Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este
| Archduke Maximilian Joseph of Austria-Este | |
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 Maximilian of Austria-Este as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order | |
| Predecessor | Archduke Anton Victor of Austria |
| Successor | Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria |
| Born | July 14, 1782 Milan, Duchy of Milan |
| Died | June 1, 1863 Ebenzweier Castle |
| Burial | Altmünster |
| House | Austria-Este |
| Father | Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este |
| Mother | Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este |
| Occupation | Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1835–1863) |
Archduke Maximilian Joseph of Austria-Este (July 14, 1782 – June 1, 1863), the fourth son of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and younger brother of Francis IV, Duke of Modena. He was grand master of the Teutonic Knights from 1835 to 1863.
Biography
Born in Milan, Maximilian was the son of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (son of Maria Theresa of Austria and governor of the Duchy of Milan) and Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este. He spent his youth in Monza, where his family had fled after the French invasion of the Duchy of Modena. After staying in Verona, Padua, Trieste and Laibach, his family moved to Wiener Neustadt.
In 1801 he joined the Teutonic Order, obtaining the Austrian Cross in 1804. After studying in the Theresian Military Academy of Wiener Neustadt, he was named Major General in the Austrian Army (1805). In 1809 he fought in Germany against the French; he clashed with the Napoleonic troops at Regensburg, leading his army towards Linz. In 1819 he was elected a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society.[1]
In 1830 Maximilian established himself in the Ebenzweier Castle, near Altmünster am Traunsee, while from 1831 to 1839 he lived in Linz. In 1835 he was named Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
Maximilian erected several fortifications in the Austrian possessions in Italy, such as the Torri Massimiliane of Verona and the Torre Massimiliana of Venice.
He died in 1863 in the Ebenzweier castle. He is buried in Altmünster.
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References
- ^ "Library catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
External links
Media related to Archduke Maximilian of Austria–Este at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by | Hochmeister 1835–1863 | Succeeded by |
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Generations are numbered by male-line descent from the first archdukes. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished in 1919.
- Joseph I
- Leopold Joseph
- Charles III
- Joseph IIT
- Charles JosephT
- Leopold VIIT
- FerdinandT
- Maximilian Franz, Archbishop-Elector of CologneT
- Emperor Ferdinand I
- Joseph Franz
- Franz Karl
- Leopold II, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
- Albrecht
- Karl Ferdinand
- Frederick Ferdinand
- Wilhelm Franz
- Stephen
- Joseph Karl
- Leopold Ludwig
- Ernest
- Sigismund
- Rainer Ferdinand
- Heinrich Anton
- Francis V, Duke of ModenaM
- Ferdinand Karl ViktorM
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- S: also an infante of Spain
- P: also an infante of Portugal
- T: also a prince of Tuscany
- M: also a prince of Modena
- B: also a prince of Belgium
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