Bavarian Circle

Bavarian Circle

The Bavarian Circle ( _de. Bayerischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire.

The most significant state by far in the circle was the Duchy of Bavaria (later also an electorate), with the states of the Upper Palatinate, the Archbishopric of Salzburg, and the imperial city of Regensburg having a secondary importance.

Composition

The circle was made up of the following states:

Sources

The list of states making up the Bavarian Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Bayerischer Reichskreis.

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