Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria
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Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria (4 October 1808, Bamberg - 15 November 1888, Munich) was the husband of Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, a daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. He is most famous for being the father of Elisabeth, who became Empress of Austria. He was the owner of Possenhofen Castle since 1834.
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Maximilian Joseph was the only son of Pius August, Duke in Bavaria (1786 - 1837) and Amélie Louise of Arenberg, granddaughter of Charles, Duke of Arenberg. His grandfather was Wilhelm, the first Duke in Bavaria (his lineage can be seen here).
On 9 September 1828, Maximilian Joseph married Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, a daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. They had ten children:
- Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria ("Louis") (June 21, 1831 - November 6, 1920)
- Wilhelm Karl, Duke in Bavaria (December 24, 1832 - February 13, 1833)
- Caroline Therese Helene, Duchess in Bavaria ("Nene") (April 4, 1834 - May 16, 1890), who married Maximilian Anton Lamoral Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis
- They had four children, including Elisabeth, who married Miguel II, Duke of Braganza
- Elisabeth ("Sisi") (1837-1898), who married Franz Josef of Austria and became the empress of Austria and queen of Hungary
- Karl Theodor "Gackl" (1839-1909), who married twice, first Sophie of Saxony, and then Maria Josepha de Bragança of Portugal in 1874. He had three children:
- from the first marriage: Amelie (1865-1912) who became the Duchess of Urach after her marriage to Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach
- from the second marriage: Elisabeth (1876-1965), who became the Belgian queen after marrying Prince Albert
- from the second marriage: Maria Gabriele (1878-1912), who married Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria.
- Marie Sophie Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria (October 4, 1841 - January 19, 1925). Married Francis II of the Two Sicilies.
- Mathilde Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria (September 30, 1843 - June 18, 1925). Married Lodovico, Count of Trani, son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
- Their only daughter, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, married Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
- Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria (December 8, 1845 - December 8, 1845)
- Sophie Charlotte Augustine Duchess in Bavaria (1847-1897), who was for a time engaged to Ludwig II of Bavaria, and later married Ferdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'Alençon (1844-1910), son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours
- Maximilian Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria "Mapperl" (December 7, 1849 - June 12, 1893).
