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House of Wittelsbach

Every case in the archive that involves the House of Wittelsbach, best-known first, with the members Wikidata records in office, command or a ranked fortune.

Families in powerFortunes through time

The cases

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Cases
1
Years
1886 to 1886
Countries
Germany
Subjects
Great houses
In power
1020 to 1935
Power held
Government office, Military command
Relatives recorded
309
Database
Every member on a time line
Updated
30 October 2026
AI illustration: Boats with lanterns search Lake Starnberg below Berg Castle for Ludwig II, 13 June 18861886 · Lake Starnberg, near Berg Castle, BavariaBavaria deposed Ludwig II as insane over his castle debts, he died in a lake the day after his arrest, and Neuschwanstein opened to paying visitors within weeksLudwig II, Wittelsbach King of Bavaria, was declared incapable over his castle debts in 1886; the 1923 family settlement gave Neuschwanstein to the state.Ludwig II became King of Bavaria in 1864. The foundation stone of Neuschwanstein was laid on 5 September 1869, and he moved in in 1884. It cost 6.2 million gold marks, nearly twice the estimate.neuschwanstein.de and 5 more

Members who held power

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Otto I1020aristocratHoly Roman Empire
Eckhard I1050aristocrat; VogtGermany
Otto IV, Count of Wittelsbach1104aristocratGermany
Otto I Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria1117rulerDuchy of Bavaria
Conrad of Wittelsbach1125archbishop; Catholic priest; chancellorGermany
Richardis of Bavaria1173abbess; aristocrat
Louis I, Duke of Bavaria1174rulerDuchy of Bavaria
Otto II Wittelsbach1206rulerHoly Roman Empire
Louis II, Duke of Bavaria1229aristocratGermany
Henry XIII or I Duke of Bavaria1235sovereignDuchy of Bavaria
Otto V or III, Duke of Bavaria1261monarch; politicianDuchy of Bavaria
Louis III, Duke of Bavaria1269aristocratGermany
Stephen I, Duke of Bavaria1271sovereignGermany
Rudolf I1274aristocratDuchy of Upper Bavaria
Louis IV of Bavaria1286emperor; mint lordHoly Roman Empire
Elizabeth of Bavaria1306consort
Rupert I, Elector Palatine1309mint lordGermany
Henry XV or III, Duke of Bavaria1312sovereignDuchy of Lower Bavaria
Matilda of Bavaria, Margravine of Meissen1313aristocrat
Louis V, Duke of Bavaria1315sovereignGermany
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg1328sovereignGermany
William I, Duke of Bavaria1330politicianGermany
Agnes of Bavaria1335nun; Christian nunGermany
Albert I, Duke of Bavaria1336politicianGermany