Does Bavaria have a royal family?
Does Bavaria have a royal family? The German royal is the great-great grandson of King Ludwig III, the last King of Bavaria. Though the monarchy dissolved in the German Revolution of 1918 following World War I, the Bavarian royal family has ceremoniously continued on.
What happened to the Bavarian royal family?
With the revolution of 7 November 1918, the 738-year reign of the Wittelsbachs, the first monarchy in the German Empire, came to an end in Bavaria. After the Bavarian royal couple fled during the night of the revolution, the Eisner government tried to obtain an official resignation from the monarch.
Who owns the Bavarian crown jewels?
As a result of the First World War, the German monarchies were abolished in 1918 and since then, Bavaria has not had a monarch. The Bavarian Crown Jewels are currently on display in the Treasury of the Residenz palace in Munich.