Regents of Bavaria

Bavaria was originally an independent tribal duchy, but seized to exist when Charlemagne 788 conquered it. As a part of the Frankish kingdom it was periodically ruled by vassal kings belonging to the Frankish royal dynasty and it was actually independent 876-880. The need for a strong local leader to defend Bavaria against the Hungarian raids lead to a restoration of the tribal duchy, but this time as a fief within the German kingdom. Bavaria was then one of the most important principalities in Germany and several of its dukes were also Holy Roman Emperors. It was divided between different branches of the ruling Wittelsbach dynasty during the late middle age, but it was reunited 1503. The Bavarian duke became an elector during the Thirty Years War and Napoleon elevated Bavaria to the rank of kingdom 1805. A republic replaced the monarchy 1918.

508-512 512-537 537-565 537-567 550-590 590-595 591-609 609-630 609-640 640-680 680-702 702-715 702-723 702-725 702-730 725-737 737-748 748-788	Agilolfingian Dynasty Theodo I Theodo II Theodo III Theodobald Garibald I Grimwald I Tassilo I Agilolf Garibald II Theodo IV Theodo V Theodobald Grimwald II Theodobert Tassilo II Hubert Odilo Tassilo III
The duchy of Bavaria was conquered by the Franks 788. With the exception of the period 876-880 was it thereafter a fief in what would become the Holy Roman Empire. Carolingian Dynasty
814-817 817-876 876-880	Lothar * Ludwig der Deutsche (as East Frankish king from 843)
814-817 817-876 876-880	Karlmann
889-907 907-937 937-938 938-947	House of Wittelsbach Liutpold (margrave) Arnulf der Böse (the Bad) Eberhard Berthold
947-955 955-976 976-982 983-985 985-995 995-1004	Saxon Dynasty Heinrich I Heinrich II der Zänker (the Quarrelsome) Otto I von Schwaben Heinrich III (house of Wittelsbach) Heinrich II (restored) Heinrich IV
1004-1009 1009-1017 1017-1026	Luxemburg Dynasty Heinrich V Interregnum Heinrich V (restored)
1026-1027 1027-1042 1042-1047 1047-1049 1049-1053 1053-1061	Salian Dynasty Konrad II Heinrich VI Heinrich VII (Luxemburg dynasty) Heinrich VI (restored) Konrad I (house of Zütphen) Heinrich VIII
1054-1055 1055-1061 1061-1070 1070-1077 1077-1096	Konrad Agnes Otto II (house of Nordheim) Welf I (house of Welf) Heinrich VIII (restored)
1096-1101 1101-1120 1120-1126 1126-1139 1139-1141 1141-1156 1156-1180	Houses of Welf and Babenberg Welf I (restored) Welf II der Dicke (the Fat) Heinrich IX der Schwarze (the Black)
	Heinrich X der Stoltze (the Proud) Leopold Heinrich XI Jasomirgott Heinrich XII der Löwe (the Lion)
House of Wittelsbach
1180-1183 1183-1231 1231-1253	Otto I Ludwig I der Kelheimer Otto II der Erlauchte (the Illustrious)

After having been co-regents for two years Ludwig II and Heinrich XIII partition Bavaria in Oberbayern and Niederbayern 1255. Niederbayern is partitioned again 1331

Bayern-Landshut is 1392 partitioned in Bayern-Landshut, Bayern-Ingolstadt and Bayern-München. These states partition then Bayern-Straubing between them selves when its last duke dies 1425.

The last duke of Bayern-Landshut dies 1503 whereby the duke Albrecht IV of Bayern-München become regent over all parts of Bavaria.

Bavaria
Electorate 1623-1805 and kingdom 1805-1918. United with the Palatinate from 1777.