Regents of Bavaria

Bavaria was originally an independent tribal duchy, but seized to exist when Charlemagne 788 conquered it. As a part of the Frankish kingdom it was periodically ruled by vassal kings belonging to the Frankish royal dynasty and it was actually independent 876-880. The need for a strong local leader to defend Bavaria against the Hungarian raids lead to a restoration of the tribal duchy, but this time as a fief within the German kingdom. Bavaria was then one of the most important principalities in Germany and several of its dukes were also Holy Roman Emperors. It was divided between different branches of the ruling Wittelsbach dynasty during the late middle age, but it was reunited 1503. The Bavarian duke became an elector during the Thirty Years War and Napoleon elevated Bavaria to the rank of kingdom 1805. A republic replaced the monarchy 1918.

508-512 512-537 537-565 537-567 550-590 590-595 591-609 609-630 609-640 640-680 680-702 702-715 702-723 702-725 702-730 725-737 737-748 748-788	Agilolfingian Dynasty Theodo I Theodo II Theodo III Theodobald Garibald I Grimwald I Tassilo I Agilolf Garibald II Theodo IV Theodo V Theodobald Grimwald II Theodobert Tassilo II Hubert Odilo Tassilo III
The duchy of Bavaria was conquered by the Franks 788. With the exception of the period 876-880 was it thereafter a fief in what would become the Holy Roman Empire. Carolingian Dynasty
814-817 817-876 876-880	Lothar * Ludwig der Deutsche (as East Frankish king from 843)
	Karlmann
889-907 907-937 937-938 938-947	House of Wittelsbach Liutpold (margrave) Arnulf der Böse (the Bad) Eberhard Berthold
947-955	Saxon Dynasty Heinrich I
955-976	Heinrich II der Zänker (the Quarrelsome)
976-982	Otto I von Schwaben
983-985	Heinrich III (house of Wittelsbach)
985-995	Heinrich II (restored)
995-1004	Heinrich IV
1004-1009	Luxemburg Dynasty Heinrich V
1009-1017 1017-1026	Interregnum Heinrich V (restored)
1026-1027	Salian Dynasty Konrad II
1027-1042	Heinrich VI
1042-1047	Heinrich VII (Luxemburg dynasty)
1047-1049	Heinrich VI (restored)
1049-1053 1053-1061	Konrad I (house of Zütphen) Heinrich VIII
1054-1055 1055-1061 1061-1070 1070-1077 1077-1096	Konrad Agnes Otto II (house of Nordheim) Welf I (house of Welf) Heinrich VIII (restored)
1096-1101 1101-1120 1120-1126	Houses of Welf and Babenberg Welf I (restored) Welf II der Dicke (the Fat) Heinrich IX der Schwarze (the Black)
1126-1139	Heinrich X der Stoltze (the Proud)
1139-1141	Leopold
1141-1156	Heinrich XI Jasomirgott
1156-1180	Heinrich XII der Löwe (the Lion)
House of Wittelsbach
1180-1183	Otto I
1183-1231	Ludwig I der Kelheimer
1231-1253	Otto II der Erlauchte (the Illustrious)

After having been co-regents for two years Ludwig II and Heinrich XIII partition Bavaria in Oberbayern and Niederbayern 1255. Niederbayern is partitioned again 1331

Niederbayern			Oberbayern
1253-1290	Heinrich XIII		1253-1294	Ludwig II der Strenge
1290-1312	Otto III		1294-1317	Rudolf I
1294-1296	Ludwig III		1294-1347	Ludwig IV
1294-1310 1310-1339 1310-1334 1312-1333 1339-1340	Stephan I Heinrich XIV (Landshut) Otto IV (Burghausen) Heinrich XV (Nattemberg) Johann I
Bavaria unites 1340 but is partitioned again 1349 between its six co-regents.
1347-1353	Stephan II		1347-1361	Ludwig V
1347-1353 1347-1353	Wilhelm I Albrecht I		1347-1351 1347-1351 1361-1363	Ludwig VI der Römer Otto V der Faule Meinhard	** **
Niederbayern is partitioned in Bayern-Straubing and Bayern-Landshut 1353. These states partition then Oberbayern between them selves when its last duke dies 1363.
Bayern-Straubing			Bayern-Landshut
1353-1358	Wilhelm I		1353-1375	Stephan II
1353-1404	Albrecht I		1375-1379	Otto V (restored)
1404-1417	Wilhelm II		1375-1392	Stephan III
1404-1425	Johan III

Bayern-Landshut is 1392 partitioned in Bayern-Landshut, Bayern-Ingolstadt and Bayern-München. These states partition then Bayern-Straubing between them selves when its last duke dies 1425.

The last duke of Bayern-Landshut dies 1503 whereby the duke Albrecht IV of Bayern-München become regent over all parts of Bavaria.

Bavaria
Electorate 1623-1805 and kingdom 1805-1918. United with the Palatinate from 1777.

1460-1508 1508-1550 1550-1579 1579-1597	Albrecht IV der Weise (the Wise) Wilhelm IV Albrecht V Wilhelm V
1597-1651	Maximilian I
1651-1679 1679-1726	Ferdinand Maria Maximilian II Emanuel
1726-1745	Karl Albrecht
1745-1777	Maximilian III Joseph
1777-1799	Karl Theodor
1799-1825	Maximilian I Joseph
1825-1848 1848-1864 1864-1886 1886-1913 1913-1918 1918-	Ludwig I Maximilian II Ludwig II Otto Ludwig III Republic

* = Lothar was Roman Emperor 817-855
** = Ludwig VI and Otto V were electors of Brandenburg 1351-1365 and 1365-1373
* = These dukes were regents over both B-Ingolstadt and B-München.
* = Bayern-München was partitioned 1467 so that Sigismund was duke over Bayern-Dachau 1467-1501.

= Germany = Frisia = Holland = Hainaut = Luxemburg

= Saxony = Brunswick = Jülich-Berg = The Palatinate = Italy

= Brandenburg = Franconia = Swabia = Tyrol = Verona

= Bohemia = Austria = Carinthia = Hungary