BURIAL PLACES OF BAVARIAN SOVEREIGNS FROM A TO Z

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LANDSHUT (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CISTERCIAN CONVENT OF SELIGENTHAL
(Landshut, Zisterzienserinnenkloster Seligenthal, Bismarckplatz):

Duke LOUIS X (+1545)

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MUNICH (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY
(München, Frauenkirche, Frauenplatz):

01. Duke ALBERT IV THE WISE (+1508)
02. Duchess KUNIGUNDE OF AUSTRIA (+1520), consort of Duke Albert IV the Wise
03. Duke WILLIAM IV (+1550)
04. Duchess JACOBINA MARIA OF BADEN (+1580), consort of Duke William IV
05. Duke ALBERT V THE MAGNANIMOUS (+1579)
06. Duchess ANNE OF AUSTRIA (+1590), consort of Duke Albert V the Magnanimous
07. King LOUIS III (+1921)
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
08. Queen MARIA THERESA OF AUSTRIA-ESTE (+1919), consort of King Louis III.
Her heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.

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MUNICH (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ST BONIFACE’S ABBEY CHURCH
(München, St. Bonifaz Abteikirche, Karlstr.):

01. King LOUIS I (+1868).
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
02. Queen THERESA OF SAXE-HILDBURGHAUSEN (+1854), consort of King Louis I

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MUNICH (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ST MICHAEL’S JESUIT CHURCH
(München, St. Michaels Kirche, Neuhauserstr.):

01. Duke WILLIAM V THE PIOUS (+1626)
02. Duchess RENÉE OF LORRAINE (+1602), consort of Duke William V the Pious
03. Elector MAXIMILIAN I (+1651).
His viscera were buried in Our Lady's Church in Ingolstadt. His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
04. Electress ELIZABETH OF LORRAINE (+1635), consort of Elector Maximilian I.
Her heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
05. Electress MARIA ANNA OF AUSTRIA (+1665), consort of Elector Maximilian I
06. Electress MARIA AUGUSTA OF THE PALATINATE-SULZBACH (+1794), consort of Elector Charles Theodore
07. King LOUIS II (+1886).
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
08. King OTTO (+1916).
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.

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MUNICH (GERMANY)
BURIED IN THE THEATINE CHURCH
(München, Theatinerkirche St. Kajetan, Theatinerstrasse):

01. Elector FERDINAND MARIA (+1679)
02. Electress ADELAIDE OF SAVOY (+1676), consort of Elector Ferdinand Maria
03. Elector MAXIMILIAN II EMMANUEL (+1726)
04. Electress THERESA KUNIGUNDA SOBIESKA OF POLAND (+1730), consort of Elector Maximilian II Emmanuel
05. Elector CHARLES ALBERT (+1745).
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
06. Electress MARIA AMALIA OF AUSTRIA (+1756), consort of Elector Charles Albert.
Her heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
07. Elector MAXIMILIAN III JOSEPH (+1777).
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
08. Electress MARIA ANNA OF POLAND-SAXONY (+1797), consort of Elector Maximilian III Joseph.
Her heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
09. Elector CHARLES THEODORE (+1799).
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
10. King MAXIMILIAN I (+1825).
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
11. Queen CAROLINE OF BADEN (+1841), consort of King Maximilian I
12. King MAXIMILIAN II (+1864).
His heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.
13. Queen MARIA FREDERICA OF PRUSSIA (+1889), consort of King Maximilian II.
Her heart was buried in the Holy Chapel in Altötting.

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STEPPERG (GERMANY)
BURIED IN ANTONIBERG CHAPEL
(Stepperg, Markt Rennertshofen, Antonibergkapelle, Antonibergstr.):

Electress MARIA LEOPOLDINA OF AUSTRIA (+1848), consort of Elector Charles Theodore

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VIENNA (AUSTRIA)
BURIED IN THE CAPUCHIN CHURCH
(Wien, Kapuzinerkirche, Neuer Markt):

Electress MARIA ANTONIA OF AUSTRIA (+1692), consort of Elector Maximilian II Emmanuel

LIST OF BAVARIAN SOVEREIGNS 1503-1918

DUCHY OF BAVARIA 1503-1623 (united in 1503):
HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH
1503-1508: ALBERT IV THE WISE
(Albrecht IV. der Weise)
Born in 1447 in Munich.
Father: Duke Albert III of Bavaria-Munich. Mother: Duchess Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen.
Married in 1487 in Innsbruck Archduchess KUNIGUNDE of Austria (*1465 Wiener Neustadt,+1520 Munich).
His issue who ruled:
-Sabina (*1492,+1564; Duchess of Württemberg),
-WILLIAM IV (*1493,+1550),
-LOUIS X (*1495,+1545).
Died in 1508 in Munich.
Buried with his consort Duchess Kunigunde of Austria in the Church of Our Lady in Munich.

1508-1550: WILLIAM IV
(Wilhelm IV.; reigned together with Duke Louis X)
Born in 1493 in Munich.
Father: Duke Albert IV of Bavaria. Mother: Duchess Kunigunde of Austria.
Married in 1522 in Munich JACOBINA MARIA of Baden-Sponheim (*1507,+1580 Munich).
His issue who ruled:
-ALBERT V (*1528,+1579).
Died in 1550 in Munich.
Buried with his consort Duchess Jacobina Maria in the Church of Our Lady in Munich.

1516-1545: LOUIS X
(Ludwig X.; reigned together with Duke William IV)
Born in 1495 in Grünwald near Munich.
Father: Duke Albert IV of Bavaria. Mother: Duchess Kunigunde of Austria.
Unmarried.
Died in 1545 in Landshut.
Buried in the Cistercian Convent of Seligenthal in Landshut.

1550-1579: ALBERT V THE MAGNANIMOUS
(Albrecht V. der Grossmütige)
Born in 1528 in Munich.
Father: Duke William IV of Bavaria. Mother: Duchess Maria of Baden-Sponheim.
Married in 1546 at Regensburg Archduchess ANNE of Austria (*1528 Prague,+1590 Munich).
His issue who ruled:
-WILLIAM V (*1548,+1626).
Died in 1579 in Munich.
Buried with his consort Duchess Anne of Austria in the Church of Our Lady in Munich.

1579-1597: WILLIAM V THE PIOUS (Wilhelm V. der Fromme)
Born in 1548 in Landshut.
Father: Duke Albert V of Bavaria. Mother: Duchess Anna of Austria.
Married in 1568 in Munich Princess RENÉE (Renate) of Lorraine (*1544 Nancy,+1602 Munich).
His issue who ruled:
-MAXIMILIAN I (*1573,+1651).
Abdicated in 1597 in favour of his son.
Died in 1626 at Schliessheim near Munich.
Buried with his consort Duchess Renée (Renate) of Lorraine in St Michael's Church in Munich.

1597-1623: MAXIMILIAN I (Elector from 1623)

ELECTORATE OF BAVARIA 1623-1704:
HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH
1623-1651: MAXIMILIAN I

Born in 1573 in Munich.
Father: Duke William V of Bavaria. Mother: Duchess Renate (Renée) of Lorraine.
Married firstly in 1595 in Nancy Princess ELIZABETH of Lorraine (*1574 Nancy,+1635 Ranshofen).
Married secondly in 1635 in Vienna Archduchess MARIA ANNA of Austria (*1610 Graz,+1665 Munich).
His issue who ruled:
-FERDINAND MARIA (*1636,+1679; son of Maria Anna).
Died in 1651 at Ingolstadt.
Buried with his both consorts in St Michael's Church in Munich.

1651-1679: FERDINAND MARIA
Born in 1636 in Munich.
Father: Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria. Mother: Electress Maria Anna of Austria.
Married in 1652 in Munich Princess ADELAIDE of Savoy (*1636 Turin,+1676 Munich).
His issue who ruled:
-MAXIMILIAN II EMMANUEL (*1662,+1726).
Died in 1679 at Schliessheim near Munich.
Buried with his consort Electress Adelaide of Savoy in the Theatine Church in Munich.

1679-1704: MAXIMILIAN II EMMANUEL (1st time)
Born in 1662 in Munich.
Father: Elector Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria. Mother: Electress Adelaide of Savoy.
Married firstly in 1685 in Vienna Archduchess MARIA ANTONIA of Austria (*1669 Vienna,+1692 Vienna).
Married secondly in 1695 at Wesel Princess THERESA KUNIGUNDA Sobieska of Poland (*1676 Cracow,+1730 Venice).
His issue who ruled:
-CHARLES ALBERT (*1697,+1745; son of Theresa Kunigunda).
Deposed by Austrians in 1704 and exiled in the Netherlands and in France.
Restored in 1713/14.
Died in 1726 in Munich.
Buried with his second consort Electress Theresa Kunigunda of Poland in the Theatine Church in Munich.
His first consort Electress Maria Antonia of Austria was buried in the Capuchin Church in Vienna.

1704-1713: AUSTRIAN OCCUPATION

ELECTORATE OF BAVARIA 1713-1805:
HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH
1713/14-1726: MAXIMILIAN II EMMANUEL
(2nd time)

1726-1745: CHARLES ALBERT (Karl Albrecht; Roman Emperor as Charles VII, King of Bohemia, German king)
Born in 1697 in Brussels.
Father: Elector Maximilian II Emmanuel of Bavaria. Mother: Electress Theresa Kunigunda Sobieska of Poland.
Married in 1722 in Munich Archduchess MARIA AMALIA of Austria (*1701 Vienna,+1756 Munich).
His issue who ruled:
-Maria Antonia (*1724,+1780; Electress of Saxony),
-MAXIMILIAN III JOSEPH (*1727,+1777),
-Maria Josepha (*1739,+1767; German Empress).
Died in 1745 in Munich.
Buried with his consort Electress Maria Amalia in the Theatine Church in Munich.

1745-1777: MAXIMILIAN III JOSEPH
Born in 1727 in Munich.
Father: Elector Charles Albert of Bavaria. Mother: Electress Maria Amalia of Austria.
Married in 1747 in Munich Princess MARIA ANNA of Poland-Saxony (*1728 Dresden,+1797 Munich).
Died in 1777 in Munich.
Buried with his consort Electress Maria Anna of Poland-Saxony in the Theatine Church in Munich.

1777-1799: CHARLES THEODORE (Karl Theodor)
Born in 1724 at Uccle/Ukkel near Brussels.
Father: Johann von Sulzbach. Mother: Marie Anne de la Tour d'Auvergne.
Married firstly in 1742 at Mannheim MARIA AUGUSTA of Sulzbach (*1721 Mannheim,+1794 Weinheim).
Married secondly in 1795 at Innsbruck Archduchess MARIA LEOPOLDINA of Austria (*1776 Milan,+1848 Wasserburg/Inn).
Died in 1799 in Munich.
Buried with his first consort Electress Maria Augusta in the Theatine Church in Munich.
His second consort Electress Maria Leopoldina was buried in St Antoniberg Chapel at Stepperg.

1799-1805: MAXIMILIAN IV JOSEPH
(King from 1805 as Maximilian I)

KINGDOM OF BAVARIA 1805-1918:
HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH
1805-1825: MAXIMILIAN I

Born in 1756 at Mannheim.
Father: Count Friedrich Michael von Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld. Mother: Countess Maria Franziska von Sulzbach.
Married firstly in 1785 at Darmstadt Augusta of Hesse-Darmstadt (*1765 Darmstadt,+1796 Rohrbach am Neckar).
Married secondly in 1797 at Karlsruhe Princess CAROLINE of Baden (*1776 Karlsruhe,+1841 Munich).
He was never crowned.
His issue who reigned:
-LOUIS I (*1786,+1868; son of Augusta),
-Caroline Augusta (*1792,+1873; Empress of Austria, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary; daughter of Augusta),
-Elizabeth (*1801,+1873; Queen of Prussia; daughter of Caroline),
-Amalia Augusta (*1801,+1877; Queen of Saxony; daughter of Caroline),
-Maria Leopoldina (*1805,+1877; Queen of Saxony; daughter of Caroline).
Died in 1825 at Nymphenburg near Munich.
Buried with his second consort Queen Caroline of Baden in the Theatine Church in Munich.

1825-1848: LOUIS I (Ludwig I.)
Born in 1786 at Strasbourg.
Father: King Maximilian I of Bavaria. Mother: Electress Augusta of Hesse-Darmstadt.
Married in 1810 in Munich Princess THERESA of Saxe-Hildburghausen (*1792 Hildburghausen,+1854 Munich).
He was never crowned.
His issue wh reigned:
-MAXIMILIAN II (*1811,+1864),
-Matilda (*1813,+1862; Grand Duchess of Hesse),
-Otto (*1815,+1867; King of Greece),
-Adelgunde (*1823,+1914; Duchess of Modena).
Abdicated in 1848.
Died in 1868 at Nice, France.
Buried with his Queen Theresa in St Boniface's Abbey Church in Munich.

1848-1864: MAXIMILIAN II
Born in 1811 in Munich.
Father: King Louis I of Bavaria. Mother: Queen Theresa of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Married in 1842 in Munich Princess MARIA FREDERICA of Prussia (*1825 Berlin,+1889 Hohenschwangau).
He was never crowned.
His issue who reigned:
-LOUIS II (*1845,+1886),
-OTTO (*1848,+1916).
Died in 1864 in Munich.
Buried with his Queen Maria Frederica of Prussia in the Theatine Church in Munich.

1864-1886: LOUIS II (Ludwig II.)
Born in 1845 in Munich.
Father: King Maximilian II of Bavaria. Mother: Queen Maria Frederica of Prussia.
Unmarried.
He was never crowned.
Died in 1886 in Starnbergersee (drowned).
Buried in St Michael's Church in Munich.

1886-1913: OTTO
Born in 1848 in Munich.
Father: King Maximilian II of Bavaria. Mother: Queen Maria Frederica of Prussia.
Unmarried.
He was never crowned.
Deposed in 1913.
Died in 1916 in Fürstenried.
Buried in St Michael's Church in Munich.

1913-1918: LOUIS III (Ludwig III.)
Born in 1845 in Munich.
Father: Prince Luitpold of Bavaria. Mother: Archduchess Augusta of Austria.
Married in 1867 in Vienna Archduchess MARIA THERESA of Austria-Este (*1849 Brno, Moravia,+1919 Wildenwart, Bavaria).
He was never crowned.
Deposed in 1918 and exiled until 1920 in Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.
Died in 1921 in Sárvár, Hungary.
Buried with his Queen Maria Theresa of Austria-Este in the Church of Our Lady in Munich.

REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SINCE 1918

TOMBS OF BAVARIAN SOVEREIGNS

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The tomb of Duke ALBERT IV and his consort KUNIGUNDE OF AUSTRIA in Our Lady's Church in Munich (Germany)

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The tomb of Duke WILLIAM IV and his consort JACOBINA MARIA OF BADEN in Our Lady's Church in Munich (Germany)

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The tomb of Duke LOUIS X in the Cistercian Convent of Seligenthal in Landshut (Germany)

01. The tomb of Duke ALBERT V and his consort ANNE OF AUSTRIA in Our Lady's Church in Munich (Germany).
02. The tomb of Duke WILLIAM V THE PIOUS (right) and his consort Duchess RENÉE OF LORRAINE (left) in St Michael's Church in Munich (Germany).

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Tombs in St Michael's Church in Munich (Germany):
Elector MAXIMILIAN I (centre) and his consorts: Electress ELIZABETH OF LORRAINE (right) and Electress MARIA ANNA OF AUSTRIA (left)

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Tombs of Electors FERDINAND MARIA (right) and MAXIMILIAN II EMMANUEL (left) in the Theatine Church in Munich (Germany)

01. The tomb of Electress ADELAIDE OF SAVOY, consort of Elector Ferdinand Maria, in the Theatine Church in Munich (Germany).
02. The tomb of Electress MARIA ANTONIA OF AUSTRIA, consort of Elector Maximilian II Emmanuel, in the Capuchin Church in Vienna (Austria).
03. The tomb of Electress THERESA KUNIGUNDA SOBIESKA OF POLAND, consort of Elector Maximilian II Emmanuel, in the Theatine Church in Munich (Germany).

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Tombs in the Theatine Church in Munich (Germany):
Elector CHARLES ALBERT (left) and his consort Electress MARIA AMALIA OF AUSTRIA 

Tombs in the Theatine Church in Munich (Germany):
01. Elector MAXIMILIAN III JOSEPH (right).
02. Electress MARIA ANNA OF POLAND-SAXONY, consort of Elector Maximilian III Joseph.

Tombs in the Theatine Church in Munich (Germany):
01. Elector CHARLES THEODORE.
02. Electress MARIA AUGUSTA OF SULZBACH, consort of Elector Charles Theodore.

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Tombs in the Theatine Church in Munich (Germany):
King MAXIMILIAN I (left) and his consort Queen CAROLINE OF BADEN 







Tombs in St Boniface's Church in Munich (Germany):
01. King LOUIS I.
02. Queen THERESA OF HILDBURGHAUSEN, wife of King Louis I.

Tombs in the Theatine Church in Munich (Germany):
01. King MAXIMILIAN II.
02. Queen MARIA FREDERICA OF PRUSSIA, consort of King Maximilian II.

01. The tomb of King LOUIS II in St Michael’s Church in Munich (Germany).
02. The tomb of King OTTO in St Michael’s Church in Munich (Germany).

Our Lady’s Church in Munich (Germany):
01. The tomb of King LOUIS III.
02. The tomb of Queen MARIA THERESA OF AUSTRIA-ESTE, consort of King Louis III.
03. The epitaph to King LOUIS III and his Queen MARIA THERESA.

THE BAVARIAN REGALIA

Bavarian regalia are on public display at the Treasury of the former Royal Palace, the Residenz, in Munich and include:
-King’s Crown (1806),
-Queen’s Crown (1806),
-King's Sceptre (1806),
-King's Orb (1806),
-Bavarian Coronation Sword.

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The King’s crown, 1806

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The Queen’s crown, 1806

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Map of burial places of Bavarian sovereigns and burial and coronation places of foreign sovereigns in Bavaria

01. Bavarian ducal standard until c. 1623.
02. Bavarian electoral standard, c. 1623-1805.
03. Bavarian royal standard, 1806-1835.
04. Royal standard of King Louis II.
05. Bavarian royal standard until 1914.
06. Bavarian royal standard, 1914-1918.

FOREIGN ROYAL BURIALS AND CORONATIONS IN BAVARIA
(except burials and coronations of rulers from other German states)

FOREIGN BURIALS IN BAVARIA
BAMBERG:

Clement II, Pope
LANDSHUT:
Otto I (Béla V), King of Hungary
MUNICH:
01. Amalia of Oldenburg, Queen of Greece, consort of King Otto I
02. Otto I, King of Greece
PASSAU:
Gisela of Bavaria, Queen of Hungary, consort of King Stephen I
REICHENBACH:
Richenza of Berg, Duchess of Bohemia, wife of Duke Ladislaus I

FOREIGN CORONATIONS IN BAVARIA
REGENSBURG:

1158: Ladislaus I, King of Bohemia










Select Bibliography

Die Wappen und Flaggen der Herrscher und Staten der Welt, Nürnberg 1878
Flaggenbuch, Berlin 1905
Znamierowski A.: Illustrated Book of Flags, London 2003