German states in Bavaria (11 C) + Women from Bavaria (3 C, 5 P) C. Criminals from Bavaria (18 P) E. Emigrants from Bavaria (2 C, 11 P)
Pages in category "People from the Kingdom of Bavaria" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 374 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Ruth Westheimer (1928–2024), German-American sex therapist, talk show host, author, Doctor of Education, Holocaust survivor, and former Haganah sniper. William the Silent (1533–1584), German-born main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs [25] Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768), art historian and archaeologist
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.
In 817, Louis bestowed Bavaria upon his other son, Louis the German, who took charge of the province in 826, as King of Bavaria. Louis the German: King of Bavaria: 826: 876: In 826, Louis started to rule as King of Bavaria, subordinate to his father, until the latter's death in 840. From 843, Bavaria was merged in Louis the German's Kingdom of ...
As names in the Þiðreks saga typically adapt a German name, only figures that are not attested outside of the Þiðreks saga are listed under that name, even if most information on the figure is from the Þiðreks saga. Because the Þiðreks saga is based on German sources, it is counted as a German attestation. Excluded from the list are:
The Baiuvarii, Bavarii, sometimes simply called Bavarians (German: Bajuwaren) were a Germanic people who lived in or near present day southern Bavaria, which is named after them. They began to appear in records by the 6th century AD, and their culture, language and political institutions are the predecessors of those of the medieval Duchy of ...