The House of Wittelsbach (German: Haus Wittelsbach) is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate...

emperors as well as kings of Bohemia, Hungary and Croatia. Their rule was twice interrupted by the rival House of Wittelsbach. The family takes its name...

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...

Habsburg-Lorraine, with the brief exception of Charles VII, who was a Wittelsbach. Maximilian I (emperor 1508–1519) and his successors no longer traveled...

head of the House of Wittelsbach, Franz, Duke of Bavaria (born 1933), is still traditionally styled as His Royal Highness the Duke of Bavaria, Duke of Franconia...

Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Frederick passed Bavaria over to the House of Wittelsbach, which held it until 1918. The Bavarian dukes were raised to prince-electors...

The Kingdom of Greece was ruled by the House of Wittelsbach from 1832 to 1862 and by the House of Glücksburg from 1863 to 1924 and, after being temporarily...

science. In 1918, during the German Revolution of 1918–19, the ruling House of Wittelsbach, which had governed Bavaria since 1180, was forced to abdicate in...

to Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria of the House of Wittelsbach. From now on, Bavaria remained in the possession of various branches of the family...

became a part of the mighty medieval dynasties' possessions, first Wittelsbach then Valois and thereafter Habsburg. There was a war of succession between...

in 1898. Elisabeth was born into the Ducal royal branch of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach but enjoyed an informal upbringing before marrying her first...

claims of the historical Stuart monarchs is a distant cousin Franz, Duke of Bavaria, of the House of Wittelsbach. The senior living member of the royal...

The House of Palatinate-Simmern (German: Pfalz-Simmern) was a German-Bavarian cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach. The house was one of the collateral...

Elisabeth of Hungary (Alžběta Uherská), wife of Frederick I, d. after 1189 1189–1191: Hellicha of Wittelsbach (Hellicha z Wittelsbachu), wife of Konrád II...

queens were spouses of the kings of modern Greece between 1836 and 1973: List of kings of Greece List of heads of state of Greece List of Roman and Byzantine...

the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 (as Rupert III) and King of Germany from 1400 until his death. Rupert...

head of the House of Wittelsbach after his father's death. He formed the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichfond in 1923, which was an agreement with the state of Bavaria...

The House of Habsburg (/ˈhæpsbɜːrɡ/; German: Haus Habsburg [haʊs ˈhaːpsbʊrɡ] ), also known as the House of Austria, was one of the most prominent and important...

states of New Zealand, and one territory. In 1701, succession to the throne was given to Sophia of Hanover, who was born into the House of Wittelsbach, married...

Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception, the house order of the House of Wittelsbach. In 1869, he joined the Order of the Holy...

from Bavaria to the Austrian Tyrol. His family, the House of Wittelsbach, were opposed to the regime of Nazi Germany and refused to join the Nazi Party....

House of Wittelsbach is a former German dynasty. Wittelsbach may also refer to: Wittelsbach-class battleship SMS Wittelsbach Burg Wittelsbach, a castle...

the powerful House of Wittelsbach, which ruled Bavaria and the Electoral Palatinate. During his reign, Düsseldorf served as his center of court on occasion...

the biography of her son Karl-Theodor: Sexau, Richard. Fürst und Arzt, Dr. med. Herzog Carl Theodor in Bayern: Shicksal zwischen Wittelsbach und Habsburg...

ascension of Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach as King of Bavaria in 1806. The crown continued to be held by the Wittelsbachs until...

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...

Empress of the Holy Roman Empire (Kaiserin des Heiligen Römischen Reiches) was the wife or widow of the Holy Roman Emperor. The elective dignity of Holy...

War I, Neuschwanstein was a stable and lucrative source of revenue for the House of Wittelsbach, and King Ludwig's castles were probably the single largest...

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...

in 1314 supported the coronation of Louis IV of Wittelsbach at the nearby City of Aachen, once more against the will of the Cologne bishop. Gerhard died...