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Maximilian Henry of Bavaria

1621–1688 · 17th century

Maximilian Henry of Bavaria was archbishop-elector of Cologne from 1650 and prince-bishop of Liège and Hildesheim. He allied with Louis XIV of France, and in Liège his Regulation of 1684 abolished the political power of the craft guilds and placed the city under princely control.

Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
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