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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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Kingdom of Bavaria

Summary

Kingdom of Bavaria is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,022 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kingdom of Bavaria's religion is recorded as Protestant Church in Germany[3].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's religion is recorded as Catholicism[4].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria is located in German Reich[5].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria is located in Bavarian Circle[6].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria is in the country of German Reich[7].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria is on the continent of Europe[8].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's instance of is recorded as historical country[9].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's instance of is recorded as state in the Confederation of the Rhine[10].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's instance of is recorded as realm[11].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's instance of is recorded as state of the German Confederation 1815–1848 & 1850–1866[12].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's capital is recorded as Munich[13].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's official language is recorded as German[14].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's currency is recorded as Bavarian gulden[15].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Austria–Hungary[16].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Austrian Empire[17].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Kingdom of Saxony[18].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Thuringian states[19].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Electorate of Hesse[20].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Kingdom of Württemberg[21].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's shares border with is recorded as Grand Duchy of Baden[22].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's anthem is recorded as Heil unserm König, Heil![23].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[24].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Mainkreis[25].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pegnitzkreis[26].
  • Kingdom of Bavaria's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Naabkreis[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1806 marks the founding of Kingdom of Bavaria[28].

Identity

Kingdom of Bavaria followed Electorate of Bavaria[29]. It was followed by Bavaria[30].

Dissolution

Kingdom of Bavaria was dissolved in November 9, 1918[31].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kingdom of Bavaria include SMS Bayern[32], a super-dreadnought[33], in United Kingdom[34].

Why It Matters

Kingdom of Bavaria ranks in the top 3% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,022 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include SMS Bayern[32], a super-dreadnought[33], in United Kingdom[34].

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . 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. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Derkoenig · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Austria–Hungary, Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Saxony +4
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