Kingdom of Bavaria

The Kingdom of Bavaria (German: Königreich Bayern; Bavarian: Kenigreich Bayern) was a historic German state that existed from 1805–1918. It became the Free State of Bavaria in 1918 and today since 1945 it is now called Bavaria.

Kingdom of Bavaria Königreich Bayern Kenigreich Bayern
1805–1918
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Bayerische Königshymne
The Kingdom of Bavaria (green) within the German Confederation (dark grey) in 1815
The Kingdom of Bavaria within the German Empire with the exclave of Palatinate
Status	Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire (1805–1806) State of the Confederation of the Rhine (1806–13) State of the German Confederation (1815–66) Federal State of the German Empire (1871–1918)
Capital	Munich
Common languages	Bavarian, Upper German dialects
Religion	Majority: Roman Catholic Minorities: Protestant (Lutheran and Reformed), Jewish
Government	Constitutional Monarchy
King
• 1805–1825	Maximilian I Joseph
• 1825–1848	Ludwig I
• 1848–1864	Maximilian II
• 1864–1886	Ludwig II
• 1886–1913	Otto
• 1913–1918	Ludwig III
Prince Regent
• 1886–1912	Leopold Charles
• 1912–1913	Ludwig Leopold
Minister-President
• 1806–1817	Maximilian von Montgelas
• 1912–1917	Georg von Hertling
• 1917–1918	Otto Ritter von Dandl
Legislature	Landtag
• Upper Chamber	Kammer der Reichsräte
• Lower Chamber	Kammer der Abgeordneten
Historical era	Napoleonic Wars / World War I
• Treaty of Pressburg	26 December 1805
• Established	26 December 1805
• Treaty of Ried	8 October 1813
• Treaty of Paris	30 May 1814
• Unification of Germany	18 January 1871
• German Revolution	9 November 1918
• Anif declaration	12 November 1918
Area
1910	75,865 km2 (29,292 sq mi)
Population
• 1910	6,524,372
Currency	Bavarian gulden, (1806–1873) German gold mark, (1873–1914) German Papiermark (1914–1918)
Preceded by Succeeded by Electorate of Bavaria Bishopric of Würzburg People's State of Bavaria Bavarian Soviet Republic