Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (born 1662)

Maximilian II Emanuel

Elector of Bavaria from 1679 to 1726

Maximilian II, also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg. An able soldier, his ambition led to conflicts that…