The Kingdom of Bavaria was created when Napoleon raised the Elector of Bavaria to the rank of king, as a reward for his support, after the Treaty of Pressburg. It became a member of the Confederation of the Rhine and later of the German Confederation, and it received a liberal constitution in 1818. Its capital Munich was transformed into a major cultural center under kings such as Ludwig I, and later Ludwig II, who built fairy-tale castles such as Neuschwanstein. In 1871 Bavaria joined the German Empire but kept special rights, including its own army and postal service in peacetime. The monarchy ended during the revolution at the end of the First World War, when King Ludwig III left Munich, and Bavaria became a republic within Germany.
Before and after
- 21 October 1805Battle of Trafalgar
- 30 October 1805Battle of Caldiero
- 2 December 1805Battle of Austerlitz
- 23 December 1805Birth of Joseph Smith
- from 1 January 1806 to 9 November 1918Kingdom of Bavaria
- from 1806 to 1812Eighth Russo-Turkish War
- from 1806 to 1807War of the Fourth Coalition
- from 8 February 1806 to 18 July 1806Invasion of Naples
- 20 May 1806Birth of John Stuart Mill
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