RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Maximilian Henry of Bavaria

1621 - 1688

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Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (German: Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern: 8 October 1621 – 3 June 1688) was the third son and fourth child of Albert VI, Duke of Bavaria, and his wife, Mechthilde von Leuchtenberg. In 1650, he was named Archbishop-Elector of Cologne, Bishop of Hildesheim and Bishop of Liège succeeding his uncle, Ferdinand of Bavaria. He worked throughout his career with the French to limit the authority of the Holy Roman Emperor, and participated in the Franco-Dutch War on the opposite side from the Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maximilian Henry of Bavaria is the 1,891st most popular religious figure (down from 1,643rd in 2019), the 2,815th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,629th in 2019) and the 70th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria ranks 1,891 out of 3,187Before him are Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi, Francesco Montenegro, Carlo Furno, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Juraj Križanić, and Alexandrina of Balazar. After him are Luigi Sturzo, Giovanni Battista Scalabrini, James Alberione, John Gualbert, José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, and Giacomo Antonelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1621, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria ranks 11Before him are Thomas Willis, Petar Zrinski, Guru Tegh Bahadur, Allaert van Everdingen, Leonora Christina Ulfeldt, and Gerbrand van den Eeckhout. After him are Isaac van Ostade, Shi Lang, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Jan Baptist Weenix, Matthew Locke, and Andrew Marvell. Among people deceased in 1688, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria ranks 13Before him are Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Narai, Philip de Koninck, Constantine Phaulkon, Philippe Quinault, and Abraham Duquesne. After him are François Bernier, Antoine Furetière, Marcantonio Giustinian, Bohuslav Balbín, Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and Ralph Cudworth.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria ranks 2,816 out of 7,253Before him are Susan Blakely (1948), Amitai Etzioni (1929), Gerd Faltings (1954), Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich (1871), Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1886), and Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1676). After him are Johann Kremer (1883), Ludwig von Reuter (1869), Rudolf II, Duke of Saxe-Wittenberg (1307), Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1893), Judith of Thuringia (1135), and Erwin Jaenecke (1890).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Maximilian Henry of Bavaria ranks 70Before him are Josef Frings (1887), Poppo von Osterna (1200), Adolf Bertram (1859), Herman I of Baden (1040), Ignaz von Döllinger (1799), and Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich (960). After him are Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644), Willigis (940), Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg (1664), Karl Lehmann (1936), Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1671), and Jacob, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1407).