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Maximilian II (28 November 1811 – 10 March 1864) reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864. Unlike his father, King Ludwig I, "King Max" was very popular and took a greater interest in the business of Government than in personal extravagance.
Maximilian II was the king of Bavaria from 1848 to 1864, whose attempt to create a “third force” in German affairs by an alliance of smaller states led by Bavaria, foundered on the opposition of the two dominant states, Prussia and Austria, and of the German parliament.
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Maximilian II (31 July 1527 – 12 October 1576) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death in 1576. A member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, he was crowned King of Bohemia in Prague on 14 May 1562 and elected King of Germany ( King of the Romans) on 24 November 1562.
Maximilian II Emanuel was the elector of Bavaria from 1679 and an able soldier whose quest for dynastic aggrandizement led him into a series of wars, first as an ally of the House of Habsburg, later against it, an enmity that nearly cost him his holdings.
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Maximilian II (28 November 1811 – 10 March 1864) reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864.
Max II Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach was the King of Bavaria from 1848 to 1864. He’s considered a patron of science and an early mountaineer. Despite his dedication to social activities, he wasn’t too popular with the people.
Maximilian is one of the most interesting individuals among the Habsburgs of the sixteenth century. His biography demonstrates how the efforts to preserve the Casa d’ Austria as a single dynasty began to fail in the face of the differing political realities of the Habsburg realms.
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