Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

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Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria was a powerful early 17th-century German prince of the House of Wittelsbach, noted for leading the Catholic League during the Thirty Years' War and significantly shaping the political and religious landscape of the Holy Roman Empire.

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instanceOf Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
German prince ⓘ
human ⓘ
member of the House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
alliedWith Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II ⓘ
burialPlace Theatinerkirche, Munich ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1573-04-17 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1651-09-27 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Ingolstadt ⓘ
elevationToElector 1623 ⓘ
era Early modern period ⓘ
father William V, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
givenName Maximilian ⓘ
knownFor centralization of Bavarian state power ⓘ
conservative and absolutist domestic policies ⓘ
promotion of Counter-Reformation ⓘ
memberOf House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
mother Renata of Lorraine ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
notableAchievement acquisition of the Upper Palatinate ⓘ
leading role in the Catholic League during the Thirty Years' War ⓘ
strengthening of Catholicism in Bavaria ⓘ
temporary acquisition of the electoral dignity of the Palatinate ⓘ
notableWork reorganization of Bavarian administration and finances ⓘ
opposedTo Frederick V, Elector Palatine ⓘ
Protestant Union ⓘ
participantIn Catholic League military campaigns ⓘ
Thirty Years' War ⓘ
placeOfBirth Munich ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ingolstadt ⓘ
positionHeld Archsteward of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
Prince-elector of Bavaria ⓘ
leader of the Catholic League ⓘ
predecessor William V, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfBavariaFrom 1597 ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfBavariaTo 1651 ⓘ
reignEnd 1651 ⓘ
reignStart 1597 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Munich Residenz ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Elisabeth of Lorraine ⓘ
Maria Anna of Austria ⓘ
successor Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ

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Frederick V, Elector Palatine → successor → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria → father → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria → predecessor → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) → foundedBy → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Catholic League (Holy Roman Empire) → leader → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
House of Wittelsbach → producedOfficeHolder → Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Catholic League → foundedBy → Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Catholic League → leader → Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Catholic League → hasCommander → Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Catholic League → significantFigure → Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly → employer → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly → servedUnder → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria → father → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Elector of Bavaria → electoralRankGrantedTo → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Elector of Bavaria → officeHolder → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Mariensäule (Munich) → erectedBy → Elector Maximilian I of Bavaria ⓘ
subject linked to: Mariensäule (Marian Column)
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus of Bavaria → father → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Ferdinand Maria → father → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Ferdinand Maria → succeeded → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Duke of Bavaria → positionHeldBy → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
St. Michael's Church, Munich → burialSiteOf → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Maria Anna of Bavaria → sibling → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Tilly → servedUnder → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Imperial ban against Frederick V → beneficiaryOfConfiscatedLands → Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Imperial ban against Frederick V → beneficiaryOfElectoralDignity → Maximilian I, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Imperial ban against Frederick V → relatedToPerson → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Imperial military operations under Emperor Ferdinand II → commander → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Catholic League army → commander → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Catholic League army → sponsoredBy → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Frederick V, Elector Palatine → successor → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (as Elector Palatine, de facto) ⓘ
linked to: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Renata of Lorraine → child → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
William V, Duke of Bavaria → child → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
William V, Duke of Bavaria → successor → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
William V, Duke of Bavaria → abdicatedInFavorOf → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Franz von Mercy → servedUnder → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Hubert Gerhard → employer → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau → conflictWith → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Bavarian-Imperial army → commander → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Adelheid of Bavaria → father → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Catholic League of German Princes → foundedBy → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Catholic League of German Princes → leader → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Age of Religious Wars → hasSignificantFigure → Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ