The House of Wittelsbach (German: Haus Wittelsbach) is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate...
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House of Wittelsbach is a former German dynasty. Wittelsbach may also refer to: Wittelsbach-class battleship SMS Wittelsbach Burg Wittelsbach, a castle...
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The Wittelsbach-Graff Diamond is a 31.06-carat (6.212 g) deep-blue diamond with internally flawless clarity, originating in the Kollur Mine, India. Laurence...
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Wittelsbach Castle (German: Burg Wittelsbach) was a castle near Aichach in today's Bavarian Swabia. The castle was first mentioned around the year 1000...
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of Wittelsbach may refer to: Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach (c. 1083 – 1156), father of Otto I of Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke...
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Hellicha of Wittelsbach (Czech: Hellicha z Wittelsbachu, German: Heilika von Wittelsbach; c. 1160 – 13 August 1198), was Duchess consort of Bohemia from...
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Franz von Bayern (category House of Wittelsbach)
known by the courtesy title Duke of Bavaria, is the head of the House of Wittelsbach, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. His great-grandfather...
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Sophia of Wittelsbach (1170–1238) was a daughter of Otto I Wittelsbach, who was Count Palatine and later Duke of Bavaria, and his wife Agnes of Loon. In...
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SMS Wittelsbach was the lead ship of the Wittelsbach class of pre-dreadnought battleships, built for the Imperial German Navy. She was the first capital...
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Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (redirect from Elisabeth Ludovika von Wittelsbach)
William IV. By birth, she was a Bavarian princess from the House of Wittelsbach; she was related to the ruling houses of Austria and Saxony through the...
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Kingdom of Greece (redirect from Kingdom of Greece (Wittelsbach))
candidate for the Greek throne; however, he turned down the offer. Otto von Wittelsbach, Prince of Bavaria was chosen as its first king. Otto arrived at the...
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of a Wittelsbach emperor instead of a Habsburg). To mark the unification of Bavaria and the Electoral Palatinate, both being principal Wittelsbach territories...
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Conrad of Wittelsbach (c. 1120/1125 – 25 October 1200) was the Archbishop of Mainz (as Conrad I) and Archchancellor of Germany from 20 June 1161 to 1165...
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Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (category House of Wittelsbach)
Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings of Bavaria, and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music. He...
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Ernest, Elector of Saxony (redirect from Elisabeth von Wittelsbach (1443-1484))
Ernest (24 March 1441 – 26 August 1486), known as Ernst in German, was Elector of Saxony from 1464 to 1486. Ernst was the founder and progenitor of the...
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria (redirect from Empress Elisabeth (Wittelsbach fame))
Elisabeth was born into the Ducal royal branch of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach but enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying her first cousin,...
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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...
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Wittelsbacherbrücke (redirect from Wittelsbach Bridge)
initially built as a wooden bridge in 1874 and named after the Bavarian Wittelsbach dynasty. In 1904, the bridge was re-built out of concrete and steel....
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Otto IV, Count of Scheyern (redirect from Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach)
Otto V, Count of Wittelsbach (c. 1083 – 4 August 1156), also called Otto IV, Count of Scheyern, was the second son of Eckhard I, Count of Scheyern and...
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List of counts palatine of the Rhine (section The Palatinate under the Wittelsbach: the Electoral dignity (1214–1803))
heiress Agnes in the early 13th century, the territory passed to the Wittelsbach dukes of Bavaria, who were also counts palatine of Bavaria. During a...
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combined personal net worth of £3.785 billion. In 2008, Graff purchased the Wittelsbach Diamond for £16.4 million, a considerable premium over the £9 million...
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dispossessed the duke and gave his territory to Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach. From now on, Bavaria remained in the possession...
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Otto II, Duke of Bavaria (redirect from Otto II of Wittelsbach)
He was the son of Louis I and Ludmilla of Bohemia and a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. The poet Reinbot von Dürne was active at his court. Otto was...
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Sophia of Hanover (redirect from Sophia Wittelsbach)
Electors of the Palatinate were the Calvinist senior branch of House of Wittelsbach, whose Catholic branch ruled the Electorate of Bavaria. On 30 September...
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Palatinate was merged into the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1805, the House of Wittelsbach provided the Counts Palatine or Electors. These counts palatine of the...
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Rupert, King of the Romans (redirect from Ruprecht III Wittelsbach)
sometimes known as Robert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from...
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The Wittelsbach-class battleships were a group of five pre-dreadnought battleships built for the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy) in the early...
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Otto I Wittelsbach became Duke of Bavaria, and Munich was handed to the Bishop of Freising. In 1240, Munich was transferred to Otto II Wittelsbach and in...
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Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (redirect from Otto IV of Wittelsbach)
Otto IV (1175 – 19 May 1218) was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1209 until his death in 1218. Otto spent most of his early life in England and France. He...
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Ludwig II of Bavaria (redirect from Ludwig von Wittelsbach II)
biographer with exclusive access to the private archives of the House of Wittelsbach), ISBN 978-3-88680-898-4. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ludwig...
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