Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria

Maximilian Joseph
Maximilian Joseph
Duke in Bavaria
Born	4 December 1808
Died	15 November 1888 (aged 79)
Spouse	Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (m. 1828)
Issue	Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria; Wilhelm Karl, Duke in Bavaria; Helene, Hereditary Princess of Thurn and Taxis; Elisabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary; Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria; Marie Sophie, Queen of the Two Sicilies; Mathilde Ludovika, Countess of Trani; Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria; Sophie Charlotte, Duchess of Alençon; Maximilian Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria;
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Duke Pius August in Bavaria
Mother	Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg

Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings of Bavaria, and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music. He is most famous today as the father of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi") and great-grandfather of King Leopold III of Belgium.

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