Bavaria (Chaos)

In the year 1255, Bavaria was divided the first time: Lower Bavaria went to, Upper Bavaria and the Palatinate to.

Some years after, who was looking for new allies, made peace with the Bavarian dukes and married Sophie of Wittelsbach. Ludwig II supported him at his election for Roman king in 1273; later in 1291, he'd become Roman king himself.

1275, the Bavarians fought with king Ottokar against and got Styria back for. Styria was divided: Western Styria became part of (thus connecting the Przemysls' possessions), the rest (two thirds) became (Upper) Bavarian.

1301-04, was king of Hungary, but soon left it again.

In 1314, the first big split happened: Lower Bavaria was divided into Bavaria-Straubing, Bavaria-Deggendorf and Bavaria-Landshut (older line each). Now there were five lines. Until 1332, all of those were reunited with Upper Bavaria; but 1359, Bavaria split into the lines of Munich (older line), Ingolstadt (older line), Bavaria-Straubing (younger line) and Lower Styria.

1320, Wittelsbach duke (yes, he was named after Otakar Przemysl) of Upper Bavaria and the Palatinate was elected new Roman king. Until 1328, he had to fight the anti-king. 1334, he was crowned Holy Roman Emperor.

founded the first university in Bavaria.

1357, the Wittelsbachs had their electorate of the Palatinate confirmed in the Golden Bull.

The maximum of splits (eight) was reached in 1401, when Palatinate split up into the lines of Heidelberg, Sulzbach, Neuburg. 1408, the elector of the Palatinate supported anti-king Ottokar.

1460, the Hungarian nobles elected Ludwig of Bavaria-Landshut king, after king Karl / had died without heir.

Of all the smaller German wars subsumed as the, the for  (1485-93) was the longest. after the war with Austria even the biggest chunk around, Salzburg, but had to give Eastern Styria to Austria.

The war had exhausted both participants, at the worst possible moment. In the 1505-09 the  invaded Austria, took, restricted the Austrian duke to mountainous Styria and Carinthia. Following that, they also defeated the Bavarian army, taking Salzburg and Bavaria east of the Inn river. In 1511, Bavaria joined the " / Alpenbund" with, and -Carinthia, which was mainly directed against the Seljuks.

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