| Charles Theodore | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Painted by Anna Dorothea Therbusch in 1763 | |
| Elector Palatine Count Palatine of Neuburg | |
| Reign | 31 December 1742 – 30 December 1777 |
| Predecessor | Charles III Philip |
| Elector of Bavaria Count Palatine of the Rhine | |
| Reign | 30 December 1777 – 16 February 1799 |
| Predecessor | Maximilian III Joseph |
| Successor | Maximilian IV Joseph |
| Born | 11 December 1724 Drogenbos, Brussels, Austrian Netherlands |
| Died | 16 February 1799 (aged 74) Munich Residenz, Bavaria |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Countess Palatine Elisabeth Augusta of Sulzbach Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este |
| Issue | (see below) |
| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | John Christian, Count Palatine of Sulzbach |
| Mother | Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Signature |  |
Charles Theodore (German: Karl Theodor; 11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) was a German nobleman of the Sulzbach branch of the House of Wittelsbach. He became Count Palatine of Sulzbach at the age of six following the death of his father Johann Christian in 1733. With the death of his cousin, Charles III Philip, he became Prince-elector and Count Palatine of the Rhine in 1742, being eighteen. In his fifties, he became Prince-Elector of Bavaria at the death of another cousin, Maximilian III Joseph, in 1777.