Prince Maximilian of Saxony (1870–1951)
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17 November 1870 Dresden |
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| Died | 12 January 1951 (aged 80) Fribourg |
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| House | Wettin | ||||
| Father | George of Saxony | ||||
| Mother | Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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| German: Maximilian Wilhelm August Albert Karl Gregor Odo |
Prince Maximilian of Saxony, Duke of Saxony (German: Prinz Maximilian von Sachsen, Herzog zu Sachsen; 17 November 1870 – 12 January 1951) was a member of the Albertine branch of the House of Wettin and a Roman Catholic priest.
Maximilian Wilhelm August Albert Karl Gregor Odo of Saxony was born in Dresden, capital of the Kingdom of Saxony, the seventh of the eight children of Prince George of Saxony and his wife Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal. He was born with the titles Prince and Duke of Saxony, with the style Royal Highness. Amongst his siblings was the last Saxon king Frederick Augustus III and Princess Maria Josepha mother of the last Austrian Emperor Charles I.
On 26 July 1896, despite initial opposition from his family, Prince Maximilian entered into the church and was ordained as a priest. He renounced his claim to the throne of Saxony on entering the priesthood and also expressed a determination to refuse the apanage that he was entitled to from the Kingdom of Saxony.
In January 1899 Prince Maximilian became a Doctor of Theology after gaining the degree from the University of Würzburg. After working as a pastor at a church in Nuremberg, on 21 August 1900 Prince Maximilian accepted the post of Professor of canonical law at the University of Fribourg.
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