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The following is a list of rulers of Bavaria:
Dukes of Bavaria, 889-1623
Liutpolding Dynasty
Liudolfing (Ottonian) Dynasty
Liutpolding Dynasty
- Henry III the Younger 983-985
Liudolfing Dynasty
- Henry VII 1042-1047
- Conrad II 1049-1053
- Otto I 1180-1183
- Louis I 1183-1231
- Otto II 1231-1253
On Otto II's death, Bavaria was divided between his sons. Henry became Duke of Lower Bavaria, and Louis of Upper Bavaria. From this point until the beginning of the 16th century, the territories were frequently divided between brothers, making the Dukes difficult to list.
Dukes of Lower Bavaria
- Henry XIII 1253-1290
- Otto III 1290-1312 (King of Hungary, 1305-1307)
- Stephen I 1290-1309
- Otto IV 1309-1334
- Henry XIV the Elder 1309-1339
- Henry XV the Natterberger 1312-1333
- John I the Child 1339-1340
Dukes of Upper Bavaria
- Louis II 1253-1294
- Rudolf I 1294-1317
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Louis III 1294-1347
Following the death of the last Duke of Lower Bavaria, Bavaria was reunited under Emperor Louis IV (Louis III of Bavaria)
Dukes of Bavaria
- Louis III 1340-1347
- Stephen II 1347-1375
at Stephen II's death, Bavaria was divided again between his sons, who became Duks of Bavaria-Ingolstadt, Bavaria-Landshut, and Bavaria-Munich
Dukes of Bavaria-Ingolstadt
- Stephen III 1375-1413
- Louis VII the Bearded 1413-1443
- Louis VIII the Younger 1443-1445
Dukes of Bavaria-Landshut
- Frederick 1375-1393
- Henry XVI the Rich 1393-1450
- Louis IX the Rich 1450-1479
- George the Rich 1479-1503
Dukes of Bavaria-Munich
- John II 1375-1397
- Ernest 1397-1438
- Albert III 1438-1460
- John IV 1460-1463
- Sigismund 1460-1501 (from 1467, Duke of Bavaria-Dachau)
- Albert IV the Wise 1465-1508
In 1503, all the Bavarian lands were reunited under Albert iV
Dukes of Bavaria
- Albert IV 1503-1508
- William IV 1508-1550
- Louis X 1516-1545
- Albert V 1550-1579
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William V 1579-1597
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Maximilian I 1597-1623
Electors of Bavaria, 1623-1805
In 1623, Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria was raised to Electoral Status, gaining the seat of the Elector Palatine, who had been put under the ban of the Empire.
Kings of Bavaria, 1805-1918
In 1805, Bavaria became a Kingdom, and Elector Maximilian IV became King Maximilian I
Heads of the House of Bavaria since 1918 (not legally recognized)
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