Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Duke Max in Bavaria (actually Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria) ( born December 4, 1808 in Bamberg, † November 15, 1888 in Munich) was from the line of the Dukes of Bavaria of the Wittelsbach family and was one of the main promoters of Bavarian folk music in 19th century.
Life
Max Joseph was the son of Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786-1837) of the Wittelsbach Palatinate - Birkenfeld - by- line Gelnhausen and his wife Amalie Louise of Arenberg ( 1789-1823 ).
To care his education to be liberal -minded grandfather Wilhelm in Bavaria, so he from 1817 to 1824 in Munich, led by Benedict Holland OSB public educational Royal Institute for Students ( seminary Gregorianum ) attended. The grandfather also agreed to the marriage to King Maximilian I Joseph's daughter Ludovica, which took place in September 1828 against the will of the two old twenty years engaged couple.
After the death of his grandfather Max Joseph was a rich man and could afford almost everything. So he was from 1828 to 1831 in Munich a magnificent palace, designed by Leo build by Klenze, the Herzog- Max -Palais, in which it is not just a singing Café (Café - chantant bavarian. " Cabaret ") with an extremely liberally designed 44 m long frieze was, but also a small circus arena. This led the enthusiastic riders guests stunts or dressed up as a clown to make fun of the audience. As later his daughter, the Empress Sisi, he traveled extensively, with him especially the countries in the Mediterranean fascinated. In 1834 he acquired Possenhofen and 1838, the moated castle Unterwittelsbach. It was also part of the Kloster Banz, while his wife Ludovica from her father Tegernsee Abbey (where they are buried ) inherited with the Wildbad Kreuth.
Duke Max reached that the prestigious instrument zither found previously as a " rags instrument " in the courtly circles feeder. He was also called zither Maxie because of his passion, was himself a virtuoso harp player and also composed for the instrument. The zither virtuoso Johann Petzmayer was his teacher and was also sponsored by Duke Max. Through these two persons the zither was the Bavarian National Instrument par excellence. However, the literature, the theater, hunting and horsemanship had it very done to him. Under the name " Phantasus " published by Duke Max many sketches and dramas.
With a small retinue, he traveled from 20 January 1838 by Munich Venice, Corfu, Patras, Athens, Alexandria and Cairo, the Holy Land. In the Salvator Church (Jerusalem), he was beaten by the Franciscan Custos of the Knights of the Holy grave. After eight months, he returned to his palace in Munich's Ludwig Street on September 17, 1838. In 1839 he was made an honorary member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences.
His marriage with the unloved wife was anything but happy, until shortly before the golden wedding he finally became reconciled with his wife and the couple spent the last ten years of marriage in harmony. Duke Max died after two strokes on 15 November, 1888. Many people proved the popular, populist Duke their last respects. The Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph, including heir Rudolf were present, but not daughter Sisi, his favorite daughter. Empress Elisabeth had preferred to travel for recreation to Corfu.
Progeny
In September 1828 Max Joseph married Ludovica a daughter of the Bavarian King Maximilian I Joseph. They had ten children:
- Ludwig Wilhelm (1831-1920) 1st marriage: 1859 ( morg. ): Henriette von Wallersee ( 1833-1891 )
- 2nd marriage: 1892 ( morg. ), divorced 1913: Antonie von Bartolf ( 1871-1956 )
- ∞ 1858: Maximilian Anton Lamoraal, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis ( 1831-1867 )
- ∞ In 1854 Franz Joseph I ( 1830-1916 ), Emperor of Austria
- ∞ 1859: Francis II ( 1836-1894 ), King of the Two Sicilies
- ∞ 1861: Ludwig, Prince of Bourbon- Sicily ( 1838-1886 )
- ∞ 1868: Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon Orleans ( 1844-1910 )
- ∞ 1875 Princess Amalie of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha ( 1848-1894 )
Water Castle Unterwittelsbach
Herzog- Max -Palais in Munich
Tegernsee Abbey