# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/maximilian-i-joseph-of-bavaria
# Generated: 2026-09-01T01:42:04.452Z

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name: "Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria"
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description: "He inherited a duchy, rose to prince-elector, and ended as Bavaria's first king — Maximilian I Joseph rode the chaos of Napoleonic Europe from minor German princeling to sovereign monarch, transforming Bavaria's legal status in a single generation."
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birthDate: "1756-05-27"
deathDate: "1825-10-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 27 May 1756 into the House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty, Maximilian I Joseph became Duke of Zweibrücken in 1795. Four years later, in 1799, he ascended as prince-elector of Bavaria under the title Maximilian IV Joseph. The Napoleonic reshuffling of Europe handed him his final elevation: in 1806 he became King of Bavaria, the first to hold that title, and ruled until his death on 13 October 1825. His reign spanned three distinct statuses, each a step up the ladder of German sovereignty.