Maximilian II Emanuel

Maximilian II Emanuel
Maximilian II Emanuel
	Portrait by Andreas Møller, c. 1726
Elector of Bavaria
Reign	26 May 1679 – 26 February 1726
Predecessor	Ferdinand Maria
Successor	Charles Albert
Duke of Luxembourg
	In office; 1712 – 11 April 1713
Preceded by	Philip V
Succeeded by	Charles V
29th Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
	In office; 1691 – 7 March 1714
Monarchs	Charles II; Philip V;
Preceded by	Francisco Antonio de Agurto
Succeeded by	Prince Eugene of Savoy as governor of the Austrian Netherlands
Born	11 July 1662; Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	26 February 1726 (aged 63); Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	Theatine Church
Spouses	; Maria Antonia of Austria (m. 1685; died 1692) Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (m. 1694)
Issue; Detail	Joseph Ferdinand; Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor; Ferdinand Maria Innocenz; Clemens August; Johann Theodor;
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
Mother	Henriette Adelaide of Savoy
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Signature
Military service
Battles/wars	Great Turkish War Battle of Vienna; 1st Siege of Buda; Siege of Esztergom; 2nd Siege of Buda; Battle of Mohács; Siege of Belgrade; ; Nine Years' War Battle of Landen; Siege of Namur; ; War of the Spanish Succession First Battle of Höchstädt; Battle of Blenheim; Battle of Ramillies; Assault on Brussels; ;

Maximilian II (11 July 1662 – 26 February 1726), 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 limited his ultimate dynastic achievements.

He was born in Munich to Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy.