1811 - 1864
Maximilian II (28 November 1811 – 10 March 1864) reigned as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864. Unlike his father, King Ludwig I, "King Max" was very popular and took a greater interest in the business of Government than in personal extravagance. Ascending the throne during the German Revolution of 1848, King Maximilian restored stability in his kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximilian II of Bavaria has received more than 603,898 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Maximilian II of Bavaria is the 1,151st most popular politician (up from 1,279th in 2019), the 325th most popular biography from Germany (up from 361st in 2019) and the 91st most popular German Politician.
Maximilian II of Bavaria is most famous for the construction of the New Residence in Munich.
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Among politicians, Maximilian II of Bavaria ranks 1,151 out of 15,577. Before him are Bashar al-Assad, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Xianfeng Emperor, Amanullah Khan, Jean Monnet, and Baldur von Schirach. After him are Roderic, James A. Garfield, Möngke Khan, Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Andronikos III Palaiologos, and William II of England.
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1,145
1427 - 1492
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 1,146
1831 - 1861
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 1,147
1892 - 1960
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 1,148
1888 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,149
1907 - 1974
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,150
1811 - 1864
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,151
688 - 711
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 1,152
1831 - 1881
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 1,153
1209 - 1259
HPI: 68.53
Rank: 1,154
1894 - 1972
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1,155
1297 - 1341
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 1,156
1056 - 1100
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 1,157
Among people born in 1811, Maximilian II of Bavaria ranks 5. Before him are Franz Liszt, Napoleon II, Évariste Galois, and Robert Bunsen. After him are Théophile Gautier, Urbain Le Verrier, William Makepeace Thackeray, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Isaac Singer, Louis Blanc, and Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Among people deceased in 1864, Maximilian II of Bavaria ranks 3. Before him are George Boole and Ferdinand Lassalle. After him are Giacomo Meyerbeer, Cheoljong of Joseon, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron, Hong Xiuquan, Vuk Karadžić, Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, William I of Württemberg, and Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois.
1811 - 1886
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 1
1811 - 1832
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 2
1811 - 1832
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 3
1811 - 1899
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 4
1811 - 1864
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 5
1811 - 1872
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 6
1811 - 1877
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 7
1811 - 1863
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 8
1811 - 1896
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 9
1811 - 1875
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 10
1811 - 1882
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 11
1811 - 1890
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 12
1815 - 1864
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 1
1825 - 1864
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 2
1811 - 1864
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 3
1791 - 1864
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 4
1831 - 1864
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 5
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 6
1799 - 1864
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 7
1814 - 1864
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 8
1787 - 1864
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 9
1793 - 1864
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 10
1781 - 1864
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 11
1819 - 1864
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Maximilian II of Bavaria ranks 325 out of 6,142. Before him are Robert Bunsen (1811), Maria Alexandrovna (1824), Simone Signoret (1921), Hermann Fegelein (1906), Baldur von Schirach (1907), and Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779). After him are August von Mackensen (1849), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Emil Kraepelin (1856), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), James Franck (1882), and Karl Haushofer (1869).
1811 - 1899
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 319
1824 - 1880
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 320
1921 - 1985
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 321
1906 - 1945
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 322
1907 - 1974
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 323
1779 - 1861
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 324
1811 - 1864
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 325
1849 - 1945
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 326
1790 - 1868
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 327
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 328
1883 - 1970
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 329
1882 - 1964
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 330
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 331
Among politicians born in Germany, Maximilian II of Bavaria ranks 91. Before him are Christian I of Denmark (1426), Gustav Stresemann (1878), Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Valentinian II (371), Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), and Baldur von Schirach (1907). After him are Karl Haushofer (1869), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Friedrich Fromm (1888), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Christian III of Denmark (1503), and Fritz Sauckel (1894).
1426 - 1481
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 85
1878 - 1929
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 86
1175 - 1218
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 87
371 - 392
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 88
1744 - 1812
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 89
1907 - 1974
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 90
1811 - 1864
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 91
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 92
1131 - 1182
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 93
1888 - 1945
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 94
1676 - 1751
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 95
1503 - 1559
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 96
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 97