Principality/Margraviate of Bayreuth
State of the Holy Roman Empire (1398-1791)
Location: Southeast Germany
Capital City: Kulmbach (1398-1604), Bayreuth (1604-1791)
Government type: Monarchy
Main languages: German
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1398: Oberland district of the Burgraviate of Nuremberg separated as a Margraviate
1639-1648: Occupied by Sweden
1791: Annexed to Prussia
Note: Sources give the name of the state as both Principality and Margraviate, the titles seem to have been used interchangably and sometimes together as Prince-Margrave. The state is often called "Brandenburg-Bayreuth" since it was often either in personal or dynastic unions with Brandenburg.
Currency
Thaler (1437-1791)
1 Thaler = 24 Groschen = 28 Schilling = 60 Kreuzer = 240 Pfennig = 480 Heller • 1 Ducat = 2 Thaler
Coins from Bayreuth in the collection
•1 Heller, 1751 (Margrave Friedrich (1735-1763), copper, KM#205)