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Maximilian III of Austria

Maximilian III governed Tyrol and Further Austria from 1602 on behalf of the community of Habsburg heirs. He exercised delegated government over these lands within the dynasty’s shared inheritance.

1558 – 1618ArchdukeHabsburg · ES

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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 12 October 1558 Documented

Death: 2 November 1618 Documented

Role: Archduke

Other recorded names: Maximiliano el Maestre Alemán

Dynasty: Habsburg · ES

Territories: Tyrol (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns

Regent · Tyrol · Regency Documented1602–1618RegencyHe governed Tyrol and Further Austria on behalf of the community of Habsburg heirs, without independent hereditary sovereignty.

Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents

Maximilian IIPending reviewMaria of Austria · ESPending review

Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

5 recorded claims · 2 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (2/2 with a precise source)

BirthDocumented
12 October 1558
The authority record gives the birth as 1558-10-12.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Maximilian, Österreich, Erzherzog, 1558-1618 · Vital data: birth date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·
DeathDocumented
2 November 1618
The authority record gives the death as 1618-11-02.
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND · Maximilian, Österreich, Erzherzog, 1558-1618 · Vital data: death date
Reviewed on 2026-10-17 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Family and relationships (0/2 with a precise source)

FatherPending review
Maximilian II
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·
MotherPending review
Maria of Austria
A precise source has not yet been added.
No individual review recorded ·

Governments (1/1 with a precise source)

GovernmentDocumented
Regent · Tyrol · 1602–1618
Government delegated by the community of Habsburg heirs; independent patrimonial sovereignty is not attributed.
Tiroler Landesarchiv · Inventar de la cancillería de Tirol · Introduction: Maximilian III governs from 1602 on behalf of the heirs; Leopold V’s chancery from 1619.
Reviewed on 2026-10-04 by El Árbol de Europa ·

Biographical and contextual references (7)

Editorial history

2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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