Maximilian Joseph
(Maximilian I)
"König von Bayern"
von Bayern
formerly von Wittelsbach
Born in Schwetzingen, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Ancestors 
Son of Friedrich Michael (Wittelsbach) von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
and Maria Franziska Dorothea Christina (Pfalz-Sulzbach) zu Pfalz-Zweibrucken
Brother of
Karl August Christian (Wittelsbach) von Zweibrücken, Maria Amalie Auguste (Wittelsbach) Sachsen and Maria Anna Wittelsbach
Husband of
Friederike Karoline (Baden) Zweibrücken
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Auguste Wilhelmine Marie (Hessen-Darmstadt) von Zweibrücken
— married
30 Sep 1785 in Darmstadt, Germany
Descendants 
Father of
Ludwig Karl August (Wittelsbach) von Bayern, Auguste Amalia Ludovika Georgia (Wittelsbach) de Beauharnais, Karoline Auguste Charlotte von Bayern, Amalie Auguste Wittelsbach, Elisabeth Ludovika (von Bayern) von Preußen, Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine (Wittelsbach) Bayern and Marie Ludovika Wilhelmine (Wittelsbach) von Bayern
Died
at age 69
in München, Königreich Bayern, Deutscher Bund
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Biography
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Maximilian I König von Bayern King of Bavaria  |
Succeeded by Ludwig I |
Maximilian I (von Wittelsbach) von Bayern is Notable.
Maximilian I von Wittelsbach was a member of the aristocracy in Bayern.
Maximilian I (also known as Maximilian Joseph) (27 May 1756 – 13 October 1825) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, Prince-Elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1805, King of Bavaria (as Maximilian I) from 1806 to 1825. He was a member of the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
- Wikipedia: Maximilian I Joseph (Bayern) - Deutsch
- Maximilian I. Joseph Haus Der Bayerischen Geschichte - Deutsch
- Wikipedia: Line of Succession of House of Wittelsbach
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 September 2021), memorial page for Maximilian I Joseph (27 May 1756–13 Oct 1825), Find A Grave: Memorial #12477492, citing Theatinerkirche, Altstadt, Stadtkreis München, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
- Wikidata: Item Q44319
See also:
- Palmer, Alan (1972). Metternich: Councillor of Europe (1997 reprint ed.). London: Orion. ISBN 978-1-85799-868-9.
- For the Worldcat listing of the closest library to you which has a copy of the updated 2010 edition of Metternich: Councillor of Europe. Palmer, Alan, London : Faber Finds, 2010. see: https://www.worldcat.org/title/metternich-councillor-of-europe/oclc/699770205
- Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe. Michael MacLagan and Jiri Lauda. Little Brown and Company 1999. ISBN 0-316-84820-4. Bavaria Table 97
- For the Worldcat listing of the closest library to you which has a copy of the updated 2002 edition of Lines of Succession: Heraldry of the Royal Families of Europe. Michael MacLagan and Jiri Lauda, London - Little Brown and Company 2002 see: https://www.worldcat.org/title/lines-of-succession-heraldry-of-the-royal-families-of-europe/oclc/987014665?referer=br&ht=edition
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He would have been born as a Count Palatine of Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld, or in German Graf von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and 'von Pfalz-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld' would be a more accurate LNAB
The German literature has used "von Wittelsbach" for members of the family as early as the 12th century, and if we stick with Wittelsbach, as unwieldy this may be, we might as well follow the German customs for this German family. But again, I have no problems doing away with Wittelsbach and using the different lines instead.
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