How did Kurt Eisner end the Wittelsbach dynasty in 1918?

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Bavaria Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany.

In November 1918, Kurt Eisner, a German socialist journalist and leader of the Independent Social Democratic Party, successfully organized a revolution that overthrew the monarchy in Bavaria.1

Following a period of widespread unrest and the formation of workers' and soldiers' councils in various German cities, Eisner led the movement in Munich that resulted in the proclamation of a "democratic and socialist Republic of Bavaria" on the night of November 7–8, 1918. This revolutionary act effectively ended the rule of the Wittelsbach dynasty, which had long governed the region. Following the collapse of the monarchy, Eisner became the first prime minister and minister of foreign affairs of the newly established republic.231