A Brief History Of BAVARIA (Germany's Southern Catholic Kingdom)

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  • Thanks so much for 60 thousand subscribers, everyone! In this video we take a brief look at the history of Bavaria as a region, kingdom and state.
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  • @General.Knowledge
    @General.Knowledge  5 ปีที่แล้ว +468

    Should I do more videos about German States' history? A lot of you are commenting about Saxony

    • @thomaswilkinson3241
      @thomaswilkinson3241 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      General Knowledge as I am a Hessian by birth and a Bavarian by choice of Job I would really love to see something on the, quite checkered history of my hessian home state

    • @artificialgravitas8954
      @artificialgravitas8954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NRW!... or it's predecessors, the state itself doesn't go back so far...

    • @s.roberts3839
      @s.roberts3839 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What about us Australians mate?🍻.
      My Bavarian mate sent me this link, very well done man. Thanks for the info....prost🍻🍻🍻

    • @globus3671
      @globus3671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah! I live in Saxony! Best state!💚⚪️

    • @nikolacivkoski7141
      @nikolacivkoski7141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes Saxony

  • @angryzebra
    @angryzebra 5 ปีที่แล้ว +642

    Wo san meine Bayern?🍻

  • @orestisbe6978
    @orestisbe6978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +371

    Fun fact: The first king of modern Greece, Otto I was from Bavaria.

    • @mlo2722
      @mlo2722 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      And this is the reason why the colors of the Greek flag are almost similar to the Bavarian flag.

    • @orestisbe6978
      @orestisbe6978 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@mlo2722 Actually, the flag colours predate Otto and were adopted during the war of independence and the first hellenic republic. Otto did however have his coat of arms installed on the flag and did standartise the blue to a more "bavarian" blue (said standartisation is no longer in force, obviously).

    • @MrAPOPLEX
      @MrAPOPLEX 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Otto Rehagel is not from bavaria.

    • @untergehermuc
      @untergehermuc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And that’s the reason why the „y“ in Bayern is there

    • @kresse5647
      @kresse5647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thats why their flag is White n blue and its also the reason we have so many greek classical buildings in Bavaria Like the Siegessäule or the Walhalla

  • @JCL0815
    @JCL0815 5 ปีที่แล้ว +546

    There are 3 free states in Germany, Bavaria, Saxony and Thuringia

    • @tomkom9762
      @tomkom9762 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And the freestate of east frisia :D

    • @rz2374
      @rz2374 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's four....

    • @TomatenMark95
      @TomatenMark95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      And Mallorca?

    • @tomkom9762
      @tomkom9762 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@TomatenMark95 that is the 17th bundesland/ federal stade not free state

    • @viperish73
      @viperish73 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      you can count Hamburg and Bremen too, I guess.

  • @Alxoholiker
    @Alxoholiker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +233

    I'm Bavarian and that is one of the best documentary of Bavaria I watched so far. Really liked it.

    • @andreasleineberg4853
      @andreasleineberg4853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you think that bavarians are a mix of germans Romans and celts because I think that they are german

    • @elonmush4793
      @elonmush4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Well, what is "German" anyway? What is "French"? etc. We are all ethnically pretty much the same. The area that is Bavaria today was settled by Germanic tribes, Celts, Romans, and so on. This mixture formed the Bavarian people. Then in the early middle ages, when the Huns invaded, all the peoples in Europe migrated across the continent anyway.

    • @BJ-oc2pk
      @BJ-oc2pk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My ethnicity is Bavarian and Ive been there to my families village once how is it everywhere else there

    • @pilo2263
      @pilo2263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@andreasleineberg4853 Germany was established way later then most European countries, thus annexing multiple kingdoms with multiple different cultures. Nowadays Germans are a big mix of Celts, Romans, Franks, Vikings, Saxons, Scyrians…

    • @pilo2263
      @pilo2263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@omessiasdogol Particularly… no. But it’s a different thing to understand our differences in some aspects of Germany. Germans got really united after the Berlin Wall and Wars. The feeling of rebuilding the country as one made it easier to bond us. It’s more the festivals and dialects, but the globalization and events created a 1 whole Germany. And it’s common to have family members from different states as well. Not like a Catalunha situation in Spain, it’s more like French and English Canada…

  • @hailgiratinathetruegod7564
    @hailgiratinathetruegod7564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +434

    As an german, you made a mistake. Bavaria isnt the only Free-State in germany, Soxony and Thuringia have the same title

    • @fatmirgashi2647
      @fatmirgashi2647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And Hamburg...

    • @hailgiratinathetruegod7564
      @hailgiratinathetruegod7564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@fatmirgashi2647 its a free city, not a free state

    • @fatmirgashi2647
      @fatmirgashi2647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hometate hin oder hometonw her, is e s's gleiche... Free is free... Host mi?

    • @artificialgravitas8954
      @artificialgravitas8954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@fatmirgashi2647 Nein... Bayern ist _besonders_ frei

    • @fatmirgashi2647
      @fatmirgashi2647 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Besonders frei!? Frei is frei...

  • @markusorth5450
    @markusorth5450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    As someone of Bavarian heritage, I appreciate this video. I especially wondered where they "came from".

    • @margaritaregler2859
      @margaritaregler2859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a Bavarian I urge you to try "native" and ore academic sites.

    • @markusorth5450
      @markusorth5450 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@margaritaregler2859 Can you recommend any?

    • @snesman3081
      @snesman3081 ปีที่แล้ว

      Und dann kemma mia a no vo de ossis😂

  • @marcexner1631
    @marcexner1631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    I lost it when you just gave up on the pronunciation of Aschaffenburg mid-word.

    • @marcexner1631
      @marcexner1631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      erni muja Nope. Burg means castle. Aschaffenburg is "The castle at the ash tree river".

    • @marcexner1631
      @marcexner1631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @erni muja Burg means castle. Source: I'm German.
      Roots of the word "Burg":
      Greek "pyrgos" or latin "burgos" (loanword from a Germanic language) = a fortified tower

    • @marcexner1631
      @marcexner1631 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      erni muja Well, it's not totally wrong. The Romans used the word "burgos" for any kind of fortified settlement of Germanic or Celtic tribes. So in some way it means city. But isn't city "stad" in Dutch?

    • @samgrattan630
      @samgrattan630 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He also pronounced 'Czechia' as 'Sekia' 😅

    • @marcexner1631
      @marcexner1631 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @erni muja I must have a different Google Translate than you. Mine says "stad: city, town, borough, burg", with "burg" in the English part. I thought we were talking about burg being used in Dutch, not in English.

  • @oldchannelmissu9050
    @oldchannelmissu9050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +189

    Its been 2 years since you created your channel and you only have 60K, you definitely deserve more! Enjoy your day!

    • @emanuel3345
      @emanuel3345 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Let me add to that... "Its been 2 years since you created your channel and you..." STILL have problems with the pronunciation of the relatively simple foreign words! Or EVEN English ones... That is NOT the way you pronounce Czechia! smh It is too funny to listen.

    • @vgjl1824
      @vgjl1824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And now 300k

    • @Snusnu2977
      @Snusnu2977 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@vgjl1824 330 k

    • @Euuuhhhful
      @Euuuhhhful 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      800k+

  • @lucahlr8248
    @lucahlr8248 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    So proud to live in this amazing 'country'

    • @somekindofboy666
      @somekindofboy666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I live in Bavaria too

    • @luciano2003.
      @luciano2003. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Germany

    • @ju98sy
      @ju98sy ปีที่แล้ว

      @@luciano2003. just Bavaria

    • @PHONELAS7
      @PHONELAS7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@luciano2003. bavaria isnt completely the same but yes its a german state

    • @ImnotBritish166
      @ImnotBritish166 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bavaria is Germany accept that

  • @brainwashed1232
    @brainwashed1232 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Before the Bajuvarii tribe existed, the Celtic tribe of the Boii (Boiern->Baiern->Bayern) lived there. Later it was settled by the Germanic Goths, Gepids and Lombards, among others. One of the reasons why Bavaria is Celtic and Germanic 🙂
    Good video!
    Greetings from Bavaria

    • @hildebrandgotenland4823
      @hildebrandgotenland4823 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The Boii never lived in Bavaria, they lived in Bohemia. Then the Germanic Markomanni, Quaden and other replaced the Boii and only kept their name. The Celtic tribes who lived where now Bavaria is were the Raetians and they had already lost their Celtic identity due to romanization when the Germanic people arrived. When the province of Raetia got lost, the Roman emperor ordered to evacuate the people there, so a good amount has left that area, even tho some remained ofc. So the Bavarians are ultimately ofc Germanic with a smaller romanized celtic element.

  • @tillamelung3491
    @tillamelung3491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    „Im Grunde unseres Herzen samma doch alle Bayern“. Hans Söllner

    • @lautenschlager_alex
      @lautenschlager_alex 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Do hoda Recht da Hanse 😊 a Boa Blede a Boa gscheide a Boa Dicke a Boa Dünne und an Polizist 😂

    • @linajurgensen4698
      @linajurgensen4698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nö ich komme aus Schleswig-Holstein und identifiziere mich sicher nicht als Bayer.

    • @pfinhulk6726
      @pfinhulk6726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ich als Franke wohne sogar im Bundesland Bayern... Bin trotzdem kein Bayer

    • @koalabear1984
      @koalabear1984 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tja dass is aber schade
      Es währe mir ne Ehre sein in den 40ger zu leben, und mich, wenn ich schon müsste, bayer zu nennen

    • @jackmara882
      @jackmara882 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Erbarme! Zu spät! Die Hesse komme!

  • @tadech72
    @tadech72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Very good video.
    Greetings from Bavaria :)

    • @MR-wh6ji
      @MR-wh6ji 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Woher kommste?

    • @jordvn.exe_
      @jordvn.exe_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seavus!
      Vo san nå si hea?

    • @jordvn.exe_
      @jordvn.exe_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MR-wh6ji
      Woher kommste?
      Mein Vater kommt aus Augsburg.
      Ich komme aus Amerika.

    • @margaritaregler2859
      @margaritaregler2859 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jordvn.exe_ dea war a Sauschwob. (keine Beleidigung, nur als Gegensatz zum Blitzschwob (Baden-Wuertemberg). Oberbayern, mit Verwandten in Augsburg.

    • @1982kinger
      @1982kinger 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bavaria - Where the trees are made of wood!!

  • @josefbetzenbichler8620
    @josefbetzenbichler8620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    well done
    Greetings from Bavaria

  • @jerryadams4537
    @jerryadams4537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Not bad for a 12 minute recap. As mentioned twice below a history of Saxony would be interesting. And just as complicated in its own right.

    • @artificialgravitas8954
      @artificialgravitas8954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Particularly how migration caused there to be three "saxon" states

    • @SkyForceOne2
      @SkyForceOne2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@artificialgravitas8954 Except Migration itself did not really have to do much with the name for what is called Saxony today.

    • @elonmush4793
      @elonmush4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly. That's also the same reason why the Franks don't have much to do with today's Franconia in Bavaria.

    • @FeelingShred
      @FeelingShred 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@artificialgravitas8954 How does Saxony people behave in general compared to other regions? Particularly near the southwest border with Bavaria. Are they more open or closed? Are they more talkative/deceitful or more reserved/trustworthy?

    • @xunvenile
      @xunvenile 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FeelingShred tbh I'm Bavarian and live In Munich. Bavaria is a pretty conservative state. I visited Hamburg and Berlin once and I was so surprised how open minded they are. It was also kinda a culture shock lmao

  • @nargaman261
    @nargaman261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am a bavarian swabian, and I‘d like to add, that the different dialects also mark the different cultures. People here in Bavarian Swabia usually hate beeing bavarian for example

    • @thurianwanderer
      @thurianwanderer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You're totally right. Although I wouldn't go as far as to hate being part of the state Bavaria, culturally and moreover historically we are simply no Bavarians. Sometimes I'm getting quite annoyed by younger generations, whenever I ask someone, they call their own dialect "Bairisch", even if they come from villages far out in the west of Augsburg.
      May I ask, where are you from (town, village)? The problem is "real". The richness of our dialectal variety will be extinct sooner or later.

    • @nargaman261
      @nargaman261 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thurian Wanderer Im straight from Augsburg. Though my father is from a place near Laugna

    • @thurianwanderer
      @thurianwanderer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@nargaman261 I dät saga, mir fíarat a nuia Rechtschreibong fír da Dialekt ei ond schreibat bloaß no wia mr schwätzat. Na, im Ernscht: Wenn es um den Dialekt geht, dann ist das bei mir schon gar nicht mehr der Augsburger Dialekt, mach das seit knapp 20 Jahren hobbymäßig (Sprachgeschichte unserer Region). Wende mich daher immer an die volleren Mundarten des schwäbischen Umlandes - in der Praxis ist es aber immer schwierig, weil, egal mit wem ich rede, er/sie aus Dorf x/y natürlich kleine lexikalische Unterschiede besitzt. Es ist schier unmöglich, sich hunderte Isoglossen und Lexeme hunderter Orte einzuprägen. ganga vs. gau / standa vs. stau / ned, nedda vs. ed, edda vs. it, itta / haba vs. hau / fliaga vs. fluiga / Kend, Hond vs. Kêd, Hôd / gucka vs. luaga / horcha vs. losa usw. usw. - Ein Bisschen neidisch machte es mich halt immer, da ich nur im städtischen Regiolekt aufgewachsen bin "Des hab i eich g'sagt (khabt)" vs. Schwäbisch "Des haune ui gseid khet". Generell ist es selten im Alltag mit jemandem über unsere Dialekte sprechen zu können.

  • @dertyp65
    @dertyp65 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Good Video! What you could have added is that the Bavarian king was the only king in Germany who never had to go into exil after the revolution in 1918.
    Greetings from Bavaria!

    • @Berzelmayr
      @Berzelmayr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      And that several members of the House of Wittelsbach, including their current head Franz von Bayern, were imprisoned at the concentration camp of Dachau.

  • @uligeigerino213
    @uligeigerino213 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Pround to be a bavarian💪🏻

    • @julek4248
      @julek4248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ich bin auch froh kann aber leider nur hochdeutsch

    • @xunvenile
      @xunvenile 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same same!! best state in Germany 😩

  • @vio9105
    @vio9105 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Fun fact: Prince Karl von Bayern once tried to sell Bavaria (or parts of it, don't quite remember) to Austria. In Munich there is a square named after him, the Karlsplatz.
    However after him unsuccessfully trying to sell it off people hated him. They hated him so much that they started to call the square Stachus (because an owner of a restaurant at that square was called Eustachius). Now Stachus is the 2nd official name of the square.
    And as a Bavarian, I too am deeply angered when anyone calls the square Karlsplatz.
    My music teacher told me that story, I know for certain that the main parts of it are true, but there might be some details thar are wrong. Because as said, my music teacher told it to me.

  • @NGBigfield
    @NGBigfield 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great Video! I lived in Bavaria for half a year, and waited till now to have a good video explaining all of it. This video is the only one giving a good overview of Bavarian history!

  • @MichaelOinMunich
    @MichaelOinMunich 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This is really good! I've lived here for 15 years and I think this is a very tight summary/synopsis of this very special place! Cheers!

  • @elonmush4793
    @elonmush4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Common misconception: Free state (Freistaat) is not a special title, it's basically just a German word for "republic", a state that is free of monarchy (freier Staat). They came up with this German term when republics were kind of new after the French Revolution. Some states used Freistaat back in the day while others used Republik (with a K). Bavaria was not the only Freistaat and some are still called Freistaat.

  • @mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150
    @mariajoaoferrazdeabreu150 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Keep up the good work! Great video!

  • @nursetammy74
    @nursetammy74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I am a German-American, both my mother and father's families were Bavarian. One family arrived in 1849, the other 1856. I'm learning about the culture and find it fascinating. Looking back at both parent's families, I see their Bavarian cultures that were brought over. They loved bier, brezels, knodles, and anything smothered in gravy. They loved polka music and were deeply rooted in family. My ancestors names were Heidenreich, Hesse, Schneider, Mehline, Prehle, Deliver, Arnold, Diehl, Toell and Marer. A great legacy!!!

  • @mistermister2291
    @mistermister2291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love just how random these vids are.... KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK MY GUY!

  • @adrianavillacis9998
    @adrianavillacis9998 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bavaria have a beautiful landscapes.

  • @Berzelmayr
    @Berzelmayr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Pretty good (besides the pronunciation). Little additional fact: The white and blue lozenges were originally worn by the counts of Bogen in Lower Bavaria. They (like anther noble family, the counts of Andechs) used to own much more land than the House of Wittelsbach. Actually, Kaiser Friedrich Barbarossa wanted the origianlly not very mighty Wittelsbacher to become Dukes as he had so much trouble with their predecessor Heinrich der Löwe from the House of Welf. But a few decades later, Ludwig der Kelheimer from the House of Wittelsbach married the widow of the count of Bogen and so this coat of arms was later inherited by his family as the sons of the count of Bogen died without having a heir. Around the same time, the once very rich counts of Andechs also died out and so the Wittelsbacher managed to become more and more powerful.

  • @o.h.w.6638
    @o.h.w.6638 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My father is from Germany but said he is actually Prussian 🤔 and his dialect never sounded like other Germans and I never knew why this was so confusing as a child. 🥴 Now I understand. Thanks!

    • @snesman3081
      @snesman3081 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There are several dialects. Almost 16

  • @mikesaunders4775
    @mikesaunders4775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    A very well told portrait of an ancient region and its origins.

    • @elonmush4793
      @elonmush4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's worth noting that there were people living in Bavaria before ancient times. But I assume they were not considered Bavarians yet.

  • @27p
    @27p 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome video, thanks for taking the time to make it. I agree with why someone said: BAVARIAN 1st, EUROPEAN 2nd

  • @elainemurphy611
    @elainemurphy611 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for this!!! Helps before diving deeper into ancestral history!

  • @jayvongay1631
    @jayvongay1631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for making this! It really helped me with my german essay!

  • @smasherloff9764
    @smasherloff9764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    In the region of the Bavarian Forest (near Passau) and Böhmen (Czech Republic) lived a old tribe called the Bajuwaren, which trained roman horse soldiers in the Castel in Passau. This tribe together with the tribe you named made the Bavarian ethnicity after the romans.

  • @Stauanjaga
    @Stauanjaga 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I'm from Bavaria

  • @markncl100
    @markncl100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thoroughly interesting, educational and enthralling.

  • @user-ry9zd7fq5t
    @user-ry9zd7fq5t 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great videos, keep it up!

  • @wiimooden
    @wiimooden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great Vid! You've earned a sub.

  • @MR-wh6ji
    @MR-wh6ji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    Gott mit dir du Land der Bayern! 🔷🔷🔷

    • @artificialgravitas8954
      @artificialgravitas8954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NRW first

    • @mr.charlesbukowski3388
      @mr.charlesbukowski3388 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      deutsche Erde, Vaterland 🔷🔷🔷

    • @jordvn.exe_
      @jordvn.exe_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kos d' Boariš?

    • @Berzelmayr
      @Berzelmayr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wir hatten damals noch "Heimaterde, Vaterland" i.d. Schule gelernt (ironischerweise bei einem ursprünglich aus Ostpreußen stammenden Lehrer).

    • @John_Smith76
      @John_Smith76 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Franken vor Bayern.

  • @DrSkullhedface
    @DrSkullhedface 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this!
    Going down the Bavarian rabbit hole now!

  • @erichfeit7779
    @erichfeit7779 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you! That was very interesting and helpful!! Erich from New Zealand

  • @TuatagaloaTeo
    @TuatagaloaTeo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had been to a number of key places in Europe previously and loved it. I ended up going there, as I was best man at a wedding. I found it amazing...I didn't have any expectations, so it was a huge surprise...heading back there again soon...all the way from Australia.

  • @_MC529
    @_MC529 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Celtic Boii😂 sorry, I just had to laugh
    Greetings from Middle Franconia in Bavaria😉

    • @jonik965
      @jonik965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ha, servus, bin auch aus mittlfranken

    • @julek4248
      @julek4248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ich bin auch aus Mittelfranken

    • @_MC529
      @_MC529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Tim Eichelberger Jaaaaaaawohl!
      Zeit für eine Pilgerfahrt!

  • @Ammmssk
    @Ammmssk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video!!

  • @mariaaraullo7273
    @mariaaraullo7273 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i enjoyed the video, truly informative

  • @silvialittlewolf
    @silvialittlewolf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As a Bavarian (from the Upper Palatinate), I thank you for this very interesting summary!

  • @FSuixo
    @FSuixo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great video. I always wonder: what software do you use to make this presentations? With the hand drawing thingy

  • @luisortizgervasi3820
    @luisortizgervasi3820 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent...¡ Clear and didactic. Many thanks

  • @geesonnit
    @geesonnit 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My 2nd Great Grandmother Caterine Glatbach born 1869, wartenberg. Interesting to find out a little history on where she came from!

  • @kaloarepo288
    @kaloarepo288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    There was a very close connection between the Agilolfing dynasty that ruled Bavaria as suzerains of the Merovingian Franks,with the Germanic people called the Lombards who occupied most of northern Italy starting in the 500's A.D.Actually a branch of the Agilolfings ruled as kings of the Lombards(or Longobards) in Italy.The capital of the Lombard kingdom was Pavia near Milan and one of the most famous rulers was queen Theodolinda whose tomb is located in a church in Monza,Italy also near Milan.During this period many Bavarians migrated to the Lombard territories in Italy so that many of the people of the Veneto region in northeast Italy(the area around Venice) would have Bavarian ancestry.Many of the Bavarian-Lombard kings had names that would sound familiar to modern Italians -e.g.Garibald was one of these kings -and that is almost precisely the name of the liberator of modern Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi!The great Anglo-German composer George Frederick Handel wrote an opera called "Rodelinda" whose main heroine of the title was queen of the Lomabards.

    • @margaritaregler2859
      @margaritaregler2859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right. There are also still some villages in Frioli (Friaul) where the Bavarian dialect is still inexistence. I, as coming from Altbayern and with a degree in history, appreciate your comment.

    • @kaloarepo288
      @kaloarepo288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@margaritaregler2859 Good to hear from you -I'm originally Italian from a small town in the province of Treviso and have read a book on the history of our town and this book outlines how the people are descended from Longobards(Lombards) and their allies the Bavarians who moved in following the Gothic wars of the sixth century A.D.Many of the place names are Germanic in origin e.g.Vedelago from German meaning wide lake and many people in the area are very blonde including my mother who people always thought was a German but she was 100%Italian!.You are correct about Friuli (Forum Julii)as this area was the first dukedom set up when Longabards crossed over into Italy with their capital being Cividale del Friuli -there are many remains from the Longobard era in this small city.Besides the main Longobard kingdom whose capital was Pavia there were also other dukedoms deep in south Italy like the dukedom of Spoleto and that oBenevento near Naples.During the Dark Ages Italy was actually called "Longobardia" even by the Arabs.Many Italian surnames reveal Longobard origin -e.g. words starting with gh or gu -originally the German letterW -the great poet Dante Alighieri descended from Lombards as did the great saint/philosopher Thomas Aquinas and I have already mentioned the liberator of Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi -he had red hair!Any surnames with bald or prand(e.g.Aliprandi) all reveal Longobard/Bavarian heritage.

    • @margaritaregler2859
      @margaritaregler2859 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kaloarepo288 Mille Grazie, Signore! I treasure your answer and will use it for more research and study. I am "tickled pink" about Thomas Aquinas since he is my hero. (I am a third order Dominican)There is a video (in German - maybe from Bayerischer Rundfunk) where they visit a town in Frioli and explore the Bavarian roots. I hope you find it - I think, I saw it a year ago. Habedere!

    • @carolleenkelmann3829
      @carolleenkelmann3829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@margaritaregler2859 hahahaha. Ick haba die Ehre auch.

  • @DJ_Wrath46
    @DJ_Wrath46 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I have 2 sides that are presumed from Bavaria. Mom’s side of the family were “Jung” and my dads side were “Steiner” both have Bavarian origins, it’s cool to look back on that area’s history to see maybe a tiny glimpse of what my ancestors saw

  • @stefanfeigl3847
    @stefanfeigl3847 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very sophisticated. I´m bavarian, and my family has been living here ( around starnberger see ) for centuries ... thank you !

  • @adammoore7554
    @adammoore7554 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done!

  • @millersimon6655
    @millersimon6655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I started to do research on the history of Bavaria after discovering the history of King Ludwig the Second and the castle of Neuschwanstein, this is my favorite Land I think !
    From France :)

  • @zimjo6991
    @zimjo6991 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Greetings from Augsburg btw, one of the oldest cities of Germany

  • @pasta248
    @pasta248 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video :)

  • @michaelc5152
    @michaelc5152 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't know anything about Bavaria except that they made pretty fucking great cars until I saw this video. Thanks!

  • @geitenkaas2600
    @geitenkaas2600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    60K subs!

  • @22vx
    @22vx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    searched "what is bavaria"
    found this excellent video
    thanx very much -subbed

  • @luizagoedert8650
    @luizagoedert8650 ปีที่แล้ว

    really cool!! nice job!! :)

  • @Siegbert85
    @Siegbert85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Some clarification on East-Francia and the Holy Roman Empire. One didn't replace the other. East Francia (later called the kingdom of Germany) kept being a nominal kingdom for the entirety of the HRE's existence. Italy was also a kingdom within the HRE but Bavaria was firmly placed within the German kingdom despite at times reaching as far South as the Adriatic Sea.
    Also, you could say that Bavaria had been a (sub)kingdom during Carolingian times as well. Some kings, most notably Louis the German were titles "king of the Bavarians". That title wasn't kept up though.

  • @compasscreations4436
    @compasscreations4436 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Working on my German travel videos currently I wish I had this information before I went!!!

  • @Ammmssk
    @Ammmssk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Continue making history videos!! Specially about topics that are not covered on TH-cam,

  • @zachariahjohn4040
    @zachariahjohn4040 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. My family was from Gottshee Austria.

  • @informativechunks957
    @informativechunks957 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very good video !!! :)

  • @gersainc.
    @gersainc. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hmmm...Bavaria sounds like a magical place!

  • @tillamelung3491
    @tillamelung3491 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Not 100% correct but I like that you pointed out „bavarians first, germans second“ 🤗

    • @untergehermuc
      @untergehermuc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Quatsch. Wir Bayern fühlen uns immer noch von Ludwig II. verraten, dass er Bayern 1871 dem deutschen Reiche untergeordnet hat. Wir sind Bayern, keine Deutsche!

    • @untergehermuc
      @untergehermuc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      HÄRESIE!

    • @sphby
      @sphby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Lebensweisen

    • @drehkreuz5730
      @drehkreuz5730 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@untergehermuc
      Deutsch ist eine Sammelbezeichnung für alle Deutschsprachigen Völker, also Schwaben, Frisen, Sachsen, und auch für die Bayern. Deutsch hat eigentlich nichts mit der Bundesrepublik zu tun, somit seit ihr schon Deutsche, aber wenn ihr euch unbedingt von der Bundesrepublik distanzieren wollt...

    • @untergehermuc
      @untergehermuc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Drehkreuz 57
      Sind für dich dann auch die Schweizer und Österreicher und Liechtensteiner Deutsche? Die werden dir auf die Mütze hauen ;)

  • @janoon09
    @janoon09 ปีที่แล้ว

    And the Bavarian anthem in the backround♥ Love that detail

  • @GerLeahy
    @GerLeahy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Facinating. Wonderful part of the World.

  • @globus3671
    @globus3671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Saxony and Thuringia call them self “Free state” as well.

    • @NexusCreativity
      @NexusCreativity 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The funny thing is they dont know what it actually means or purposefully misrepresent it.
      It is a term for a federal state that had detroned its monarchy at the time of restructuring into the german federal state. NOT that they enjoy or are anything special.

    • @AuruGames
      @AuruGames 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And on a smaller scale the Free (and hanseatic) Cities of Bremen and Hamburg, but since those cities are states in there own right...the free aspect may come from a different angel.

    • @NexusCreativity
      @NexusCreativity 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AuruGames It refers to free itys (not under a feudal lord) in the Holy Roman Empire. Theyjust kept that

    • @AuruGames
      @AuruGames 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NexusCreativity I know, just like Lübeck or Rostock...but now a days it may very well mean that, right? ;)

    • @elonmush4793
      @elonmush4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Free state is not a special title, it's just a German word for "republic", any state without monarchy (freier Staat). Some states used
      Freistaat back in the day while others used Republik with a -k.

  • @preetikushwa7032
    @preetikushwa7032 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm 5th.Awesome video!.The number of internet users is on the rise in India, You should do a video about India, " the richest nation of the world till 1757 A.D" ( Use a Catchy title like this ) , to attract more Indian viewers, that could definitely give your channel a boost. Good luck!.

    • @preetikushwa7032
      @preetikushwa7032 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Swapn Lok no india was the richest nation right from 1 A.D. to 1700 A.D. China did became the biggest economy when the British east india company took control of India, and destroyed several industries like the textile industry, but it was for a very short period of time. I am not saying this thing, ' The Economist ' is saying this.

    • @artificialgravitas8954
      @artificialgravitas8954 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Swapn Lok The Mauryan Empire got close... in 250 BC

  • @namenamename390
    @namenamename390 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I love that you can feel the pain he's having when he's pronouncing the german city names. It's also quite funny for someone who knows how to pronounce these names.

    • @carolleenkelmann3829
      @carolleenkelmann3829 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had a neighbor with the family name printed above the doorbell : Haunschild. My English eyes saw it always as Hauns - child when in actual fact it is Haun-schild. The adjustment on the run is difficult.

  • @justbored9931
    @justbored9931 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    trying to learn about my heritage, my great grandma tells us we come from bavaria. Pretty cool to learn about!

  • @tenkaikagaya
    @tenkaikagaya 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video overall, and I know you were trying to cover a lot, but I really feel that you probably could have addressed the relationship between Bavaria and the Palatinate, considering the rivalry among the dynastic branches, and the ambitions of each house.

    • @Domhangairt
      @Domhangairt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The senior line of the Wittelsbach family died out, and was replaced by the Zweibrucken line who still represent the Bavarian monarchy today.

  • @joshi3334
    @joshi3334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Actually there are more free states:
    Bavaria (obviously)
    Saxony
    and Thuringia

    • @artificialgravitas8954
      @artificialgravitas8954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Free Bratwursts?

    • @elonmush4793
      @elonmush4793 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Fun fact; Free state is not a special title, that's a popular misconception. Freistaat is just a German word for the latin "republic", meaning a state without monarchy (freier Staat). Some German states used Freistaat back in the day while others used Republik (with a K)

    • @smoke_bro3051
      @smoke_bro3051 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@elonmush4793 übrigens bayern hat den titel freistaat deshalb weil bayern nach der deutschen gründung mehr rechte zu gesprochen kam

  • @Duececoupe
    @Duececoupe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome!! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻😎

  • @XX-gy7ue
    @XX-gy7ue 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    PLEASE MAKE YOUR BRILLIANT VIDEOS LONGER ! GIVE ALL THE DETAILS YOU HAVE , AND LET THE STORY LEAD WHERE IT WILL ! YOU PRESENT THE INFORMATION VERY WELL , AND THE MATERIAL IS INCREDIBLY INTERESTING ! - MORE ON GERMANY , ITALY AND THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE WOULD BE EXTREMELY NICE OF YOU ! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THESE VIDEOS !

  • @thesljivo4101
    @thesljivo4101 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    There are 3 free states in Germany: Bavaria, Thuringia and Saxony

  • @aragorn7184
    @aragorn7184 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Really nice video! Just one point though: when you talk about the Napoleonic era you mention that Bavaria passed Tyrol to Austria; it should be mentioned however that Tyrol was a historical land of the Hapsburg crown since at least the XIV century, having passed from the Mainardin dynasty to the Hapsburg in 1370-something. Tyrol was then briefly passed to Bavaria by Napoleon and then quickly passed back to Austria after the whole Napoleonic experiment went to shit :)

  • @PolishPilot17
    @PolishPilot17 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    YEEEEEEE NICE VIDEO

  • @andrewDaMack
    @andrewDaMack ปีที่แล้ว

    Well done.

  • @robertnewsom1369
    @robertnewsom1369 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nice video. Possibly add a bit about the Danube being the northern frontier of the Roman Empire - parts of modern Bavaria were Roman and parts of modern Bavaria were Germanic.

  • @runi5413
    @runi5413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I thought this video was gonna be about BEER 🍺😅🍺

  • @sabrinanascimento5248
    @sabrinanascimento5248 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting.

  • @learningoldgermaniclanguages
    @learningoldgermaniclanguages 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wonderful video. Yeah, the Bavarians between 8th century to 10th century spoke Old Bavarian. Before that, they spoke Proto-West-Germanic.

  • @kyanhowe8777
    @kyanhowe8777 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The Wittelsbachs were also prince electors before the ones in Bavaria as the electors or the palatinate on the Rhine.

  • @Dolafw
    @Dolafw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Nicely done. Just one thing: Saxony (Sachsen) also calls itself „Freestate“ (Freistaat)

  • @Tainalvesdam
    @Tainalvesdam 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is great

  • @joseignaciocastrovonrodrig5613
    @joseignaciocastrovonrodrig5613 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Long life to the Bavarian Kingdom!
    Respect, lots of love and greetings to all brave and smart Bavarians, from a one-day-sort-of-may-become king of Sanscricia [currently, Costa Rica].
    I do know a little bit of Standard German, but I must, very embarassed, admit that I haven't ever come across any Bavarian language [it's not a dialect of Standard German!] learning resources and anyway, I wouldn't have anyone to practice it with [I learn mostly by reading and writing].

  • @johnys2417
    @johnys2417 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Nobody in franconia would call themself a bavarian

    • @MR-wh6ji
      @MR-wh6ji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ich schon

    • @f.k.1484
      @f.k.1484 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Facts. Noone likes Bavarians.

    • @artificialgravitas8954
      @artificialgravitas8954 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@f.k.1484 The Austrians

    • @artificialgravitas8954
      @artificialgravitas8954 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      A result of the HRE I guess, any regional Independence might itself suffer from splintering off

    • @user-pw5rp4qt1o
      @user-pw5rp4qt1o 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      doch

  • @lysimaquetokmok6755
    @lysimaquetokmok6755 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Just one thing , Napoleon was not in charge of "Rhine Army" that enter in Bavaria, it was Moreau and Jourdan. Napoleon commanded Army of Italy.
    And sad you didnt speak about Spanish Sucession war where Bavaria was involved a lot.
    But cool video.

  • @HolyShitNew
    @HolyShitNew 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very nice
    I am a new sub

  • @mtlicq
    @mtlicq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    YES please ! Do Hessen ! Very very very interesting place, where there was a majory Napoleonic battle that got Napolean the chance to drive towards Russia, the place where Dutch/Holland prince and others move to, and for just a moment, established a liberal democracy in 1848 complete with the "Black-Red-Gold" flag that is today's flag of Germany, that was about DEMOCRACY similar to post ww2 variety, and currently is the heart of economic activity, the richest province

  • @AlexS-oj8qf
    @AlexS-oj8qf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wasn't the blue and white pattern comes from the Nordheimer family of Bavaria and the Wittelsbach only adopt it later when they moved their seat to München from Wittelsbach Castle to strengthen their claim to the territory??

  • @Ynysmydwr
    @Ynysmydwr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If and when the UK quits the European Union the geographical centre of the EU will shift 80 km eastwards (to the village of Gädheim) but will still be in Bavaria ...well, Franconia, anyway :)

  • @thedotgamer9592
    @thedotgamer9592 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You need more subs

  • @linajurgensen4698
    @linajurgensen4698 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Pls make brief history of Schleswig-Holstein! The most northern part in Germany... we may not be big, but we exist!😊

    • @FeelingShred
      @FeelingShred 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a person living in a distant country, it's fascinating and intriguing to study about this. In general (using generalizations, yes) would you say people from your region are more Friendly-but-Deceitful or more Reserved-but-Trustworthy?

  • @dosir689
    @dosir689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Great video! A little correction, though: Saxony (Sachsen) and Thuringia (Thueringen) are also “free states” (Freistaaten) since the German reunion. ;)

    • @NexusCreativity
      @NexusCreativity 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The funny thing is they dont know what it actually means or purposefully misrepresent it.
      It is a term for a federal state that had detroned its monarchy at the time of restructuring into the german federal state. NOT that they enjoy or are anything special.

  • @666rsrs
    @666rsrs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i'm kind of astonished that you didn't mention the palatinate once, considering that they were the other big wittelsbach power in the hre and that bavaria fell under a personal union in 1777. all bavarian kings were palatinate.

  • @tadech72
    @tadech72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love to see a video about my homestate

    • @fatmirgashi2647
      @fatmirgashi2647 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So, you know more about your hometown now than befor... Smile.

    • @tadech72
      @tadech72 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fatmirgashi2647 I knew most of the things in the video, but I also learned something

    • @fatmirgashi2647
      @fatmirgashi2647 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Geeh, scham di net... Blos die Löwen san die Pfälzer Löwen..., wast scho ge. Pfiti du Scherzkeks... Habediere.

    • @margaritaregler2859
      @margaritaregler2859 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fatmirgashi2647 Dees hoast Habedere! Please, look at reputable German sites! Mia braucha koane deppatn Ami damit ma unsre eigne Gschicht keenaleana. Hams den dees in da Schui net gleand?

  • @RubBH
    @RubBH 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Do Bohemia please :)