Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

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Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (October 31, 1636 - May 26, 1679) was a Wittelsbach

Wittelsbach

The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a Germany dynasty from Bavaria. Their major principal roles were as List of rulers of Bavaria , Electoral Palatinate , List of rulers of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, County of Hainaut and Zeeland , List of bishops and archbishops of Cologne , Duchy of J?lich and Berg , Kings of Sweden...
ruler of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
and an elector (Kurfürst
Prince-elector

The Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of Imperial election the Holy Roman Emperors....
) of the Holy Roman Empire

Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
from 1651 to 1679.
as born in Munich

Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
. He was the eldest son of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Maximilian I, Duke/Elector of Bavaria , called "the Great", was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War ....
- whom he succeeded, and his second wife Maria Anna of Austria, daughter of the emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand II , of the House of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor , King of Bohemia , King of Hungary ....
.

Still a minor he succeeded his father in 1651, his mother and his uncle Albert VI of Bavaria

Albert VI of Bavaria

Albert VI of Bavaria, , , son of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine, born and died in Munich.In 1612 married Mechthilde v. Leuchtenberg , place of burial: Wallfahrtkirche Alt?tting....
served as regents of Bavaria for three years. Ferdinand Maria was crowned on October 31, 1654.

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Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (October 31, 1636 - May 26, 1679) was a Wittelsbach

Wittelsbach

Bavaria

Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor....
from 1651 to 1679.

Biography

He was born in Munich

Munich

Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

Albert VI of Bavaria

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. Though Ferdinand Maria allied with France he abstained the imperial crown in 1657 to avoid a conflict with Habsburg

Habsburg

The House of Habsburg was an important royal house of Europe and is best known as supplying all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1452 and 1740, as well as rulers of Spanish Empire and the Austrian Empire....
. The electorate he left with a very wealthy treasury.

He died in Schleissheim Palace

Schleissheim Palace

The Schleissheim Palace comprises actually three palaces in a grand baroque park in the village of Oberschlei?heim near Munich, Bavaria, Germany....
and was succeeded by his son Maximilian II Emanuel

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria

Maximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire....
. He is buried in the crypt of the Theatiner Church in Munich.

Cultural legacy

Ferdinand Maria married in 1650 princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, , was the wife of the Elector of Bavaria Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria.Born in Turin, she lost her father Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy when she was just one year old....
(d.1676), daughter of Victor Amadeus I of Savoy. With her the Italian Baroque was introduced in Bavaria. The Theatiner Church in Munich was built from 1663 onwards as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown, Prince Max Emanuel. In 1664, he commissioned the building of Nymphenburg Palace

Nymphenburg Palace

The Nymphenburg Palace is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The palace was the summer residence of the List of rulers of Bavaria....
, near Munich. Lake Starnberg

Lake Starnberg

Lake Starnberg in southern Bavaria is Germany's fourth largest lake and a popular recreation area for the nearby city of Munich. Towns by the lake include Starnberg in the north, Seeshaupt in the south, and Tutzing in the west....
became the venue of numerous festivities of the court with the famous fleet of Venetian Gondolas. At the shore Castle Berg

Castle Berg (Lake Starnberg)

The Castle of Berg is situated at the east bank of Lake Starnberg in the village of Berg, Upper Bavaria in Upper Bavaria....
was constructed.

Trivia

He was the great grandfather of French monarch Louis XV.
Plans for a Bavarian colony near New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
were discussed but soon abandoned during Ferdinand Maria's reign

Ancestors

**Ferdinand Maria's ancestors in three generations**
Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria	Father: Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian I, Duke/Elector of Bavaria , called "the Great", was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War ....	Paternal Grandfather: William V, Duke of Bavaria William V, Duke of Bavaria William V, Duke of Bavaria , called the Pious, was List of rulers of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597....	Paternal Great-grandfather: Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V, Duke of Bavaria Albert V, Duke of Bavaria , , was Duke of Bavaria from 1550 until his death. He was born in Munich to William IV, Duke of Bavaria and Marie of Baden-Sponheim....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Anna of Austria Anna of Austria (1528-1590) Anna of Austria was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and his wife Anna of Bohemia and Hungary .She was engaged several times as a child, first to Prince Theodor of Bavaria , then to Charles of Orleans , but both died young....
		Paternal Grandmother: Renata of Lorraine Renata of Lorraine Renata of Lorraine was the daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark. Her maternal grandparents were Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Burgundy....	Paternal Great-grandfather: Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Francis I, Duke of Lorraine Francis I was briefly Duke of Lorraine from 1544 until the following year. He was son of Antoine, Duke of Lorraine and Ren?e of Bourbon-Montpensier, daughter of Gilbert, Count of Montpensier....
			Paternal Great-grandmother: Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark Christina of Denmark , was firstly Duchess-consort of Milan and then Duchess-consort of Lorraine. She was claimant to the thrones of Norway, Denmark and Sweden....
	Mother: Maria Anna of Austria	Maternal Grandfather: Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II , of the House of Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor , King of Bohemia , King of Hungary ....	Maternal Great-grandfather: Charles II of Austria
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Maria Anna of Bavaria
		Maternal Grandmother: Maria Anna of Bavaria	Maternal Great-grandfather: William V, Duke of Bavaria William V, Duke of Bavaria William V, Duke of Bavaria , called the Pious, was List of rulers of Bavaria from 1579 to 1597....
			Maternal Great-grandmother: Renata of Lorraine Renata of Lorraine Renata of Lorraine was the daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark. Her maternal grandparents were Christian II of Denmark and Isabella of Burgundy....

Succession

Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria, Dauphine of France
Maximilian II
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria

Maximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire....
, Kurfürst of Bavaria
Luise Margarete Antonie, Duchess of Bavaria
Ludwig Amadeus Victor, Duke of Bavaria
Kajetan Maria Franz, Duke of Bavaria
Joseph Clemens Kajetan
Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

Joseph Clemens von Wittelsbach was an archbishop of Cologne, Germany, from 1688 to 1723.The third son of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria of Bavaria and his wife, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy of Savoy, Joseph Clemens was designated by his parents for a life in the church....
, Kurfürst and Archbishop of Cologne
Violante Beatrix, Duchess of Bavaria
Violante of Bavaria

Violante Beatrix of Bavaria , was Grand Duke of Tuscany and Siena, till her death in 1731....