Below is a list of all the Dukes, Grand Dukes, and Kings of Bavaria since Heinrich XVI, who assumed the throne in 1393.
Bold text indicates a sovereign ruler, and in the case of Bavaria, the King or Queen. The set of dates immediately to the right of the bolded name represent the number of years the sovereign ruled for. The set of dates next to that represents the years they lived, from birth to death.
The first bulleted name represents the spouse of the sovereign.
The second bulleted name(s) represent the child(ren) of the sovereign.
Italicized names represent the successor to the sovereign. Underlined names represent the legal heir whom was named as such under the sovereign. Italicized and underlined names represent someone who was both the successor and legal heir to a sovereign. Often times, the latter was the norm, however there does exist the case of Albert II, who's legal heir was his son Charles, however his successor was Jacqueline, as Charles died before Albert did.
Duchy of Bavaria[]
House of Wittelsbach[]
Heinrich XVI (1393 - 1415)(b. 1386, d. 1434)
- ∞ Isabell of France (married 1403)
- Albert (born 1406)
- Charles (born 1407)
Grand Duchy of Bavaria[]
House of Wittelsbach[]
Heinrich XVI (1415 - 1434)(b. 1386, d. 1434)
- ∞ Isabell of France (married 1403)
- Albert (born 1406)
- Charles (born 1407)
Albert II (1434 - 1460)(b. 1406, d. 1460)
- ∞ Elisabeth of Naples (married 1434)
- Jacqueline (born 1438)
- Charles (born 1440)
Eleanor I (1460)(b. 1434, d. 1501)
- ∞ Robert of Italy (married 1450)
Jacqueline I (1460 - 1462)(b. 1438, d. 1475)
Eleanor I(1462 - 1466)(b. 1434, d. 1501)
- ∞ Robert of Italy
- Franz-Albert (born 1463)
Jacqueline I (1466 - 1473)(b. 1438, d. 1475)
Eleanor I (1473 - 1501)(b. 1434, d. 1501)
- ∞ Robert of Italy
- Franz-Albert
- Elisabeth (born 1469)
Franz-Albert I (1501 - 1523)(b. 1463, d. 1523)
- ∞ Margaret Volpe (married 1492)
- Heinrich (born 1492)
- ∞ Beatrice Kossili (married 1497)
- Charles (born 1497)
- Margaret (born 1498)
- Mary (born 1503)
Heinrich XVII (1523 - 1545)(b. 1492, d. 1545)
- ∞ Wilhemina of the Netherlands (married 1506)
- Catherine (born 1519)
- Magnus (born 1520)
Catherine I (1545 - 1568)(b. 1519, d. 1591 )
- ∞ Friedrich II of Hamburg (married 1545)
- Albert (born 1546)
- Friedrich (born 1548)
- Wilhem (born 1548)
- Amelia (born 1550)
Kingdom of Bavaria[]
House of Wittelsbach[]
Catherine I (1568 - 1591)(b. 1519, d. 1591 )
- ∞ Friedrich II of Hamburg (married 1545)
- Albert (born 1546)
- Friedrich (born 1548)
- Wilhem (born 1548)
- Amelia (born 1550)
Albert III (1591 - 1592)(b. 1546, d. 1592)
- ∞ Ingrid of Sweden (married 1565)
- Franz-Albert (born 1566)
- Maria-Charlotte (born 1567)
- Karl (born 1574)
- Johann (later ruling as Franz-Heinrich) (born 1576)
- Ioannes (born 1578)
- Maria-Caroline (born 1579)
- Isabella (born 1581)
Franz-Albert II (1592 - 1633)(b. 1566, d. 1633)
- ∞ Isabella of Aragon
- No issue (throne passed to brother Johann)
Franz-Heinrich I (1633 - 1644)(b, 1576, d. 1644)
- ∞ Klara of Romania (married ~1585)
- Maria-Sofia (born 1595)
- Isabella (born 1603)
- Leopold (born 1607)
- Karl (born 1610)
- Catherine (born 1611)
Leopold I (1644 - 1652)(b. 1607, d. 1652)
- ∞ Adelheid of Saxony (married 1621)
- Ingrid (born 1626)
- Leopold '(born 1630)
Leopold II (1652 - 1685)(b. 1630, d. 1685)
- ∞ Klara-Maria von Eggenburg (married 1656)
- Anna-Sophia (born 1657)
- Franz-Dominic (born 1659)
- Karl (born 1661)
- Katharina (born 1662)
- Margaret (born 1663)
Franz-Dominic (1685 - 1706)(b. 1659, d. 1706)
- ∞ Klaudia von Werzctbrag (married 1683)
- No Issue (throne passed to brother Charles (Karl))
Charles I (1706 - 1724)(b. 1661, d. 1724)
- ∞ Wilhemina von Ingeljin (married 1689)
- Albert (born 1694)
- Klaudia-Franzina (born 1701)
- Friedrich-Rudolph (born 1703)
Albert V (1724 - 1733)(b. 1694, d. 1742)
- Never Married (abdicated throne to sister Klaudia-Franzina (Frances))
Frances I (1733 - 1760)(b. 1701, d. - )
- ∞ Franz-Heinrich of Pomerania (married 1731)
- Franz-Hector (born 1732)
- Joan (born 1735)
- ∞ Ferdinand von Ingschaft (married 1740)
- Anne (born 1741)
House of Croÿ-Habsburg[]
Frederick I (1760 - 1766)(b. 1721, d. 1766) ∞ Mary I (1760 - 1766)(b. 1729, d. -)
- Frederick and Mary ruled as Co-Monarchs (married 1753). No Children.
Mary I (1760 - 1812)(b. 1737, d.1812)
- Mary I ruled alone after Frederick's death in 1766.
- ∞ Franz-Hector von Wittelsbach (married 1769)
House of Wittelsbach-Westphalia[]
Franz-Hector I (1812 - 1826) (b. 1771, d.1826)
- ∞ Alberta von Clement (married 1797)
- Franz-Rudolph I (born 1798)
- Klara-Cybo (born 1800)
- Anne of Saxony (born 1803)
- Johann-Maria (born 1812)
Franz-Rudolph I (1826 - 1854)(b. 1798, d. 1854)
- ∞ Joan of Berlin (married 1816)
- Maria (born 1817)
- Johann (born 1822)
Franz-Victor I (1854 - 1879)(b. 1822, d. 1879)
- ∞ Helena de Costamina (married 1846)
- Mary-Karolina (born 1848)
- Franz-Victor (born 1852)
- Johann (born 1856)
- Klara-Eunice (born 1860)
Crown Vacant (1879 - 1882)
Monarchy Abolished (1882)
Table of Rulers[]
House of Wittelsbach[]
Duchy of Bayern-Landshut (until 1415)[]
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
Henry XVI
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June 20, 1386 - March 3, 1434 | December 4, 1393 | April 3, 1415 | Final Duke of Bavaria | Son of Duke Friedrich, Married Isabell of France |  |
Grand Duchy of Bavaria (1415 - 1568)[]
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
Henry XVI
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June 20, 1386 - March 3, 1434 | April 3, 1415 | March 3, 1434 | First Grand Duke of Bavaria | Son of Duke Friedrich, Married Isabell of France | |
Albert II
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July 11, 1406 - January 9, 1460 | March 3, 1434 | January 9, 1460 | Son of Duke Henry XVI, Married Elisabeth of Naples |  |
The Queens' War (1460 - 1475)[]
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
Eleanor
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November 19, 1434 - April 16, 1501 | January 9, 1460 | January 16, 1460 | Niece of Duke Albert, Married Robert of Italy |  |
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| Jacqueline
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May 2, 1438 - August 30, 1475 | January 16, 1460 | November 30, 1462 | Daughter of Duke Albert |  |
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Eleanor
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November 19, 1434 - April 16, 1501 | November 30, 1462 | September 15, 1466 | Niece of Duke Albert, Married Robert of Italy | |
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| Jacqueline
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May 2, 1438 - August 30, 1475 | September 15, 1466 | April 4, 1473 | Final reign of Jacqueline | Daughter of Duke Albert | |
Restored Peace (1475 - 1568)[]
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
Eleanor
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November 19, 1434 - April 16, 1501 | April 4, 1473 | April 16, 1501 | Ended Civil War | Niece of Duke Albert, Married Robert of Italy | |
Franz-Albert I
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July 29, 1463 | April 16, 1501 | September 1, 1523 | Elected Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1506 | Son of Grand Duchess Eleanor,
Married Margaret Volpe, Married Beatrice Kossili |
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Henry XVII
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April 30, 1492 - December 18, 1545 | September 1, 1523 | December 18, 1545 | Son of Grand Duke Franz-Albert, Married Wilhemina of the Netherlands |  |
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Catherine I
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June 2, 1519 - June 12, 1592 | December 18, 1545 | January 1, 1568 | Formed the Kingdom of Bavaria | Daughter of Grand Duke Henry XVII, Married Duke Friedrich III of Hamburg |  |
Kingdom of Bavaria[]
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
Catherine I
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June 2, 1519 - June 12, 1592 | January 1, 1568 | June 12, 1591 | First Queen of Bavaria | Daughter of Grand Duke Henry XVII Married Duke Friedrich III of Hamburg | |
Albert III
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December 18, 1546 - October 16, 1592 | June 12, 1591 | October 16, 1592 | Shortest reign, died in an accient | Son of Queen Catherine, Married Ingrid of Sweden |  |
Franz-Albert II
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March 15, 1566 - February 9, 1633 | October 26, 1592 | February 9, 1633 | Son of King Albert III, Never Married |  |
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Franz-Henry
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January 9, 1576 - May 24, 1644 | February 9, 1633 | May 24, 1644 | Son of King Albert III, Married Adelheid of Saxony |  |
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Leopold I
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August 17, 1607 - March 11, 1652 | May 24, 1644 | March 11, 1652 | First King to be assassinated | Son of King Franz-Heinrich, Married Maria of Wurzburg |  |
Leopold II
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November 30, 1630 - July 1, 1686 | March 11, 1652 | July 1, 1686 | Son of King Leopold I, Married Klara von Eggenburg |  |
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Franz-Dominic
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May 8, 1659 - February 14, 1706 | July 1, 1686 | February 14, 1706 | Son of King Leopold II, Married Klaudia von Werzctbrag |  |
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Charles I
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June 23, 1661 - March 8, 1724 | February 14, 1706 | March 8, 1724 | Son of King Leopold II, Married Wilhemina von Ingelijn |  |
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Albert V
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October 29, 1694 - January 2, 1742 | March 8, 1724 | April 14, 1733 | Abdicated to Frances I | Son of Charles I |  |
Frances I
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July 11, 1701 - | April 14, 1733 | August 10, 1760 | Forced her brother, Albert V, to abdicate Imprisoned by Frederick von Croÿ-Habsburg in 1760 | Daughter of Charles I, Married Franz-Heinrich of Pomerania, Married Ferdidand von Ingschaft, Married Felix Manzkari |  |
House of Croÿ-Habsburg[]
Kingdom of Bavaria[]
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
Frederick I
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October 11, 1721 - April 5, 1766 | August 10, 1760 | April 5, 1766 | Overthrew Frances I, and the Wittelsbach dynasty Co-Ruled with Mary I until his death in 1766 | Married Mary I |  |
Mary I
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June 18, 1729 - March 19, 1812 | August 10, 1760 | March 19, 1812 | Co-Ruled with Frederick I until his death in 1766. Ruled alone from 1766 | Daughter of Westphalian King and Holy Roman Emperor Wolfgang, Married Frederick I, Married Franz-Hector von Wittelsbach |  |
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