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Kingdom of Bavaria

kingdom in Central Europe between 1806 and 1918, from January 1871 part of the German Empire
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Summary

Kingdom of Bavaria is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,276 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Religion or worldview: Protestant Church in Germany[3], Catholicism[4]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: German Reich[5], Bavarian Circle[6]
  • Country: German Reich[7]
  • Continent: Europe[8]
  • Instance of: state in the Confederation of the Rhine[9], realm[10], state of the German Confederation 1815–1848 & 1850–1866[11]
  • Capital: Munich[12]
  • Official language: German[13]
  • Currency: Bavarian gulden[14]
  • Shares border with: Austria–Hungary[15], Austrian Empire[16], Kingdom of Saxony[17], Thuringian states[18], Electorate of Hesse[19], Kingdom of Württemberg[20], Grand Duchy of Baden[21]
  • Anthem: Heil unserm König, Heil![22]
  • Basic form of government: constitutional monarchy[23]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Mainkreis[24], Pegnitzkreis[25], Naabkreis[26], Rezatkreis[27], Altmühlkreis[28], Oberdonaukreis[29], Lechkreis[30], Regenkreis[31], Unterdonaukreis[32], Isarkreis[33], Salzachkreis[34], Illerkreis[35], Innkreis[36], Eisackkreis[37]
  • Follows: Electorate of Bavaria[38]
  • Followed by: Bavaria[39]
  • Legislative body: Landtag of Bavaria[40]
  • Commons category: Kingdom of Bavaria[41]
  • Archives at: Bavarian Hauptstaatsarchiv[42]
  • Inception: January 1, 1806[43]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: November 9, 1918[44]
  • Start time: January 1, 1806[45]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kingdom of Bavaria[46]
  • Population: 3,231,570[47], 4,774,464[48], 4,575,351[49]
  • Described by source: The Catholic Encyclopedia[50]
  • Replaces: German Confederation[51], State of the Prince Primate[52], County of Haag (Hague)[53]
  • Motto text: Gerecht und Beharrlich[54], Just and persistent[55]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kingdom of Bavaria include SMS Bayern[56], a super-dreadnought[57], in United Kingdom[58].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Bavaria has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[59] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[60]

Entities named for it include SMS Bayern[56], a super-dreadnought[57], in United Kingdom[58].

Related Entities

A Bavarian Tale - Totgeschwiegen Adam Weishaupt Alfred Jodl Alois Alzheimer Alois Senefelder Anselm Feuerbach August von Platen-Hallermünde Austria–Hungary Austrian Empire Carl Correns Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Carl Spitzweg Caroline Augusta of Bavaria Christian Morgenstern Duchess Marie Sophie in Bavaria Electorate of Hesse Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria Emmy Noether Empress Elisabeth of Austria Eugène de Beauharnais Franz Marc Franz von Lenbach Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi Friedrich Rückert Georg Michael Anton Kerschensteiner Georg Simon Ohm Georg von Hertling Henrik Ibsen Hermann Fegelein

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  45. [47] ↑ . Q51706060. wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Q75156691. wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · PantherStrix · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 64
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'bar', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'da
    Country → German Reich
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Country: German Reich"
  2. 11w ago · Derkoenig · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Austria–Hungary, Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Saxony +4
    Replaces → —
    Coordinates → —
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    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Country: German Reich"
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