Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este

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Archduke Maximilian Joseph of Austria-Este

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)
Altmünster cemetery, grave of Archduke Maximilian Joseph of Austria-Este Coat of arms of Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este

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[edit]

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.

## Ancestry[edit]

Ancestors of Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este

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| 4\. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor|

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| 9\. Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans

| 2\. Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este|

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| 10\. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor

| 5\. Maria Theresa of Austria|

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| 11\. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick

| 1\. Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este|
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| 12\. Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena

| 6\. Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena|

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| 13\. Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans

| 3\. Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa|

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| 14\. Alderano I Cybo-Malaspina, Duke of Massa

| 7\. Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa|

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| 15\. Ricciarda Gonzaga

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "Library catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 2012-08-04.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Archduke Maximilian of Austria–Este at Wikimedia Commons

Grand Master of the Teutonic Order

Preceded by

Anton Victor of Austria

|  Hochmeister
1835–1863  | Succeeded by

Wilhelm Franz of Austria

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Austrian archdukes

Generations are numbered by male-line descent from the first archdukes. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished in 1919.

1st generation|

* Frederick V
* Albert VI
* Sigismund

2nd generation|

* Maximilian I

3rd generation|

* Philip I of Castile

4th generation|

* Charles I
* Ferdinand I

5th generation|

* Philip II of SpainS
* Maximilian II
* Ferdinand II
* Charles II

6th generation|

* Charles, Prince of AsturiasS
* Ferdinand, Prince of AsturiasS
* Diego, Prince of AsturiasSP
* Philip III of SpainSP
* Rudolf V
* Ernest
* Matthias
* Maximilian III
* Albert VII
* Wenceslaus
* Ferdinand III
* Maximilian Ernest
* Leopold V
* Charles, Bishop of Wroclaw

7th generation|

* Philip IV of SpainSP
* CharlesSP
* FerdinandSP
* AlonsoSP
* Ferdinand IV
* Leopold Wilhelm
* Ferdinand Charles
* Sigismund Francis

8th generation|

* Balthasar Charles, Prince of AsturiasSP
* Philip Prospero, Prince of AsturiasS
* Charles II of SpainS
* Ferdinand IV of Hungary
* Leopold VI
* Charles Joseph

9th generation|

* Joseph I
* Leopold Joseph
* Charles III

11th generation|

* Joseph IIT
* Charles JosephT
* Leopold VIIT
* FerdinandT
* Maximilian Franz, Archbishop-Elector of CologneT

12th generation|

* Emperor Francis IT
* Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* CharlesT
* Alexander LeopoldT
* JosephT
* Anton VictorT
* JohnT
* Rainer JosephT
* LouisT
* Cardinal RudolfT
* Francis IV, Duke of ModenaM
* Ferdinand Karl JosephM
* MaximilianM
* Karl Ambrosius, Primate of HungaryM

13th generation|

* 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

14th generation|

* Emperor Franz Joseph I
* Maximilian I of Mexico
* Karl Ludwig
* Ludwig Viktor
* Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
* Karl SalvatorT
* Ludwig SalvatorT
* John SalvatorT
* Friedrich
* Charles Stephen
* Eugen
* Joseph August
* Archduke Ladislaus Philipp

15th generation|

* Crown Prince Rudolf
* Franz Ferdinand
* Otto
* Ferdinand Karl
* Leopold FerdinandT
* Josef FerdinandT
* Peter FerdinandT
* Leopold SalvatorT
* Franz SalvatorT
* Albrecht Franz
* Karl Albrecht
* Leo Karl
* Wilhelm
* Joseph Francis

16th generation|

* Emperor Charles I
* Maximilian

Habsburg
Tuscany|

* GottfriedT
* RainerT
* Leopold MariaT
* AntonT
* Franz JosephT
* Karl PiusT
* Franz Karl SalvatorT
* Hubert SalvatorT

Palatines
of Hungary|

* Joseph Árpád
* Géza

17th generation|

| Descent of
Charles I|

* Crown Prince Otto
* Robert
* Felix
* Carl Ludwig
* Rudolf

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Tuscany|

* DominicT

Palatines|

* Eduard

18th generation|

| Charles|

* Karl
* Georg
* LorenzB
* Karl Philipp
* Simeon

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19th generation|

| Charles|

* Ferdinand Zvonimir
* Károly
* AmedeoB

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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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Princes of Modena

Generations start from Ercole I d'Este, first Duke of Modena

1st generation|

* Alfonso I, Duke of Modena
* Ippolito, Cardinal d'Este

2nd generation|

* Ercole II, Duke of Modena
* Ippolito, Cardinal d'Este

3rd generation|

* Alfonso II, Duke of Modena
* Cesare, Duke of Modena
* Luigi, Cardinal of Ferrera

4th generation|

* Alfonso III, Duke of Modena

5th generation|

* Francesco I, Duke of Modena

6th generation|

* Alfonso IV, Duke of Modena
* Rinaldo, Duke of Modena

7th generation|

* Francesco II, Duke of Modena
* Francesco III, Duke of Modena

8th generation|

* Ercole III, Duke of Modena

10th generation|

* Francis IV, Duke of Modena*
* Prince Ferdinand Karl Joseph*
* Prince Maximilian*
* Prince Karl Ambrosius*

11th generation|

* Francis V, Duke of Modena*
* Prince Ferdinand Karl Viktor*

*also Archduke of Austria

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* United States
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People|

* Deutsche Biographie

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