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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.
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Maximilian I was the duke of Bavaria from 1597 and elector from 1623, a champion of the Roman Catholic side during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48). After a strict Jesuit education and a fact-finding trip to Bohemia and Italy, Maximilian succeeded to the ducal throne on his father’s abdication in.
May 23, 2024 · Maximilian I (born May 27, 1756, Mannheim, Palatinate [Germany]—died October 13, 1825, Munich, Bavaria) was the last Wittelsbach prince-elector of Bavaria (1799–1806) and first king of Bavaria (1806–25).
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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 of Bavaria: The Great Elector. The reign of Maximilian I in many ways marks the start of a new era in the history of Bavaria. When he came to power in 1597, he inhertied...
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In 1621, Frederick V, Elector Palatine was put under the imperial ban for his role in the Bohemian Revolt against Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, and the electoral dignity and territory of the Upper Palatinate was conferred upon his loyal cousin, Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria.
Maximilian I, (born April 17, 1573, Munich—died Sept. 27, 1651, Ingolstadt, Bavaria), Duke of Bavaria (1597–1651) and elector from 1623. Succeeding his father as duke, he restored the duchy to solvency, revised the law code, and built an effective army.
