Maximilian Ernst of Austria
Maximilian Ernst of Austria (born November 17, 1583 in Graz , † February 18, 1616 in Graz) from the house of the Habsburgs was an Archduke of Austria .
Life
Maximilian Ernst was a son of Archduke Karl II of Habsburg Inner Austria (1540–1590) from his marriage to Maria Anna (1551–1608), daughter of the Bavarian Duke Albrecht V. He was a brother of the future Roman-German Emperor Ferdinand II . and the Spanish Queen Margaret . Accompanied by his mother, he led his sister Anna to Poland in 1592 for her wedding.
Together with his brother Ferdinand, the regent in Inner Austria , and his cousins Maximilian , regent in Lower Austria and Matthias , regent in Upper Austria (Tyrol and the Vorlande) , he declared his cousin, Emperor Rudolf II, in a document dated April 25, 1606 in Vienna . , unable to govern due to a mental illness , and Matthias head of the House of Austria.
His relative Maximilian, the German master , accepted the prince into the Teutonic Order in 1615 . where in 1616 he became the Landkomtur of the Ballei Austria. As coadjutor of the order, already designated as the successor in the office of Grand Master , Maximilian Ernst died at the age of 33. He was buried in the Habsburg mausoleum of the Seckau basilica .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Maximilian Ernst . No. 266. In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 7th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1861, p. 109 ( digitized version ).
- Johannes Voigt: History of the Teutonic Knight Order in its twelve balles in Germany , Volume 2, Reimer, 1859, p. 297
Web links
- Maximilian Ernst Archduke of Austria on thepeerage.com , accessed on August 12, 2015.
Individual evidence
- ^ Academy of Sciences in Vienna. Historical Commission: Archives for Austrian History , Volume 15, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften., 1856, p. 116
- ^ Johann Sporschil: History of the emergence, growth and size of the Austrian monarchy , Volume 4, F. Volckmar, 1844, p. 236
- ^ Anton Schindling, Walter Ziegler: Die Kaiser der Neuzeit: 1519-1918 , CH Beck, 1990, p. 118
- ^ Imperial Academy of Sciences: Archive for Austrian History , Volume 33–34, Austrian Academy of Sciences, 1865, p. 236
- ^ Friedrich Emanuel von Hurter: History of Emperor Ferdinand II and his parents up to his coronation in Frankfurt , Hurtersche Buchhandlung, 1850, p. 230
- ^ Johann Samuel Publication: Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste , FA Brockhaus, 1830, p. 244 digitized
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 21, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maximilian Ernst of Austria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maximilian Ernst of Habsburg Inner Austria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archduke Prince of Austria, coadjutor of the German Masters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1583 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 18, 1616 |
| Place of death | Graz |