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Maximilian III

Type Figure Region Austria Time c. 1558–1618 Also known as Maximilian III, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights

Maximilian III (c. 1558–1618), Habsburg archduke, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from 1587, long governed Tyrol and Further Austria;…

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  1. 1587–1600Innsbruck · TyrolAfter inheriting the office of Grand Master, reformed the order's finances and military organization, governed Tyrol from Innsbruck, and took part in imperial defense coordination against the Ottoman frontier.
  2. 1601–1610Vienna · Lower AustriaDuring this period Maximilian III supported Matthias in Hungarian frontier affairs and Habsburg internal rivalries, providing military backing for the 1606 peace and the 1608 change of regime. He also maintained the order's influence in Prussia and the imperial east, remaining active in imperial defense councils into his late years.

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