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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Origin as medieval town=== | ===Origin as medieval town=== | ||
The year [[1158]] is assumed to be the foundation date, which is only the earliest date the city is mentioned in a document. The document was signed in | The year [[1158]] is assumed to be the foundation date, which is only the earliest date the city is mentioned in a document. The document was signed in {{WL2|en:Augsburg|Augsburg}}. By that time the Guelph Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria, had built a bridge over the river Isar next to a settlement of Benedictine monks—this was on the Old Salt Route and a toll bridge. | ||
In [[1175]], Munich was officially granted city status and received fortification. In 1180, with the trial of Henry the Lion, Otto I Wittelsbach became Duke of Bavaria and Munich was handed over to the Bishop of [[Freising]]. (Wittelsbach's heirs, the [[Wittelsbacher|Wittelsbach dynasty]], would rule Bavaria until 1918.) In [[1240]], Munich was transferred to Otto II Wittelsbach and in 1255, when the [[Herzogtum Bayern|Duchy of Bavaria]] was split in two parts, Munich became the ducal residence of [[Oberbayern|Upper Bavaria]]. | In [[1175]], Munich was officially granted city status and received fortification. In 1180, with the trial of Henry the Lion, Otto I Wittelsbach became Duke of Bavaria and Munich was handed over to the Bishop of [[Freising]]. (Wittelsbach's heirs, the [[Wittelsbacher|Wittelsbach dynasty]], would rule Bavaria until 1918.) In [[1240]], Munich was transferred to Otto II Wittelsbach and in 1255, when the [[Herzogtum Bayern|Duchy of Bavaria]] was split in two parts, Munich became the ducal residence of [[Oberbayern|Upper Bavaria]]. |
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