Bavaria-Munich
Bavaria-Munich
Bayern-München (German)
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1392–1505 | |||||||||||
Banner of Bavaria-Munich
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Status | Duchy | ||||||||||
Capital |
Munich 48°8′N 11°34′E |
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Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
Duke of Bavaria-Munich | |||||||||||
• 1392–1397 |
Johann II, Stephen III, and Friedrich | ||||||||||
• 1397–1438 |
Ernest and William III (until 1435) | ||||||||||
• 1438–1460 |
Albert III | ||||||||||
• 1460–1463 |
John IV and Sigismund | ||||||||||
• 1463–1465 |
Sigismund | ||||||||||
• 1465–1508 |
Sigismund (until 1467) and Albert IV | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Bavaria-Munich and Bavaria-Ingolstadt split off from Bavaria-Landshut |
1392 | ||||||||||
1425 | |||||||||||
• Bavaria-Dachau separates from Bavaria-Munich |
3 September 1467 | ||||||||||
• Bavaria-Dachau returns to Bavaria-Munich |
1 February 1501 | ||||||||||
• Reunification of the Duchy of Bavaria |
30 July 1505 | ||||||||||
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Bavaria-Munich (German: Bayern-München) was a duchy that was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1392 to 1505.
History
After the death of Stephen II in 1375, his sons Stephen III, Frederick, and John II jointly ruled Bavaria-Landshut. After seventeen years, the brothers decided to formally divide their inheritance. John received Bavaria-Munich, Stephen received Bavaria-Ingolstadt, while Frederick kept what remained of Bavaria-Landshut. In 1429 portions of Bavaria-Straubing including the city of Straubing were united with Bavaria-Munich. The duchy existed for a little more than a hundred years before Bavaria was reunited under Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria.