Kingdom of Bavaria

The **Kingdom of Bavaria** (; ) 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.

## Infobox (country)

- **native name**: _Königreich Bayern_
_Kenigreich Bayern_
- **year leader4**: 1864–1886
- **title representative**: Prince Regent
- **year representative2**: 1912–1913
- **year representative1**: 1886–1912
- **representative2**: Ludwig Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Ludwig Leopold
- **representative1**: Luitpold Karl, Prince Regent of Bavaria, Leopold Charles
- **title leader**: King of Bavaria, King
- **year leader6**: 1913–1918
- **year leader5**: 1886–1913
- **year leader3**: 1848–1864
- **deputy2**: Georg von Hertling
- **year leader2**: 1825–1848
- **year leader1**: 1805–1825
- **leader6**: Ludwig III of Bavaria, Ludwig III
- **leader5**: Otto of Bavaria, Otto
- **leader4**: Ludwig II of Bavaria, Ludwig II
- **leader3**: Maximilian II of Bavaria, Maximilian II
- **leader2**: Ludwig I of Bavaria, Ludwig I
- **leader1**: Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph
- **deputy1**: Maximilian von Montgelas
- **deputy3**: Otto Ritter von Dandl
- **religion**: **Majority:**
Roman Catholic

- **stat area1**: 75865
- **stat pop1**: 6,524,372
- **stat year1**: 1910
- **year deputy1**: 1806–1817
- **type house2**: Lower Chamber
- **house2**: Kammer der Abgeordneten (Bavaria), Kammer der Abgeordneten
- **type house1**: Upper Chamber
- **house1**: Reichsrat (Bavaria), Kammer der Reichsräte
- **legislature**: Landtag of Bavaria, Landtag
- **title deputy**: Minister-President of Bavaria, Minister-President
- **year deputy3**: 1917–1918
- **year deputy2**: 1912–1917
- **currency**: Bavarian gulden,

German gold mark,

German Papiermark

- **common languages**: Bavarian language, Bavarian, Upper German dialects
- **conventional long name**: Kingdom of Bavaria
- **date start**: 26 December
- **date event3**: 18 January 1871
- **event3**: Unification of Germany
- **date event2**: 30 May 1814
- **event2**: Treaty of Paris (1814), Treaty of Paris
- **date event1**: 8 October 1813
- **event1**: Treaty of Ried
- **date end**: 12 November
- **event end**: Anif declaration
- **date event4**: 9 November 1918
- **life span**: 1805–1918
- **year end**: 1918
- **year start**: 1805
- **status**: Prince-elector, Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire

State of the Confederation of the Rhine

States of the German Confederation, State of the German Confederation

States of the German Empire, Federal State of the German Empire

- **era**: Napoleonic Wars / World War I
- **common name**: Bavaria
- **event4**: German Revolution
- **event pre**: Treaty of Pressburg (1805), Treaty of Pressburg
- **government type**: Constitutional Monarchy
- **flag s2**: Socialist red flag.svg
- **national anthem**: _Bayerische Königshymne_
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- **capital**: Munich
- **image map2 caption**: The Kingdom of Bavaria within the German Empire with the exclave of Palatinate (region), Palatinate
- **image map2**: Bavaria in the German Reich (1871).svg
- **image map caption**: The Kingdom of Bavaria (green) within the German Confederation (dark grey) in 1815
- **image map**: Kingdom of Bavaria 1815.svg
- **image coat**: Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1835-1918.svg
- **image flag**: Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg
- **s2**: Bavarian Soviet Republic
- **date pre**: 26 December 1805
- **flag s1**: Flag of Bavaria (striped).svg
- **s1**: People's State of Bavaria
- **flag p2**: Flagge Großherzogtum Baden (1871-1891).svg
- **p2**: Bishopric of Würzburg
- **flag p1**: Flag of the Electorate of Bavaria.svg
- **p1**: Electorate of Bavaria