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Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria. Charles Theodore (German: Karl Theodor; 11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) was a German nobleman of the Sulzbach branch of the House of Wittelsbach. He became Count Palatine of Sulzbach from his father Johann Christian in 1733, at the age of six.
22 de feb. de 2024 · Role In: War of the Bavarian Succession. Charles Theodore (born Dec. 1, 1724, Droogenbosch, near Brussels—died Feb. 16, 1799, Munich) was the elector (1742–77) of the Palatinate branch of the House of Wittelsbach and thereafter (1777–99) of the united Palatinate lands after inheriting Bavaria.
Before the death of Charles Theodore (16 February 1799) the Austrians had again occupied the country, in preparation for renewing the war with France. Maximilian IV Joseph (of Palatine Zweibrücken ), the new elector, succeeded to a difficult inheritance.
18 de abr. de 2021 · Charles Theodore of Bavaria: Unwilling and Unwanted - YouTube. Kings and Things. 195K subscribers. Subscribed. 1K. 22K views 2 years ago. When Bavaria’s ruling family died out in 1777,...
House of Wittelsbach. Role In: War of the Bavarian Succession. Charles Theodore (born Dec. 1, 1724, Droogenbosch, near Brussels—died Feb. 16, 1799, Munich) was the elector (1742–77) of the Palatinate branch of the House of Wittelsbach and thereafter (1777–99) of the united Palatinate lands after inheriting Bavaria.
Charles Theodore was a German nobleman of the Sulzbach branch of the House of Wittelsbach. He became Count Palatine of Sulzbach from his father Johann Christian in 1733, at the age of six. With the death of his cousin, Charles III Philip, he became Prince-elector and Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1742, being eighteen.
T HE story of the Elector Charles Theodore of Bavaria. and his American minister, usually known as "Count. Rumford," forms a picturesque and little-known chap- ter in the political history of the eighteenth century. When Benjamin Thompson (as he was then) arrived in Munich, in 1784, the elector was already an old man and had behind him a long ...
