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Maximilian Ernest of Austria
Archduke Maximilian Ernest with a hunting dog, by Joseph Heintz the Elder, c. 1604
Born	(1583-11-17)November 17, 1583 Graz, Duchy of Styria
Died	February 18, 1616(1616-02-18) (aged 32) Archduchy of Austria
Burial	Seckau Abbey
House	Habsburg
Father	Charles II, Archduke of Austria
Mother	Maria Anna of Bavaria

Maximilian Ernest of Austria (17 November 1583 – 18 February 1616), was an Austrian prince member of the House of Habsburg and by birth Archduke of Austria.

He was the son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria, in turn, the son of Emperor Ferdinand I, and Maria Anna of Bavaria. His elder brother Archduke Ferdinand, succeeded as Holy Roman Emperor in 1619.

Life

Born in Graz, little is known about his first years of life. His first notable presence was in 1592, when Maximilian Ernest and his mother accompanied his older sister Anna to marry King Sigismund III of Poland.

Together with his brother Ferdinand and his cousins Maximilian III and Matthias, Maximilian Ernest signed a document dated 25 April 1606 in Vienna, under which his cousin, Emperor Rudolf II, was declared incapable of governing because of his mental illness and Matthias could assume the headship of the Habsburg territories as regent.

His cousin Maximilian III, called the German Grand Master (der Deutschmeister), allowed Maximiliam Ernest to join the Teutonic Knights in 1615, and one year later, in 1616, he appointed him Landkomtur of the Bailiwick of Austria. Already named Coadjutor of the Teutonic Order was determined that Maximilian Ernest would succeed his cousin in the office of Grand Master, but he died unexpectedly aged thirty-two, unmarried and childless (however he left an illegitimate son, Don Carlos d'Austria, who died in 1638). He was buried in the Seckau Abbey.

Ancestors

Male-line family tree

References

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• 1583 births
• 1616 deaths
• 17th-century House of Habsburg
• Austrian princes
• Sons of dukes