Maximilian I Joseph was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, prince-elector of Bavaria from 1799 to 1806, then King of Bavaria from 1806 to 1825. He was a member of the House of Palatinate-Birkenfel
Portrait by Joseph Stieler, 1822
Maximilian Joseph
Monument to Max I Joseph, outside of the National Theatre, Munich (1835)
The king's youngest daughters (Marie Anne, Sophie and Ludovika) by Stieler
Ludwig I of Bavaria
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Ludwig I or Louis I was King of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states. When he was crown prince, he was involved in the Napoleonic Wars. As king, he encouraged Bavaria's in
Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
…joining the Allies. On 14 October, Bavaria made a formal declaration of war against Napoleonic France. The treaty was passionately backed by Crown Prince Ludwig and by Marshal von Wrede. By the first Treaty of Paris (3 June 1814), however, he returned Tyrol to Austria in exchange for the former Grand Duchy of…
Portrait of Ludwig I by Joseph Stieler, 1826
Ludwig I of Bavaria, c. 1830
Portrait of Lola Montez by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1847
Ludwig I of Bavaria, c. 1860