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Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

1724 - 1799

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria is the 3,719th most popular politician (down from 3,263rd in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 117th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Belgian Politician.

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, is most famous for being the last elector of Bavaria, and for being the first ruler of Bavaria to abdicate his throne.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria ranks 3,719 out of 19,576. Before him are William Barr, Rudolf Kjellén, Herod II, Emperor Go-Nara, Antipater the Idumaean, and Pridi Banomyong. After him are Ahmet Davutoğlu, Raymond of Poitiers, Leopold VI, Duke of Austria, Andrew Dickson White, Fanny Elssler, and Hans-Georg von Friedeburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1724, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria ranks 6. Before him are Immanuel Kant, Maria Amalia of Saxony, John Michell, Cao Xueqin, and Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock. After him are Louise of Great Britain, Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach, Peter von Biron, and Princess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. Among people deceased in 1799, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria ranks 13. Before him are Lazzaro Spallanzani, Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Tipu Sultan, Victoire of France, and Heshen. After him are Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Jean-François Marmontel, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Jan Ingenhousz, Jean-Charles de Borda, and Étienne-Louis Boullée.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria ranks 127 out of 1,190. Before him are Paul Deschanel (1855), Jacques Arcadelt (1507), Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522), Frans Snyders (1579), Catharina van Hemessen (1528), and David Teniers the Younger (1610). After him are Jacob Le Maire (1585), Godfried Danneels (1933), Gertrude of Nivelles (626), Godfrey I, Count of Louvain (1060), Siger of Brabant (1240), and Joseph Plateau (1801).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria ranks 39. Before him are Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), Anne of France (1461), Guy Verhofstadt (1953), Elio Di Rupo (1951), Paul Deschanel (1855), and Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522). After him are Jacob Le Maire (1585), Ambiorix (-100), Charles Michel (1975), Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330), Ermengarde of Hesbaye (778), and Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673).

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