Ferdinand Maria, Elector Of Bavaria

Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria ( October 31 , 1636 - May 26 , 1679 ) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector ('' Kurfürst '') of the Holy Roman Empire from 1651 to 1679.

He was born in Munich . He was the eldest son of Maximilian I, Elector Of Bavaria - whom he succeeded, and his second wife Maria Anna Of Austria , daughter of the emperor Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor .

He was crowned on October 31 , 1654 . His Absolutistic style of leadership became a benchmark for the rest of Germany . Though Ferdinand Maria allied with France he abstained the imperial crown in 1657 to avoid a conflict with Habsburg .

He married Henriette Adelaide Of Savoy (d. 1676 ), daughter of Victor Amadeus I Of Savoy . With her the Italian Baroque was introduced in Bavaria. The Theatiner Church in Munich was built from 1663 onwards as a gesture of thanks for the birth of the long-awaited heir to the Bavarian crown, Prince Max Emanuel. In 1664 , he commissioned the building of Nymphenburg Palace , near Munich.

He died in Schleissheim Palace and was succeeded by his son Maximilian II Emanuel .

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