Bavaria (Bayern), Germany Genealogy

Back toGermany

Bavaria (German: Bayern) named for a Teutonic tribe, the Baiovarii, who defeated the Romans and settled among the Romano-Celtic peoples of the area around the 6th Century of the common era (CE). The Duchy of Bavaria dates back to 562 CE and its ally, Napoleon, elevated it to a kingdom (German: Königreich Bayern) through the Treaty of Pressburg in 1805. After the collapse of the German Reich st the end of World War I it briefly became a Republic and in 1919 a German state. In 1949, Bavaria became a German federal province.

Getting started in Bavarian research
(Add text and/or an image here)

What are you looking for?
(Add text and/or an image here)

Research Tools

 * Websites


 * Death notices for the city of Würzburg can be found at this link. These are called the Würzburger Totenzettel.


 * Research Strategies for Bayern

Jurisdictions and Records
(Your text or images here)