Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria [SEP] noble family
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the House of Wittelsbach and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music. He is most famous today as the father of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi") and great-grandfather of King Leopold III of Belgium.
Life.
Maximilian Joseph was born at Bamberg, the only son of Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786–1837
Nov 1685; resigned 29 Sep 1694)
- John Francis Eckher of Kapfing and Liechteneck (appointed 29 Jan 1694/1695; died 23 Feb 1727)
- Cardinal John Theodore, Duke of Bavaria (succeeded 23 Feb 1727; died 27 Jan 1763)
- Clemens Wenceslaus, Duke of Saxony (appointed 18 Apr 1763; resigned 20 Aug 1768)
- Louis Joseph Freiherr of Welden on Laupheim and Hohenaltingen (appointed 23 Jan 1768; died 15 Mar 1788)
- Maximilian Prokop of Toerring-Jettenbach (appointed 26