passed to the Palatinate-Sulzbach line of the Wittelsbach dynasty. Charles Theodor of the Sulzbach line was a descendant of Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach, a brother of Wolfgang Wilhelm. House of Palatinate-Sulzbach Charles Theodore, 1742–99 (Elector Palatine from 1742, Elector of Bavaria from 1777) House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Maximilian Joseph, 1799-1808, (Elector of Bavaria from 1799) See also Palatinate References 1505 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1808 disestablishments in Germany States and territories established in 1505 History of the Palatinate (region) Lists of monarchs Bavarian Circle