Ferdinand Maria, Picture from 1658

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (October 31, 1636 - May 26, 1679) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire from 1651 to 1679. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (605x889, 152 KB) Beschreibung de: w:de:Ferdinand Maria (Bayern), Kurfürst von Bayern Darstellung aus Merian,Caspar, , 1658, Frankfurt: Merian http://diglib. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (605x889, 152 KB) Beschreibung de: w:de:Ferdinand Maria (Bayern), Kurfürst von Bayern Darstellung aus Merian,Caspar, , 1658, Frankfurt: Merian http://diglib. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (147th in leap years). ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... The prince-electors or electoral princes of the Holy Roman Empire — German: Kurfürst (singular) Kurfürsten (plural) — were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Emperors of Germany. ... The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (German: Heiliges Römisches Reich Deutscher Nation â–¶(?), Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium Nationis Germanicae, see names and designations of the empire) was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... // Events January 1 - Charles II crowned King of Scotland in Scone. ...

He was born in Munich. He was the eldest son of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria - whom he succeeded, and his second wife Maria Anna of Austria, daughter of the emperor emperor Ferdinand II. Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German federal state of Bavaria. ... Maximilian I, Elector and Duke of Bavaria and his second wife, Maria Anna of Austria Maximilian I, Elector and Duke of Bavaria (17 April 1573 – 27 September 1651), called the Great,, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. ... Maria Anna of Austria (13 January 1610-25 September 1665) (also known as Maria Anna von Bayern, Maria Anna von Habsburg, Maria-Anna Kurfrstin). ... Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 9, 1578 – February 15, 1637), of the house of Habsburg, ruled 1620-1637. ...

He was crowned on October 31, 1654. His absolutistic style of leadership became a benchmark for the rest of Germany. Though Ferdinand Maria allied with France he abstained the imperial crown in 1657 to avoid a conflict with Habsburg. October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... Absolutism is a political theory which argues that one person (generally, a monarch) should hold all power. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ...

He married Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (d.1676), daughter of Victor Amadeus I of Savoy. With her the Italian Baroque was introduced in Bavaria. The Theatiner Church in Munich was built from 1663 onwards as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown, Prince Max Emanuel in 1664, he commissioned the building of Nymphenburg Palace, near Munich. Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... Victor Amadeus I (b. ... The Theatiner Church in Munich was built from 1663 to 1690, it was founded by Elector Ferdinand Maria and his wife, Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown, Prince Max Emanuel, in 1662. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... Events March 12 - New Jersey becomes a colony of England. ... View from the Park Schloss Nymphenburg, around 1760, as painted by Canaletto. ...

He died in Schleissheim Palace and was succeeded by his son Maximilian II Emanuel. The Schleissheim Palace (German: Schloss Schleißheim) are actually three palaces in a grand baroque park in the village of Oberschleissheim near Munich, Bavaria, Germany. ... Maximilian II Emanuel (July 11, 1662 - February 26, 1726) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. ...

Issue

• Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria
• Maximilian II, Kurfürst of Bavaria
• Luise Margarete Antonie, duchess of Bavaria
• Ludwig Amadeus Victor, duke of Bavaria
• Kajetan Maria Franz, duke of Bavaria
• Clemens Kajetan, Kurfürst and archbishop of Cologne
• Violante Beatrix, duchess of Bavaria