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Maximilian II Emanuel | |
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![]() Portrait by Andreas Møller, c. 1726 | |
Elector of Bavaria | |
Reign | 26 May 1679 – 26 February 1726 |
Predecessor | Ferdinand Maria |
Successor | Charles Albert |
29th Governor of the Spanish Netherlands | |
In office 1691 – 7 March 1714 | |
Monarchs | |
Preceded by | Francisco Antonio de Agurto |
Succeeded by | Prince Eugene of Savoy as governor of the Austrian Netherlands |
Born | Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire | 11 July 1662
Died | 26 February 1726 Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire | (aged 63)
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Spouses | |
Issue Detail | |
House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria |
Mother | Henriette Adelaide of Savoy |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Signature | ![]() |
Military service | |
Battles/wars | |
Maximilian II (11 July 1662 – 26 February 1726), also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel,[1] was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg. An able soldier, his ambition led to conflicts that limited his ultimate dynastic achievements.[2]
He was born in Munich to Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (d.1676). His maternal grandparents were Victor Amadeus I of Savoy and Christine of France, daughter of King Henry IV of France.