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Biography of Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 1573-1651

Paternal Family Tree: Wittelsbach

Maternal Family Tree: Leonor de Alvim

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria was appointed Maximillian I Elector Bavaria.

On 22nd February 1568 [his father] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 19) and [his mother] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 23) were married at Munich. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine and [his grandmother] Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine (age 46). He the son of [his grandfather] Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 39) and [his grandmother] Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria (age 39). They were second cousins.

On 17th April 1573 Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria was born to William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 24) and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 28) at Munich. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.86%.

On 6th February 1595 Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria (age 21) and Elisabeth Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 20) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. She the daughter of Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 51) and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. He the son of William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 46) and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 50). They were first cousins.

On 31st January 1599 [his brother-in-law] Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 36) and Catherine Bourbon (age 39) were married. She the daughter of Antoine King Navarre and Jeanne Albret III Queen Navarre. He the son of [his uncle] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 55) and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. They were second cousin once removed.

On 22nd May 1602 [his mother] Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 58) died.

On 24th April 1606 [his brother-in-law] Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 43) and Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine (age 14) were married. The difference in their ages was 28 years. She the daughter of Vincenzo Gonzaga III Duke Mantua (age 43) and Eleanor de Medici Duchess Mantua (age 39). He the son of [his uncle] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 63) and Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine. They were third cousins.

In 1607 [his brother-in-law] Charles Lorraine Bishop Metz Bishop Strasbourg (age 40) died.

On 14th May 1608 [his uncle] Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine (age 65) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry (age 45) succeeded II Duke Lorraine. Margherita Gonzaga Duchess Lorraine (age 16) by marriage Duchess Lorraine.

On 31st July 1624 [his brother-in-law] Henry Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 61) died without male issue. His brother [his brother-in-law] Francis (age 52) succeeded II Duke Lorraine.

On 17th February 1626 [his father] William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria (age 77) died. His son Maximilian (age 52) succeeded Maximillian I Duke Bavaria.

On 14th October 1632 [his brother-in-law] Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine (age 60) died. His son Charles (age 28) succeeded II Duke Lorraine. Nicole Lorraine Duchess Lorraine (age 24) by marriage Duchess Lorraine.

On 4th January 1635 [his wife] Elisabeth Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria (age 60) died.

On 15th July 1635 Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria (age 62) and Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria (age 25) were married. She by marriage Duchess Bavaria. The difference in their ages was 36 years. She the daughter of Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor (age 57) and Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress. He the son of William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria and Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria. They were uncle and niece.

In 1636 [his son] Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach was born to Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria (age 62) and [his wife] Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria (age 25). Coefficient of inbreeding 19.28%.

On 18th November 1637 [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor (age 29) succeeded III Holy Roman Emperor. Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 31) by marriage Holy Roman Empress.

In 1638 [his son] Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus Wittelsbach Duke Leuchtenberg was born to Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria (age 64) and [his wife] Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria (age 27). Coefficient of inbreeding 19.28%.

1643. Joachim von Sandrart (age 36). Portrait of Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria (age 69).

On 2nd July 1648 [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor (age 39) and Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia (age 16) were married at Linz. She by marriage Queen Consort Bohemia. The difference in their ages was 23 years. He the son of [his father-in-law] Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor and [his sister] Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress. They were first cousins.

On 30th April 1651 [his brother-in-law] Ferdinand III Holy Roman Emperor (age 42) and Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia (age 21) were married. She by marriage Queen Consort Bohemia. The difference in their ages was 21 years. She the daughter of Charles Gonzaga Duke Nevers Duke Rethel and Maria Gonzaga Duchess of Montferrat (age 41). He the son of [his father-in-law] Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor and [his sister] Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousin twice removed.

On 27th September 1651 Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria (age 78) died.

On 25th September 1665 [his former wife] Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria (age 55) died.

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 1573-1651 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 1573-1651

Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 21 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 16 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Son of Philip IV King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 20 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 1573-1651

Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria

Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy

Philippe V King Spain

Ancestors of Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 1573-1651

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ernest Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabetta Visconti Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Eric Brunswick Grubenhagen 1st Duke Brunswick Grubenhagen 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of Brunswick-Göttingen 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick "Peaceful or Fat" Habsburg III Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandmother: Cymburgis Masovia Duchess Austria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward "The Philosopher" I King Portugal Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Portugal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles I Margrave Baden 9 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christopher I Margrave Baden 10 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine of Austria

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip Baden 1st Margrave Baden 11 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philipp II the Younger of Katzenelnbogen

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ottilie of Katzenelnbogen

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ottilie of Nassau-Dillenburg

Great x 1 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis IV Count Palatine of the Rhine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Elector Palatinate 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Savoy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elisabeth of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis IX Duke of Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Amalia of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Father: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Władysław II Jagiełło

Great x 3 Grandfather: Casimir IV King Poland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sophia of Halshany

Great x 2 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Habsburg V Duke Austria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Habsburg Queen Consort Poland 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Luxemburg Duchess Austria 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Foix 1st Earl Kendal 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gaston de Foix 2nd Earl Kendal 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Kerdeston Countess Foix 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gaston IV Count Foix

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine of Foix Countess Kendal 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Trastámara Queen Consort Navarre 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine Count of Vaudémont 8 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Frederick Lorraine Count Vaudémont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Countess of Harcourt

Great x 2 Grandfather: René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: René Valois Anjou I Duke Anjou 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Yolande Valois Anjou 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Metz Duchess Anjou I Duchess Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold Egmont Duke Guelders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Adolf Egmont 2nd Duke Guelders 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine La Marck 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Bourbon Duchess Guelders 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Valois Duchess Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourbon I Duke Bourbon 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Valois I Duchess Auverge 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Bourbon Count of Monpensier 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bertrand V of La Tour

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gabrielle La Tour

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jacquette du Peschin Dame de Banassat

Great x 1 Grandmother: Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Clara Gonzaga 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Dietrich Count of Oldenburg

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian I King Denmark

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helvig of Schauenburg

Great x 2 Grandfather: John King Denmark Norway and Sweden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Dorothea of Brandenburg

Great x 4 Grandmother: Barbara of Saxe-Wittenberg

Great x 1 Grandfather: Christian II King Denmark II King Norway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick II Duke Saxony 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ernest Elector Saxony 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach III Duke Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elisabeth Wittelsbach Electress of Saxony 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Brunswick Grubenhagen Duchess Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maximilian Habsburg I Holy Roman Emperor 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Aviz Holy Roman Empress 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "Bold" Valois Duke Burgundy 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary Valois Duchess Burgundy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Bourbon 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Aragon 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Aragon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juana Enríquez Queen Consort Aragon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John II King Castile Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella Queen Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Aviz Queen Consort Castile 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England