House of Wittelsbach

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German noble house dynasty noble family

The House of Wittelsbach is a historic German noble dynasty that ruled over territories including Bavaria and the Palatinate and produced numerous kings and emperors in European history.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
Wittelsbach dynasty 8
Wittelsbach 2
Bavarian royal family 1

Statements (72)

Predicate Object
instanceOf German noble house ⓘ
dynasty ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
associatedWith Bavaria ⓘ
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) ⓘ
surface form: Catholic League in the Thirty Years' War

Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
surface form: Palatinate
coatOfArms Bavarian lozengy shield ⓘ
surface form: Wittelsbach lozengy shield
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
earlierReligion Calvinism ⓘ
Lutheranism ⓘ
ethnicGroup Germans ⓘ
hasAncestralSeat Wittelsbach Castle ⓘ
hasBranch House of Wittelsbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Birkenfeld branch of the Wittelsbachs

House of Wittelsbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ingolstadt branch of the Wittelsbachs

House of Wittelsbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Landshut branch of the Wittelsbachs

Munich branch of the Wittelsbachs ⓘ
House of Wittelsbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Palatine branch of the Wittelsbachs

House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken ⓘ
surface form: Zweibrücken branch of the Wittelsbachs
hasMainBranch Bavarian branch of the Wittelsbachs ⓘ
heldTitle Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
Elector Palatine ⓘ
Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
King of Bavaria ⓘ
Prince-elector of Cologne ⓘ
surface form: Prince-Bishop of Cologne

Prince-elector of Trier ⓘ
surface form: Prince-Bishop of Trier
historicalSignificance major ruling house in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
one of the oldest European royal dynasties ⓘ
memberOf High nobility of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
namedAfter Wittelsbach Castle ⓘ
notableMember Elisabeth of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria ⓘ
partOf German high nobility ⓘ
producedOfficeHolder Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Elector Charles Theodore of Bavaria

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria

Frederick V, Elector Palatine ⓘ
surface form: Elector Palatine Frederick V

Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV ⓘ
Charles XI of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: King Charles XI of Sweden

Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: King Charles XII of Sweden

King Gustav III of Sweden ⓘ
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ⓘ
surface form: King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden

Ludwig I of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: King Ludwig I of Bavaria

Ludwig II of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: King Ludwig II of Bavaria

Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria

Maximilian II of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: King Maximilian II of Bavaria

King Otto of Bavaria ⓘ
Sigismund III Vasa ⓘ
surface form: King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
ruled County Palatine of the Rhine ⓘ
Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Bavaria-Ingolstadt

Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Bavaria-Landshut

Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Bavaria-Munich

Duchy of Berg ⓘ
Duchy of Jülich ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Jülich-Berg

Duchy of Neuburg ⓘ
Duchy of Sulzbach ⓘ
Duchy of Zweibrücken ⓘ
Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ
Electorate of Cologne ⓘ
Prince-Archbishopric of Trier ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of Trier

Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
surface form: Electorate of the Palatinate

Kingdom of Bavaria ⓘ
Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
symbol Bavarian lozengy shield ⓘ
surface form: white and blue lozenges of Bavaria
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
Early modern period ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ
until early 20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Theatinerkirche, Munich → associatedDynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
Starnberger See → associatedWith → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
House of Beauharnais → dynasticAlliance → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
House of Palatinate-Simmern → dynasticBranchOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
Electorate of Bavaria → dynasticHouse → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
House of Luxembourg → dynasticRival → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine → dynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
Count Palatine of the Rhine → dynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria → dynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken → dynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
Kingdom of Greece → dynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Munich Residenz → formerSeatOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
House of Wittelsbach → hasBranch → House of Wittelsbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Palatine branch of the Wittelsbachs
House of Wittelsbach → hasBranch → House of Wittelsbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Birkenfeld branch of the Wittelsbachs
House of Wittelsbach → hasBranch → House of Wittelsbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Landshut branch of the Wittelsbachs
House of Wittelsbach → hasBranch → House of Wittelsbach self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ingolstadt branch of the Wittelsbachs
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor → house → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria → house → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine → house → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria → house → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
Otto of Greece → house → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741) → involvedDynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine → memberOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria → memberOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Frederick III, Elector Palatine → memberOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Frederick V, Elector Palatine → memberOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria → memberOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Maria Anna of Neuburg → memberOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria → memberOfDynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Anna of Bavaria → nobleFamily → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine → nobleFamily → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor → nobleFamily → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine → nobleFamily → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV → nobleFamily → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
subject surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria → nobleFamily → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Prince Rupert of the Rhine → nobleFamily → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
House of Palatinate-Simmern → parentHouse → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Arnulf, Prince of Bavaria → partOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bavarian royal family
House of Palatinate-Simmern → partOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken → partOf → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
County of Holland → ruledBy → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Electoral Palatinate → rulingDynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Electorate of Bavaria → rulingDynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria → rulingDynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska → spouseDynasty → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wittelsbach dynasty
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska → spouseHouse → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Nymphenburg Palace → usedBy → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
Nymphenburg Palace → usedBy → House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kings of Bavaria