Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (Maximilian Franz Xaver Joseph Johann Anton de Paula Wenzel; 8 December 1756 – 26 July 1801) was Elector of Cologne and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. He was the youngest child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. He was the last fully functioning Elector of Cologne and the second employer and patron of the young Ludwig van Beethoven.
| Archduke Maximilian Francis | |||||
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| Archbishop-Elector of Cologne | |||||
Portrait by Anton von Maron | |||||
| Born | 8 December 1756 Hofburg Imperial Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 26 July 1801 (aged 44) Hetzendorf Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Maria Theresa | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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