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Biography of Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria 1662-1726

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Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria was appointed Maximillian II Elector Bavaria.

In 1652 [his father] Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach (age 16) and [his mother] Henriette Adelaide Savoy were married. He the son of [his grandfather] Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria and [his grandmother] Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria (age 41).

On 11th July 1662 Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria was born to Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach (age 26) and Henriette Adelaide Savoy.

In 1679 [his father] Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach (age 43) died.

On 15th July 1685 Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria (age 23) and Maria Antonia of Austria (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor (age 45) and Margaret Theresa Habsburg Holy Roman Empress. They were second cousins.

On 22nd May 1689 [his son] Leopold Ferdinand of Bavaria was born to Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria (age 26) and [his wife] Maria Antonia of Austria (age 20). He died the same day. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.42%.

On 19th November 1690 [his son] Anton of Bavaria was born to Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria (age 28) and [his wife] Maria Antonia of Austria (age 21). He died the same day. Coefficient of inbreeding 8.42%.

On 28th October 1692 [his son] Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria was born to Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria (age 30) and [his wife] Maria Antonia of Austria (age 23). Coefficient of inbreeding 8.42%.

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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 24th December 1692 [his wife] Maria Antonia of Austria (age 23) died.

On 12th January 1694 Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria (age 31) and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (age 17) were married.

On 6th February 1699 [his son] Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (age 6) died.

On 26th February 1726 Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria (age 63) died.

On 10th March 1730 [his former wife] Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (age 54) died.

Royal Ancestors of Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria 1662-1726

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 22 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria 1662-1726

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Kunigunde Habsburg Duchess Bavaria 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Baden 1st Margrave Baden 11 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elisabeth of the Palatinate 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: René Lorraine II Duke Lorraine Duke of Bar 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Egmont Duchess of Bar Duchess Lorraine 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert Bourbon Count of Monpensier 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Clara Gonzaga 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John King Denmark Norway and Sweden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Christian II King Denmark II King Norway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Christina Queen Consort Denmark Norway and Sweden 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Father: Ferdinand Maria Wittelsbach 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "Handsome Fair" King Castile 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joanna "The Mad" Trastámara Queen Castile 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Vladislaus II King Hungary 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Foix Queen Consort of Hungary and Bohemia 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Maria Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach IV Duke Bavaria 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert V Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Jakobaea Baden Duchess Bavaria 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anna Habsburg Spain Duchess Bavaria 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Jagiellon 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Antoine Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Lorraine I Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Renée Bourbon Duchess Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Christian II King Denmark II King Norway 10 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Christina Oldenburg Duchess Lorraine 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Austria Queen Consort Denmark and Norway 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Mother: Henriette Adelaide Savoy