What is Duchy of Bavaria?
{{Infobox country |native_name = {{native name|de|Herzogtum Bayern}}<br/>{{native name|la|Ducatus Bavariae}} |conventional_long_name = Duchy of Bavaria |common_name = Bavaria |era = Medieval Europe |status = Duchy |empire = Holy Roman Empire |status_text = [[Stem duchy]] and vassal of the [[Merovingian]]s (the so-called ''older'' stem duchy) <small>(c. 555–788)</small><br />[[Direct rule]] under the [[Carolingian]]s, as [[List of rulers of Bavaria|Kings of Bavaria]] <small>(788–843)</small><br />Stem duchy of [[East Francia]] and the [[Kingdom of Germany]] (the so-called ''younger'' stem duchy) <small>(843–962)</small><br />[[Imperial State|State]] of the [[Holy Roman Empire]] <small>(from 962)</small> |government_type = Feudal monarchy |today = Germany<br />Austria<br />Italy<br />Slovenia |year_start = c. 555 |year_end = 1623 | |event_start = [[Garibald I of Bavaria|Garibald I]] as vassal of the [[Merovingian]]s, first documented duke |event1 = Directly ruled part of the [[Carolingian Empire]] |date_event1 = 788 |event2 = Margrave [[Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria|Arnulf]]<br />assumed ducal title |date_event2 = 907 |event3 = [[Duchy of Carinthia|Carinthia]] split off |date_event3 = 976 |event4 = [[Duchy of Austria|Austria]] [[Privilegium Minus|split off]] |date_event4 = 1156 |event5 = To [[House of Wittelsbach]] |date_event5 = 1180 |event6 = First [[Partition (politics)|partition]] |date_event6 = 1255 |event7 = [[Albert IV of Bavaria|Reunification]] |date_event7 = 1503 |event_end = Raised to [[Electorate of Bavaria|Electorate]] | |p1 = East Francia |p2 = Bavaria-Munich |flag_p2 = Banner of Bavaria-München.svg |s1 = Electorate of Bavaria |flag_s1 = Electoral Standard of Bavaria (1623-1806).svg |s2 = Margraviate of Austria |image_s2 = [[File:CoA Lower Austria.svg|20px|link=]] |s3 = Prince-Bishopric of Brixen |image_s3 = [[File:Wappen Bistum Brixen.png|20px|link=]] |s4 = Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg |image_s4 = [[File:Wappen Bistum