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Maximilian I, also called (1799–1806) as prince-elector of Bavaria Maximilian IV Joseph, (born May 27, 1756, Mannheim, Palatinate [Germany]—died October 13, 1825, Munich, Bavaria), last Wittelsbach prince-elector of Bavaria (1799–1806) and first king of Bavaria (1806–25).

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, and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music.

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 ...

Deutsch: Maximilian I. (Maria Michael Johann Baptist Franz de Paula Joseph Kaspar Ignatius Nepomuk, König von Bayern; * 27. Mai 1756 in Schwetzingen bei Mannheim; † 13. Oktober 1825 in München) war ein deutscher Fürst, erster König des Königreichs Bayern, zuvor unter dem Namen Maximilian IV.

Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death in 1519. He was never crowned by the Pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians. He proclaimed himself elected emperor in 1508 (Pope Julius II later recognized this) at Trent, thus breaking the long tradition of requiring a papal coronation for the ...

Maximilian Joseph, count von Montgelas de Garnerin, (born Sept. 10, 1759, Munich—died June 14, 1838, Munich), German statesman who developed modern Bavaria. The son of a Savoyard nobleman, Montgelas entered the service of Charles II Augustus, duke of Zweibrücken, and was from 1795 closely attached to the latter’s successor, Maximilian IV ...

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.

Maximilian I (also known as Maximilian 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 1805, king of Bavaria (as Maximilian I) from 1806 to 1825. He was a member of the House of...