Herzog Max Joseph In Bayern

German duke in Bavaria (born December 4, 1808 in Bamberg, † November 15, 1888 in Munich) came from the line of the dukes in Bavaria of the Wittelsbach family and was one of the most important supporters of Bavarian folk music in the 19th century, zither player and composer. He was the father of Elisabeth, the later Empress of Austria and Apostolic Queen of Hungary, better known as Sissi.