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Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

Drogenbos, 11 Dec 1724 – Nymphenburg Palace, 16 Feb 1799

14 facts1 source

Facts and their sources

  • Born11 Dec 1724, Drogenbosnot verified1 source
  • Titlemargrave, 1728–1795or duke, 1733–1799 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · duke, 1742–1799 · duke, 1742–1794 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • Titleduke, 1733–1799or margrave, 1728–1795 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • TitleElector Palatine, 1742–1777or margrave, 1728–1795 · duke, 1733–1799 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · duke, 1742–1799 · duke, 1742–1794 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • Titleduke, 1742–1794or margrave, 1728–1795 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • Titleduke, 1742–1799or margrave, 1728–1795 · Prince-Elector, 1742–1777 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777 · Prince-Elector, 1777–1799not verified1 source
  • TitlePrince-Elector, 1742–1777or margrave, 1728–1795 · duke, 1733–1799 · duke, 1742–1799 · duke, 1742–1794 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777not verified1 source
  • TitlePrince-Elector, 1777–1799or margrave, 1728–1795 · duke, 1733–1799 · duke, 1742–1799 · duke, 1742–1794 · Elector Palatine, 1742–1777not verified1 source
  • Died16 Feb 1799, Nymphenburg Palacenot verified1 source
  • MotherMaria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergnenot verified1 source
  • FatherJohn Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbachnot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 11 Dec 1724

    Born in Drogenbos

  2. 1728–1795

    Margrave

  3. 1733–1799

    Duke

  4. 1742–1777

    Elector Palatine

  5. 1742–1794

    Duke

  6. 1742–1799

    Duke

  7. 1742–1777

    Prince-Elector

  8. 1762–1771

    5 children are born

  9. 1777–1799

    Prince-Elector

  10. 16 Feb 1799

    Dies in Nymphenburg Palace, aged 74

Family

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Parents

Partners

Children · 5

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Drogenbos.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1720s · Charles is born in Drogenbos

In the news1720

Arrival of Chinese goods in Ostend

In 1720, the merchant ship Saint-Joseph returned to Ostend from Canton, bringing tea, porcelain, silk, and Chinese roots to the region.

What people wore

Clothing costs in 1724 Waremme

In 1724, the cost of a leather pair of breeches was 16 florins, while the labor cost to tailor a coat for a young man was 8 florins and 13 patars.

Getting around

Antwerp to Brussels travel details

A trip from Antwerp to Brussels was a major state affair, involving a departure at 8:00 AM, a stop in Mechelen until 2:00 PM for lunch, and an arrival in the capital in the evening. It cost 2 gulden and 10 stuivers.

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.In Europe · 1700–1721

The Great Northern War. Russia, Denmark and Saxony fought Sweden for the Baltic; Peter the Great won and built St Petersburg on the conquered coast.

Imonoz · CC BY-SA 4.0

In the news1714–1741

Widespread cattle plague outbreak

Between 1714 and 1741, the region suffered from a severe cattle plague that repeatedly decimated livestock across the country.

Music

Italian-style church music revival in Antwerp

Church music underwent a modern Italian-style revival in Antwerp after 1718, where new masses were performed only during extraordinary ceremonies to maintain their exclusivity.

Daily life

Single-room village schooling and discipline

Village schools, such as the one in Ename, often held boys and girls of all ages in a single common room. Misbehaving children were punished with a blow to the hand from a ferule.