| 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 |
The Bavarian Circle (German: 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 (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]
- ^ Freeman, Edward Augustus (1882). The Historical Geography of Europe. Vol. I (Second ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Company. p. 221.
- ^ Holberg, Ludvig (1787). Radcliffe, William (ed.). An Introduction to Universal History. Translated by Sharpe, Gregory. London: L. Davis, J. Johnson and R. Baldwin. p. 307.
- ^ The Edinburgh Gazetteer, Or Geographical Dictionary. Vol. 1. Edinburgh and London: Archibald Constable and Company. 1822. p. 409.