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HISTORY AND THE MODERN ERA OF THE HOUSE OF WITTELSBACH
Even though the Kingdom of Bavaria came to an end, the Wittelsbachs are still a clearly visible part of public life in Bavaria. Their commitment to cultural, scientific and charitable causes, their involvement in numerous committees, as well as their attempts to maintain Bavaria’s contacts with European nobility and foreign delegations, have met with widespread approval and have ensured that the family remains greatly admired – both nationally and internationally.
The Revolution of 1918 and the enactment of the Constitution of Bavaria in 1919 resulted in the end of the monarchy in Bavaria. Under the new governance circumstances of the still-young Republic, in 1923 the state and the House of Wittelsbach came to a mutual agreement on the division of the assets of Bavaria in the form of a state treaty which led to the establishment of the Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds.
In 1955 Albrecht, the son of Crown Prince Rupprecht, took the helm of the House of Wittelsbach; from that moment, he then held the title of Duke of Bavaria. His son, Franz, Duke of Bavaria, has been the Head of the House since 1996. Franz’s younger brother, Max, Duke in Bavaria, was adopted by his great-uncle as an adult and thus continues the ducal line of his great-uncle within the family.
