Maximilian II of Bavaria held public office at a time when the terms of that office were themselves being contested.
The record lists Maximilian II of Bavaria as King of Bavaria between 1848 and 1864 (1811–1864).
Maximilian II of Bavaria was born at Munich in 1811. His recorded nationality is Kingdom of Bavaria.
The nineteenth century produced mass politics - parties, newspapers, franchises that widened by inches - and empire on a scale never seen before.
The record of office reads: King of Bavaria (1848–1864).
He is described as politician and statesperson.
Power is judged twice: once by contemporaries who felt it, and again by historians who did not.
Formal honours included the Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Order of Saint Hubert, Order of St. Andrew and Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion (1861).
That the career was made in Kingdom of Bavaria is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Maximilian II of Bavaria died in 1864, aged 53. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- King of Bavaria (1848–1864)
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Order of Saint Hubert
- Order of St. Andrew
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion — 1861
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