King of Bavaria

The King of Bavaria (German: König von Bayern) was a title held by the hereditary Wittelsbach rulers of Bavaria in the state known as the Kingdom of Bavaria from 1805 until 1918, when the kingdom was abolished. It was the second time Bavaria was a kingdom, almost a thousand years after the short-lived Carolingian kingdom of Bavaria.

King of Bavaria
König von Bayern
Ludwig III
Details
StyleHis Majesty
First monarchMaximilian I
Last monarchLudwig III
Formation1806
Abolition1918
AppointerHereditary
Pretender(s)Franz, Duke of Bavaria
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