3 Kreuzers - Charles Albert

Charles Albert's tenure as Elector of Bavaria was dominated by his expensive dynastic ambitions — ambitions that would eventually land him the title of Holy Roman Emperor as Charles VII in 1742, though he spent much of that reign as a fugitive from Austrian forces. These small silver issues circulated through a Bavaria perpetually strained by the costs of maintaining alliances, fielding armies, and pursuing claims that most contemporaries considered overreach. The Wittelsbach treasury was rarely flush during this window.