page_title: Outline of Munich
section_title: History of Munich, by period or event
hierarchical_section_title: Outline of Munich / History of Munich / History of Munich, by period or event
caption_attribution_description: notes: See also Regensburger Porträtgalerie
context_page_description: The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Munich:
  Munich – capital and the most populated city in the German state of Bavaria. With over 1,450,000 residents in 310.43 km2 it is also Germany's third most populated Großstadt. Munich is considered a global city as of 2015, one of the most prosperous and fastest growing cities in Germany.
context_section_description: Timeline of Munich
  Founding of Munich (1158)
  Munich during the Middle Ages
  Duchy of Bavaria (from the 6th through the 8th century)
  Capital of the reunited duchy of Bavaria – Munich becomes capital of the whole of Bavaria (1506)
  Kingdom of Bavaria (1805–1918)
  Capital of the Kingdom of Bavaria – Munich becomes the capital of the new Kingdom of Bavaria (1806)
  Munich during World War I
  Munich during the Weimar Republic, the Nazi Regime, and the World War II
  Beer Hall Putsch (8–9 November 1923)
  Munich Agreement (1938)
  Lesson of Munich
  Bombing of Munich in World War II (in the later stages of World War II)
  Munich today (1945–present)
caption: Ludwig I of Bavaria, King of Bavaria, an important sponsor for the arts in Munich
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