Maximilian II of Bavaria

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Maximilian II of Bavaria was the King of Bavaria from 1848 to 1864, known for his support of the arts, sciences, and constitutional monarchy during a period of political and cultural modernization.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Bavaria
human
king
monarch
birthDate 1811-11-28
birthPlace Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Munich NERFINISHED
burialPlace Theatinerkirche, Munich NERFINISHED
child Ludwig II of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Otto of Bavaria NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
deathDate 1864-03-10
deathPlace Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Munich NERFINISHED
education Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich NERFINISHED
University of Berlin NERFINISHED
University of Göttingen NERFINISHED
era 19th century
father Ludwig I of Bavaria NERFINISHED
fullName Maximilian II of Bavaria NERFINISHED
givenName Maximilian NERFINISHED
heldTitleFrom Crown Prince of Bavaria since 1825
implemented constitutional reforms in Bavaria
knownFor cultural modernization of Bavaria
patronage of science
patronage of the arts
political modernization of Bavaria
languageSpoken German
monarchOf Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
mother Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage German
notableRelative Ludwig II of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria NERFINISHED
patronOf Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities NERFINISHED
Bavarian arts and literature
positionHeld King of Bavaria NERFINISHED
predecessor Ludwig I of Bavaria NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1864
reignStart 1848
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Hohenschwangau Castle NERFINISHED
Munich Residenz NERFINISHED
royalHouse House of Wittelsbach NERFINISHED
spouse Marie of Prussia NERFINISHED
successor Ludwig II of Bavaria NERFINISHED
supported arts
constitutional monarchy
sciences
title Crown Prince of Bavaria NERFINISHED

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ludwig II of Bavaria
father
Maximilian
hasNotableBearer
Kingdom of Bavaria
notableMonarch
Nymphenburg Palace ("King Maximilian II of Bavaria")
notableResident
House of Wittelsbach ("King Maximilian II of Bavaria")
producedOfficeHolder
Hohenschwangau Castle ("King Maximilian II of Bavaria")
rebuiltBy
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
sibling
Hohenschwangau Castle ("King Maximilian II of Bavaria")
usedBy

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