Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
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Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (German: Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern: 8 October 1621 – 3 June 1688) was the third son and fourth child of Albert VI, landgrave of Leuchtenberg and his wife, Mechthilde von Leuchtenberg. In 1650, he was named Archbishop of Cologne, Bishop of Hildesheim and Bishop of Liège succeeding his uncle, Ferdinand of Bavaria. In 1683, he was named Bishop of Münster, but Pope Innocent XI refused to confirm this nomination. He died in 1688 and was succeeded by Joseph Clemens of Bavaria.[1]
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- ^ The Cambridge Modern History, Volume 5. MacMillian. 1908. pp. 53–54. Retrieved 2007-11-27.
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Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
Born: 1621 Died: 1688 |
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| Preceded by Ferdinand of Bavaria |
Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Duke of Westphalia 1650–1688 |
Succeeded by Joseph Clemens of Bavaria |
| Prince-Bishop of Liège 1650–1688 |
Succeeded by John Louis of Elderen |
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| Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim 1650–1688 |
Succeeded by Jost Edmund von Brabeck |
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| Preceded by Ferdinand II von Fürstenberg |
Prince-Bishop of Münster 1683–1688 |
Succeeded by Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg-Lenhausen |
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