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unusual facts about Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria



Duke in Bavaria

Among the notable members of the Ducal branch were Duke Max, who, a talented Zither player and composer himself, ranks among the most important promoters of Bavarian folk-music; his daughters Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Queen Mary Sophie of the Two Sicilies; and in more recent times Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein.

His grandson Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria purchased Possenhofen Castle on Lake Starnberg which became his major residence and where his children, notably the later Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of Hungary ("Sisi"), were brought up.


see also

Mathilde of Bavaria

Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria (1843-1925) daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and wife of Prince Louis, Count of Trani