Bavaria-Munich (German: Bayern-München) was a duchy that was a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1392 to 1505.

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Bavaria-Munich Bayern-München (German)
1392–1505
Banner of Bavaria-Munich[1] Coat of arms of the Dukes of Bavaria-Munich
Bavaria-Munich (green) with Bavaria-Landshut (orange), Bavaria-Ingolstadt (brown) and Bavaria-Straubing (grey).
Status	Duchy
Capital	Munich 48°8′N 11°34′E
Government	Monarchy
Duke of Bavaria-Munich
• 1392–1397	Johann II, Stephen III, and Friedrich
• 1397–1438	Ernest and William III (until 1435)
• 1438–1460	Albert III
• 1460–1463	John IV and Sigismund
• 1463–1465	Sigismund
• 1465–1508	Sigismund (until 1467) and Albert IV
Historical era	Middle Ages
• Bavaria-Munich and Bavaria-Ingolstadt split off from Bavaria-Landshut	1392
• Bavaria-Munich, Bavaria-Ingolstadt, and Bavaria-Landshut divide Bavaria-Straubing	1425
• Bavaria-Dachau separates from Bavaria-Munich	3 September 1467
• Bavaria-Dachau returns to Bavaria-Munich	1 February 1501
• Reunification of the Duchy of Bavaria	30 July 1505
Preceded by Succeeded by Upper Bavaria Bavaria-Landshut Duchy of Bavaria

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After the death of Stephen II in 1375, his sons Stephen III, Frederick, and John II jointly ruled Bavaria-Landshut. After seventeen years, the brothers decided to formally divide their inheritance. John received Bavaria-Munich, Stephen received Bavaria-Ingolstadt, while Frederick kept what remained of Bavaria-Landshut. In 1429 portions of Bavaria-Straubing including the city of Straubing were united with Bavaria-Munich. The duchy existed for a little more than a hundred years before Bavaria was reunited under Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria.