What territories and crowns were held by the Wittelsbachs?

The House of Wittelsbach is a historic European dynasty originating from Bavaria that ruled over a vast array of territories. Over the centuries, their domains and crowns expanded to include electorates, kingdoms, and imperial titles across the Holy Roman Empire and beyond. Notable branches of the family governed regions ranging from the Electorate of Bavaria and the Palatinate to Sweden, Greece, and Hungary.

What we know

• The House of Wittelsbach is a former Bavarian dynasty that ruled territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, and the Electorate of Cologne. [5]
• The dynasty's ruled territories also historically included Holland, Zeeland, Sweden with Finland, Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Bohemia, and Greece. [5]
• Three members of the Wittelsbach family were elected as emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire. [5]
• The Kingdom of Greece was ruled by the House of Wittelsbach from 1832 to 1862. [4]
• The family ruled over the Kingdom of Bavaria from its creation in 1805 until 1918. [5]

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• a case in pointHow did Otto become the first King of Greece?
• the bigger pictureWhat was the Holy Roman Empire?
• whoWho were the last heirs to the Bavarian throne?
• whenHow did the Kingdom of Bavaria develop in 1805?
• compared withHow does the House of Windsor connect to German royal houses?
• an unexpected connectionHow does a Wittelsbach princess link to the British royal house?Sophia of Hanover, a Wittelsbach Princess of the Palatinate, inherited the succession rights of the House of Stuart and passed them on to the British-linked House of Hanover.

Sources

• [1]Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (Wikidata Q44893) · CC0 1.0
• [2]Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [3]House of Windsor · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [4]List of kings of Greece · CC BY-SA 4.0
• [5]House of Wittelsbach · CC BY-SA 4.0