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Maximilian I (Bavaria)

Type Figure Region Bavaria Time 1573–1651 Also known as Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria、Maximilian I of Bavaria、巴伐利亚选帝侯马克西米利安一世

Maximilian I (1573–1651), Duke of Bavaria and Elector from 1623, was a core Catholic leader in the Thirty Years' War;…

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  1. 1573–1618Munich · BavariaIn 1597 he inherited Bavaria, promoting the Counter-Reformation and centralization, reforming finances and church lands. In 1609 he helped found the Catholic League, making Bavaria the political and military center of Catholicism in South Germany.
  2. 1618–1635Munich · BavariaAfter the war broke out he led Bavarian forces into the Bohemian theater, defeating the Bohemian rebels at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620. In 1623 he was granted the title Elector Palatine, becoming one of the most powerful princes in the Empire.
  3. 1635–1651Munich · BavariaAfter 1635 Bavaria was badly hit by Swedish forces, and Maximilian's relations with Emperor Ferdinand III were complex. The Peace of Westphalia in 1648 preserved Bavaria's territories and electoral status; he died in Munich in 1651 after a reign of over half a century.

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