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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    and Croatia. Their rule was twice interrupted by the rival House of Wittelsbach. The family takes its name from its ancestral county of Luxembourg which...
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    "Barbarossa" for his red beard), Bavaria was awarded as fief to the Wittelsbach family, counts palatinate of Schyren ("Scheyern" in modern German). They...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    the death of Wenceslaus in 1419. Sophia was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and was the youngest child and only daughter of John II, Duke of Bavaria...
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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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    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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    November 1352) was a Bavarian nun from Munich and a member of the House of Wittelsbach. The daughter of Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, was brought up in a monastery...
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    Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach as King of Bavaria in 1806. The crown continued to be held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom came to an end...
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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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    1180 until his death. He was the first Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach, a dynasty which reigned until the abdication of King Ludwig III of Bavaria...
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  • Joseph I. Elisabeth of Bavaria, Elizabeth of Bavaria, or Elisabeth of Wittelsbach may also refer to: Elisabeth of Hungary, Duchess of Bavaria (1236–1271)...
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    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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    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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    Bavaria (which in turn are based on the arms of the historic House of Wittelsbach, which ruled Bavaria for many centuries). The logo does not bear the...
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