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Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

1573 - 1651

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Maximilian I (17 April 1573 – 27 September 1651), occasionally called the Great, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Duke of Bavaria from 1597. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War during which he obtained the title of a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire at the 1623 Diet of Regensburg. Maximilian was a capable monarch who, by overcoming the feudal rights of the local estates (Landstände), laid the foundations for absolutist rule in Bavaria. A devout Catholic, he was one of the leading proponents of the Counter-Reformation and founder of the Catholic League of Imperial Princes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria is the 123rd most popular nobleman (down from 103rd in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from Germany (down from 471st in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Nobleman.

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, is most famous for being the first in a long line of Electors of Bavaria.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 123 out of 1,415. Before him are Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover, Caroline Matilda of Great Britain, Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Maria Alexandrovna, Miguel I of Portugal, and Caroline, Princess of Hanover. After him are William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, Ramesses VI, George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg, Jasper Tudor, Élisabeth of France, and Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1573, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 2. Before him is William Laud. After him are Simon Marius, Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, Gabrielle d'Estrées, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Inigo Jones, Ambrosius Bosschaert, George Frederick, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Jagat Gosain, and Ukita Hideie. Among people deceased in 1651, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 2. Before him is Kösem Sultan. After him are Ngawang Namgyal, Lennart Torstensson, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Abraham Bloemaert, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Tugay Bey, Giulia Tofana, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger, and Cornelis de Vos.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 481 out of 7,253. Before him are Konrad Zuse (1910), Joachim Peiper (1915), Louis the Child (893), August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767), Johann Bayer (1572), and Carl von Ossietzky (1889). After him are Franz Brentano (1838), Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780), Gregor Strasser (1892), George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg (1582), Roland Freisler (1893), and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium (1876).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Germany

Among noblemen born in Germany, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 14. Before him are Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864), Elizabeth Charlotte, Madame Palatine (1652), Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731), Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria (1660), Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover (1845), and Maria Alexandrovna (1824). After him are George, Duke of Brunswick-Calenberg (1582), Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria (1843), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574), Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687), Robert the Strong (900), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786).

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