Search results
Maximilian I Joseph (German: Maximilian I. Joseph; 27 May 1756 – 13 October 1825) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, prince-elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1806, then King of Bavaria (as Maximilian I Joseph) from 1806 to 1825.
- Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian was a capable monarch who, by overcoming the...
- Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15...
- Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian was a capable monarch who, by overcoming the feudal rights of the local estates ( Landstände ), laid the foundations for absolutist rule in Bavaria. A devout Catholic, he was one of the leading proponents of the Counter-Reformation and founder of the Catholic League of Imperial Princes.
- 15 October 1597 – 25 February 1623
- Renata of Lorraine
People also ask
Who was Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria?
Who was the king of Bavaria?
Who was Maximilian Joseph?
Who was Maximilian I?
Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings of Bavaria, [1] and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music.
- 4 December 1808
- Wittelsbach
The new Bavarian ruler and his minister Maximilian von Montgelas were well prepared for both of these problems. As regards its foreign policy, Bavaria fully sided with France in 1805. Bavaria was made a kingdom as a token of its allegiance. The French emperor Napoleon named Max Joseph king. This increase in rank gave Max greater political freedom.
King Maximilian I of Bavaria. (1756 –1825) was prince-elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1805, King of Bavaria (as Maximilian I) from 1805 to 1825. Born in Schwetzingen – between Heidelberg and Mannheim – Maximilian Joseph took service in 1777 as a colonel in the French army and rose rapidly to the rank of major ...
Maximilian I Joseph was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, prince-elector of Bavaria from 1799 to 1806, then King of Bavaria from 1806 to 1825. He was a member of the House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach.
Dec 10, 2014 · From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. English: Maximilian I (also known as Maximilian Joseph) (May 27, 1756 – October 13, 1825) was en:prince-elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1805, king of Bavaria (as Maximilian I) from 1805 to 1825.
