House of Wittelsbach: Map & History
House of Wittelsbach is mapped in the atlas for 1260 CE – 1332 CE, with a peak mapped extent of about 18,230 km².
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The House of Wittelsbach is a former Bavarian dynasty, with branches that have ruled over territories including the Electorate of Bavaria, the Electoral Palatinate, the Electorate of Cologne, Holland, Zeeland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Bohemia, and Greece. Their ancestral lands of Bavaria and the Palatinate were prince-electorates, and the family had three of its members elected emperors and kings of the Holy Roman Empire. They ruled over the Kingdom of Bavaria which was created in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918.
Modern Countries Once Part of House of Wittelsbach
At its mapped extent, House of Wittelsbach covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside House of Wittelsbach's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
House of Wittelsbach in Depth
History
When Otto I, Count of Scheyern (himself of uncertain origins) died in 1072, his third son Otto II, Count of Scheyern acquired Wittelsbach Castle (near Aichach). The Counts of Scheyern left Scheyern Castle (constructed around 940) in 1119 for Wittelsbach Castle and the former was given to monks to establish Scheyern Abbey. The origins of the Counts of Scheyern are unclear. Some speculative theories link them to Margrave Henry of Schweinfurt and his father Berthold, whose background is also disputed. Some speculate that the Schweinfurters may be descendants of the Luitpolding dynasty, the Bavarian dukes of the 10th century.
The Wittelsbach Conrad of Scheyern-Dachau, a great-grandson of Otto I, Count of Scheyern, became Duke of Merania in 1153 and was succeeded by his son Conrad II.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: House of Wittelsbach (CC BY-SA 4.0).
House of Wittelsbach: Key Facts
| Founded | 1180 |
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Facts from Wikidata Q131621 (CC0).
House of Wittelsbach Map Over Time
Dated world maps on which House of Wittelsbach appears, with the other states of the time.
House of Wittelsbach Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 18,230 km² in 1275 CE.
House of Wittelsbach: Frequently Asked Questions
When did House of Wittelsbach exist?
House of Wittelsbach is dated to 1260 CE – 1332 CE, in the High & Late Middle Ages era.
How large was House of Wittelsbach at its peak?
At its peak in 1275 AD House of Wittelsbach covered about 18,230 km².
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