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Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria

1662 - 1726

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Maximilian II (11 July 1662 – 26 February 1726), also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg. An able soldier, his ambition led to conflicts that limited his ultimate dynastic achievements.He was born in Munich to Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (d.1676). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria has received more than 385,926 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria is the 1,610th most popular politician (up from 1,612th in 2019), the 442nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 445th in 2019) and the 121st most popular German Politician.

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, was the son of the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife Maria Anna of Spain. He was a member of the House of Wittelsbach. He was also the last of the male line of the House of Wittelsbach.

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Over the past year Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria has had the most page views in the with 63,347 views, followed by German (39,528), and Russian (10,864). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (136.72%), Bavarian (92.92%), and Latin (73.19%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ranks 1,610 out of 19,576Before him are Hans Fritzsche, Paul Biya, Albert II, Duke of Austria, Constantius III, Louis the Child, and Hostilian. After him are Denis Sassou Nguesso, Jehoiakim, Alaric II, David IV of Georgia, Gregor Strasser, and Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1662, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ranks 3Before him are Mary II of England, and Marie Louise d’Orléans. After him are Tokugawa Ienobu, Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, Princess Eleonore Erdmuthe of Saxe-Eisenach, William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, Baltacı Mehmet Pasha, Jan Frans van Bloemen, and Balaji Vishwanath. Among people deceased in 1726, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ranks 2Before him is Isaac Newton. After him are Sophia Dorothea of Celle, Sultan Husayn, Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, Michel Richard Delalande, Domenico Zipoli, Nicolaus II Bernoulli, Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden, Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg, Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau, and John Vanbrugh.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ranks 442 out of 7,253Before him are Klaus Meine (1948), Felix Klein (1849), Hans Krebs (1898), Hans Fritzsche (1900), Walther Bothe (1891), and Louis the Child (893). After him are Gregor Strasser (1892), Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724), Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750), Hedwig of Silesia (1174), Johann Gottfried Galle (1812), and Victoria of Baden (1862).

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ranks 121Before him are Richard von Weizsäcker (1920), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904), Carol I of Romania (1839), Elsa Einstein (1876), Hans Fritzsche (1900), and Louis the Child (893). After him are Gregor Strasser (1892), Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750), Hedwig of Silesia (1174), Victoria of Baden (1862), Conradin (1252), and Ananda Mahidol (1925).