Maximilian I, occasionally called the Great, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Duke of Bavaria from 1597. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War during which his title was elevated to that of prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire at the 1623 Diet of Regensburg.
- Occupation
- aristocrat
- Position held
- prince-elector of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Elector Palatine
- Citizenship
- Electorate of Bavaria
- Born
- April 17, 1573
- Died
