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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).

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 Joseph was born at Bamberg, the only son of Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786–1837) and his wife, Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg (1789-1823). On 9 September 1828, at Tegernsee , Maximilian Joseph married Princess Ludovika of Bavaria , the sixth daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria , his father's cousin.

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.

Deutsch: König Maximilian I. Joseph (1756-1825) erlangte als erster bayrischer Herrscher in den Wirren der Napoleonischen Zeit die Königskrone und war bei seinem Volke sehr beliebt. Boarisch: Maximilian I. Joseph Català: Maximilià I Josep de Baviera Čeština: Maxmilián I. Josef Bavorský Deutsch: Maximilian I. Joseph

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.

Franz Joseph was the eldest son of Archduke Francis Charles and Sophia, daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria. As his uncle Emperor Ferdinand (I) was childless, Franz Joseph was educated as his heir-presumptive. In the spring of 1848 he served with the Austrian forces in Italy, where Lombardy-Venetia, supported by King Charles Albert of Sardinia, had rebelled against Austrian rule.

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.