like Swabia and Franconia. Ideally, "Baiern" would be a logical term for the present Altbayern, but since there is no difference in sound between the words "Baiern" and "Bayern" and these can be confused in writing, the term "Altbayern" is used.

The Franconian and Swabian territories were not merged into the Kingdom of Bavaria until the German mediatisation, and the 1815 Congress of Vienna, hence they still