1573 - 1651
Maximilian I (17 April 1573 – 27 September 1651), occasionally called the Great, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Duke of Bavaria from 1597. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War during which he obtained the title of a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire at the 1623 Diet of Regensburg. Maximilian was a capable monarch who, by overcoming the feudal rights of the local estates (Landstände), laid the foundations for absolutist rule in Bavaria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria has received more than 326,293 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria is the 103rd most popular nobleman (up from 105th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 453rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Nobleman.
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, is most famous for being the first in a long line of Electors of Bavaria.
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Among noblemen, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 103 out of 842. Before him are Piero the Unfortunate, Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy, Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine, Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, Roger I of Sicily, and Albert I of Germany. After him are Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, Ramesses VI, Gaius Caesar, Joan of France, Duchess of Berry, and Gian Galeazzo Sforza.
1472 - 1503
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 97
1383 - 1451
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 98
1864 - 1918
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 99
1808 - 1888
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 100
1031 - 1101
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 101
1255 - 1308
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 102
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 103
1834 - 1890
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 104
1372 - 1407
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 105
1175 BC - 1136 BC
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 106
20 BC - 4
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 107
1464 - 1505
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 108
1469 - 1494
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 109
Among people born in 1573, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 1. After him are Anne of Austria, Queen of Poland, William Laud, Simon Marius, Gabrielle d'Estrées, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Inigo Jones, Ambrosius Bosschaert, Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Sebastiaen Vrancx, Ukita Hideie, and Robert Catesby. Among people deceased in 1651, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 2. Before him is Kösem Sultan. After him are Lennart Torstensson, Tokugawa Iemitsu, Abraham Bloemaert, Giulia Tofana, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Tugay Bey, Anna Catherine Constance Vasa, Virginia Centurione Bracelli, Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg, and Ngawang Namgyal.
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 1
1573 - 1598
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2
1573 - 1645
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 3
1573 - 1625
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 4
1573 - 1599
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 5
1573 - 1625
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 6
1573 - 1652
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 7
1573 - 1621
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 8
1573 - 1632
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 9
1573 - 1647
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 10
1573 - 1655
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 11
1573 - 1605
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 12
1590 - 1651
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 1
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 2
1603 - 1651
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 3
1604 - 1651
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 4
1566 - 1651
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 5
1581 - 1651
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 6
1612 - 1651
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 7
1601 - 1651
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 8
1619 - 1651
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 9
1587 - 1651
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 10
1602 - 1651
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 11
1594 - 1651
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 452 out of 6,142. Before him are Niklas Luhmann (1927), Jochen Rindt (1942), Wilhelm List (1880), Josef Kramer (1906), Wilhelm Burgdorf (1895), and Erhard Milch (1892). After him are Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1817), Maximilian von Weichs (1881), Emile Berliner (1851), Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), Fritz Todt (1891), and Otto of Bavaria (1848).
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 446
1942 - 1970
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 447
1880 - 1971
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 448
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 449
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 450
1892 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 451
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 452
1817 - 1898
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 453
1881 - 1954
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 454
1851 - 1929
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 455
1834 - 1890
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 456
1891 - 1942
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 457
1848 - 1916
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 458
Among noblemen born in Germany, Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria ranks 11. Before him are Maria Alexandrovna (1824), Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France (1731), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786), Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926), Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (1864), and Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (1808). After him are Duchess Helene in Bavaria (1834), Albert, Duke of Prussia (1490), Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750), Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846), Sophia Dorothea of Hanover (1687), and Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818).
1824 - 1880
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 5
1731 - 1767
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 6
1786 - 1861
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 7
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 8
1864 - 1918
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 9
1808 - 1888
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 10
1573 - 1651
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 11
1834 - 1890
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 12
1490 - 1568
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 13
1750 - 1806
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 14
1846 - 1930
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 15
1687 - 1757
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 16
1818 - 1893
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 17