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Also Known As Maximilian IV Joseph
Born May 27, 1756 • Mannheim
Died October 13, 1825 (aged 69) • Munich • Bavaria
Title / Office king (1806-1825), Bavaria
House / Dynasty House of Wittelsbach
Role In Napoleonic Wars

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