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Maximilian of Austria-Este as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
Archduke Maximilian Joseph of Austria-Este (July 14, 1782 – June 1, 1863), the fourth son of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and younger brother of Francis IV, Duke of Modena . He was grand master of the Teutonic Knights from 1835 to 1863.
Biography
Born in Milan , Maximilian was the son of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria (son of Maria Theresa of Austria and governor of Italy) and Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este . He spent his youth in Monza , where his family had fled after the French invasion of the Duchy of Modena . After staying in Verona , Padua , Trieste and Ljubljana , his family moved to Wiener Neustadt .
In 1801 he joined the Teutonic Order , obtaining the Austrian Cross in 1804. After studying in the Collegium Teresianum of Wiener Neustadt, he was named Major General in the Austrian Army (1805). In 1809 he fought in Germany against the French; he clashed with the Napoleonic troops at Regensburg , leading his army towards Linz . In 1819 he was elected a Royal Fellow of the Royal Society .[1]
In 1830 Maximilian established himself in the Ebenzweier Castle , near Altmünster am Traunsee , while from 1831 to 1839 he lived in Linz. In 1835 he was named Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.
Maximilian erected several fortifications in the Austrian possessions in Italy, such as the Torri Massimiliane of Verona and the Torre Massimiliana of Venice .
He died in 1863 in the Ebenzweier castle. He is buried in Altmünster.
Ancestry
Ancestors of Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este 16. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine 8. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine 17. Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria 4. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor 18. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans 9. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans 19. Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate 2. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este 20. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor 10. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor 21. Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg 5. Maria Theresa of Austria 22. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 11. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel 23. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen 1. Maximilian of Austria–Este 24. Rinaldo III, Duke of Modena 12. Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena 25. Charlotte of Brunswick-Lüneburg 6. Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena 26. Philippe II, Duke of Orléans 13. Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans 27. Françoise Marie de Bourbon 3. Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa 28. Carlo II Cibo-Malsapina, Duke of Massa 14. Alderano I Cibo-Malsapina, Duke of Massa 29. Teresa Pamfili 7. Maria Teresa Cybo-Malaspina, Duchess of Massa 30. Camillo III Gonzaga, Count of Novellara 15. Ricciarda Gonzaga of Novellara 31. Matilde d'Este
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Generations are numbered by male-line descent from the first archdukes. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished in 1919.
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