HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH
1180 - 1918

The House of Wittelsbach was a German dynasty which originated in Bavaria. Back in the days, their home castle was located in Wittelsbach, hence the name.

And this is the map of the decline of the March of Brandenburg under the Houses of Wittelsbach and Luxemburg, 1320-1415:

Brandenburg 1320-1415
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1378 Central Europe

1547 Central Europe

1786 Central Europe

The death of Bavarian elector Maximilian III Joseph on December 30, 1777, gave cause to the War of the Bavarian Succession.