Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria explained

Maximilian Emanuel
Full Name:German: Maximilian Emanuel
Spouse:Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Issue:Duke Siegfried
Duke Christoph
Duke Luitpold
House:Wittelsbach
Father:Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Mother:Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
Birth Date:7 December 1849
Birth Place:Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Death Place:Feldafing, Kingdom of Bavaria

Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria (7 December 1849  - 12 June 1893) was a German prince of the House of Wittelsbach, and a brother of Elisabeth of Bavaria. He married Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1875, and had three children with her.

Biography

Born on 7 December 1849 in Munich, Maximilian Emanuel was the tenth and youngest child of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. He expressed an interest in the army at a young age, becoming a second lieutenant in the 2nd Royal Bavarian Uhlans in 1865. He participated in the War of 1866 on the side of Austria, fighting in the battles of Hünfeld and Hammelburg.

Maximilian Emanuel developed severe gastric bleeding in 1893, passing away in June of that year.[1]

Marriage and issue

Maximilian Emanuel married Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, fourth child and second eldest daughter of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Clémentine of Orléans, on 20 September 1875 in Ebenthal, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary.[2] Maximilian Emanuel and Amalie had three sons:

Honours

He received the following orders and decorations:[3]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maximilian Emanuel in Bayern (1849-1893) . 2022-05-31 . www.findagrave.com . en.
  2. Web site: Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria 1849-1893: Sisi In England . 2022-05-31 . sisi-in-england.com.
  3. Book: Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1890. 1890. Landesamt. 165.
  4. Staatshandbuch und Geographisches Ortslexikon für die Herzogthümer Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha (1884), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p. 32