Bavarian Circle
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The Bavarian Circle (German: Bayerischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Bavarian Circle Bayerischer Reichskreis | |
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1500–1806 | |
The Bavarian Circle as at the beginning of the 16th century within the Holy Roman Empire | |
Capital | Regensburg |
Historical era | Early modern period |
• Established | 1500 |
• Disestablished | 1806 |
Today part of | Slovenia |
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The most significant state by far in the circle was the Duchy of Bavaria (raised to an Electorate by Emperor Ferdinand II in 1623) with the Upper Palatinate territories.[1] Other Imperial Estates like the Prince-Archbishopric of Salzburg, the Prince-Bishoprics of Freising, Passau and Regensburg as well as the Imperial city of Regensburg, seat of the Imperial Diet from 1663, had a secondary importance. The elector of Bavaria and the archbishop of Salzburg acted as the circle's directors.[2][3]