Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus (30 September 1638,

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- 20 March 1705, Turkheim) was a German prince. He was Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg from 1650 until his death, and

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from 1679 to 1680 during the minority of his nephew

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Early life

He was the second of two sons born to the Elector Maximilian I and his wife Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. In 1650 his father exchanged the ''

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schaft'' of Haag for the

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with his brother Albert VI and invested Maximilian with Leuchtenberg and the ''

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'' of Schwabegg. Maximilian also acquired the lordships of Angelberg and Mattsies from the

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Personal life

In 1668 he married, at the

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, Mauricienne Fébronie de La Tour d’Auvergne (1652-1706) (a.k.a. ''Princesse d'Evreux'') daughter of Frédéric Maurice, sovereign

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and his wife, Countess Eleonore-Catherine

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, but the marriage remained childless and on Maxilimilian's death his duchy was re-absorbed into the domains of his nephew, Elector Maximilian II.

References and notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Prince Of Bavaria 1638 births 1705 deaths House of Wittelsbach Regents of Bavaria Burials at St. Michael's Church, Munich Sons of prince-electors Regents in the Holy Roman Empire