Maximilian I, 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... Wikipedia
Born: April 17, 1573, Munich, Germany
Died: September 27, 1651 (age 78 years), Ingolstadt, Germany
Spouse: Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (m. 1635) and Elisabeth of Lorraine (m. 1595)
Parents: William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine
Great grandchildren: Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Philip V of Spain, Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, and more
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