Maximilian von Montgelas
Maximilian von Montgelas | |
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Portrait by Joseph Hauber (1806) | |
| Minister of the Royal House and of Foreign Affairs of Bavaria | |
| In office 1799–1817 | |
| Monarch | Maximilian Joseph |
| Preceded by | Count Matthäus von Vieregg |
| Succeeded by | Count Heinrich Aloys von Reigersberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maximilian Karl Joseph Franz de Paula Hieronymus de Garnerin de la Thuille Freiherr von Montgelas 12 September 1759 Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 14 June 1838 (aged 78) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation |
| Spouse | Countess Ernestine von Arco |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | John Sigmund Garnerin, Baron Montgelas Countess Ursula von Trauner |
Maximilian Karl Joseph Franz de Paula Hieronymus de Garnerin de la Thuile, Count von Montgelas (German: Maximilian Karl Joseph Franz de Paula Hieronymus de Garnerin de la Thuille Graf von Montgelas; 12 September 1759 – 14 June 1838) was a Bavarian statesman, a member of a noble family from the Duchy of Savoy. His father John Sigmund Garnerin, Baron Montgelas (German: Janus Sigmund Garnerin Freiherr von Montgelas), entered the military service of Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria, and married the Countess Ursula von Trauner. Maximilian Josef, their eldest son, was born in the Bavarian capital Munich on September 10, 1759.