Bavaria-Munich Bayern-München (German)
1392–1505
Banner of Bavaria-Munich[1] Coat of arms of the Dukes of Bavaria-Munich
Bavaria-Munich (green) with Bavaria-Landshut (orange), Bavaria-Ingolstadt (brown) and Bavaria-Straubing (grey).
Status	Duchy
Capital	Munich 48°8′N 11°34′E / 48.133°N 11.567°E / 48.133; 11.567
Government	Monarchy
Duke of Bavaria-Munich
• 1392–1397	Johann II, Stephen III, and Friedrich
• 1397–1438	Ernest and William III (until 1435)
• 1438–1460	Albert III
• 1460–1463	John IV and Sigismund
• 1463–1465	Sigismund
• 1465–1508	Sigismund (until 1467) and Albert IV
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Bavaria-Munich and Bavaria-Ingolstadt split off from Bavaria-Landshut	1392
• Bavaria-Munich, Bavaria-Ingolstadt, and Bavaria-Landshut divide Bavaria-Straubing	1425
• Bavaria-Dachau separates from Bavaria-Munich	3 September 1467
• Bavaria-Dachau returns to Bavaria-Munich	1 February 1501
• Reunification of the Duchy of Bavaria	30 July 1505
Preceded by Succeeded by Upper Bavaria Bavaria-Landshut Duchy of Bavaria

Bavaria-Munich (German: Bayern-München) was a duchy that was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1392 to 1505.

History

After the death of Stephen II in 1375, his sons Stephen III, Frederick, and John II jointly ruled Bavaria-Landshut. After seventeen years, the brothers decided to formally divide their inheritance. John received Bavaria-Munich, Stephen received Bavaria-Ingolstadt, while Frederick kept what remained of Bavaria-Landshut. In 1429 portions of Bavaria-Straubing including the city of Straubing were united with Bavaria-Munich. The duchy existed for a little more than a hundred years before Bavaria was reunited under Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria.