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The Wittelsbach family were the ruling dynasty of the German state of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was incorporated into Bavaria, which had been a kingdom since 1806.
The family provided two Holy Roman Emperors: Louis IV (1328-1347) and Charles VII (1742-1745), and for half a century until 1373 controlled Brandenburg to the north-east.
Other members of the family include:
- Ruprecht III Wittelsbach (1352 - 1410)
- Sigismund of Bavaria (1439 - 1501)
- Frederick V, Elector Palatine (1596 - 1632)
- Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria (1662 - 1726)
- Klemens August of Bavaria (1700 - 1761)
- Otto of Greece (1815 - 1867).
- Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi") (1837 - 1898)
- Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845 - 1886)
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