Kingdom of Bavaria

State flag of the Kingdom of Bavaria

**(Kingdom of Bavaria)**

The **Kingdom of Bavaria** (German: *Königreich Bayern* or *Kinereich Bayern*) also called **Bavaria**, is one of the South German States, and the most important among them, holding the title of **Representative State** (German: *Repräsentativer Staat*), even though the others South German States have their own diplomacy, in most cases Bavaria is used as a diplomatic bridge or Ambassador State for South Germans with the world, the Kingdom of Bavaria has a status of Puppet State and Satellite State of France, in practice being another Satellite State. On the command of French politicians or German politicians in favor of France, fortunately for the Bavarians, France allowed the Wittlesbach Dynasty to continue in the position of Monarch of the Kingdom of Bavaria. It is also well known that Bavaria has the function of a Buffer State between the Kingdom of Prussia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in favor of the French.

The Kingdom of Bavaria borders the Kingdom of Prussia in parts of Thuringia and the Palatinate, the Duchy of Thuringia to the north, the Kingdom of Saxony to the northeast, the French Empire also through the Palatinate, the Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Grand Duchy of Baden between its main territory and the Palatinate and also with the Kingdom of Württemberg along the border in the main territory.

## History

### Before the Unification War Attempt

Before the conflict, the Kingdom of Bavaria had entered into a defensive alliance with the Kingdom of Prussia, including the Bavarian government that started to support the Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck's ideas of unifying Germany, with still some distrust between some Bavarians and Prussians because of of the clauses of the alliance, where the Bavarian army would be subordinate to the Prussian King in case of defensive war.

### Bavaria in the Unification War Attempt

During the Franco-Prussian War, Bavaria was on the side of France, due to this Bavaria along with its neighbors to the south, had to deal with an insurrection of the Freikorps in their territories, having to deal with them internally and those who came from Austria, which greatly delayed Bavaria and its neighbors to the south of Germany, thanks to the Bavarian army, the French managed to arrive in Leipzig, under the command of General Moritz N. Becker and Napoleon III in person, it was possible to conquer Leipzig, after the Bavarian-French victory, the Bavarian army together with the French army arrived in Berlin, causing an end to the war. Although with the conquest of Berlin, the Prussians still tried to resist in a last attack together with the Freikorps, but the retake of Berlin was not possible, so the French together with the South Germans won.

### Post war depression (1871-1895)

After the victory against Prussia, the French Empire abandoned Bavaria, even though it still gained a 15% share of the Prussian Debt, the Bavarians were practically left having to rebuild themselves, while France increased its influence in Bavaria, mainly in its politics , as several politicians of Franco-German or just French origin were emerging, rarely a German who was explicitly in favor of France, the Kingdom of Bavaria was also forced to deal with a mutiny of the military, since all the credit for the victory was played in France, with even the exclusion of the Bavarian generals who fought in the war, leaving everything in the hands of the French generals, the only credit left to Bavaria and the other South German States, was a great help to France, with even the Franc-Tireurs receiving more honors than South Germans.

Bavaria found itself the scene of a political conflict between Austria and France, with both nations vying for influence over Bavaria, although the most successful of this being France, as Austria had not exerted a greater influence over Bavaria since the Brothers's War. The Bavarian army mutinies continue to appear in the middle of the period, with members of the army and civil police, hiding Freikorps in Bavaria, who were still banished to Prussia and after the total withdrawal of the Freikorps, entered Bavaria the Franc-Triveurs who already did not have a good relationship with the Bavarian army, but they could not do anything about it, as the French Empire started military activities in the South German States, building some bases, and having a clear French military presence in Bavaria.

Despite all this, the Kingdom of Bavaria could at least maintain its own dynasty and after a long time, Bavaria managed to rebuild itself, but it still had to deal with the constant mutinies that made several members of the Bavarian army, because France was arresting these soldiers dissatisfied with France itself and sending them to French territory, creating a reduction in the Bavarian army, which forced the Bavarian government to recruit more members.

## Politics

### Leadership

The Kingdom of Bavaria has its current government led by a party that would be the Conservative Party of Bavaria, which is not exactly in favor of France, of Bavaria is extremely in favor of France, along with most of your allies.

### Political System

The Bavarian political system is a Parliamentary Monarchy, possibly federative, normally a good part of the Bavarian Parliament is controlled by politicians in favor of France, along with this there is the probability that the elections will be rigged, considering that in most cases Bavaria was governed by President-Ministers in favor of France. The King of Bavaria exercises both executive and judicial powers, just like a standard Parliamentary Monarchy, although in recent years, thanks to the dismal state of Otto I, the King has been reduced to a mere symbol of Bavaria, by the hand of France, but As a guarantee of Bavarian support for France, the King of Bavaria still retains judicial and legislative power, along with the status of Chief General of the Bavarian Army.

## Military

### Army

The Bavarian Army, unlike the French, is not arrogant and better organized, and disciplined, the problem is that the Bavarian army is no longer as loyal to the government, due to the arrests of other members in the riots during the Belle Époque, it is also notorious the activity of the Franc-Triveurs in Bavaria together with members of the French army, who take care of important cities such as: Munich, Augsburg and Noremberg, along the Bavarian-Prussian border.

## Foreign Relations

The French Empire is considered as the Lord State of Bavaria, which is a Puppet State/Satellite State of France.

The Kingdom of Bavaria is a member of the 'General Cooperation Agreement for Franco-South German Economic, Commercial and Defensive Activities' as the alliance's second-in-command and headquarters.

Bavaria has hostile relations with Austria-Hungary, Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Saxony, British Empire and Russian Empire.

With the rest of the world, Bavaria has neutral relations, for reasons of not having embassies, in addition to France regulating Bavaria's foreign relations.