Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine

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Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine was an 18th-century German prince of the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled the Electoral Palatinate and later Bavaria, known for his patronage of the arts and involvement in complex dynastic politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Elector Palatine
Elector of Bavaria
German prince
human
member of the House of Wittelsbach
birthDate 1724-12-11
birthPlace Drogenbos
Duchy of Brabant
countryOfCitizenship Electoral Palatinate
Electorate of Bavaria
deathDate 1799-02-16
deathPlace Electorate of Bavaria
Munich
dynasty House of Wittelsbach
surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
endTime 1799
endTimeAsElectorOfBavaria 1799
endTimeAsElectorPalatine 1777
era 18th century
father John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
givenName Charles
Theodore
involvedIn War of the Bavarian Succession
language German
mother Maria Henriette de La Tour d’Auvergne
name Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine self-link
nativeName Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
surface form: Karl Theodor
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableFor dynastic politics involving the Bavarian succession
enlightened absolutist policies
patronage of the arts
patronOf Mannheim court orchestra
the arts in Mannheim
positionHeld Count Palatine of Sulzbach
Elector Palatine
Elector of Bavaria
predecessor Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Mannheim NERFINISHED
Munich
spouse Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach NERFINISHED
Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este NERFINISHED
startTime 1742
startTimeAsElectorOfBavaria 1777
startTimeAsElectorPalatine 1742
successor Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of Bavaria
surface form: Maximilian IV Joseph of Bavaria
supported Habsburg plans for territorial exchange involving Bavaria
territoryRuled Electoral Palatinate
Electorate of Bavaria
title Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire

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Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine name Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine self-link
Electoral Palatinate notableRuler Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine