Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria

Maximilian Joseph
Duke in Bavaria
Born(1808-12-04)4 December 1808
Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died15 November 1888(1888-11-15) (aged 79)
Herzog-Max-Palais, Munich, German Empire
Spouse
(m. 1828)
Issue
HouseWittelsbach
FatherDuke Pius August in Bavaria
MotherPrincess Amélie Louise of Arenberg

Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888), known informally as Max in Bayern, was a member of a junior branch of the royal House of Wittelsbach who were Kings of Bavaria, and a promoter of Bavarian folk-music. He is most famous today as the father of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi") and great-grandfather of King Leopold III of Belgium.