Maximilian von Montgelas

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Maximilian von Montgelas
Portrait by Joseph Hauber [de] (1806)
Minister of the Royal House and of Foreign Affairs of Bavaria
In office 1799–1817
Monarch	Maximilian Joseph
Preceded by	Count Matthäus von Vieregg
Succeeded by	Count Heinrich Aloys von Reigersberg
Personal details
Born	Maximilian Karl Joseph Franz de Paula Hieronymus de Garnerin de la Thuille Freiherr von Montgelas (1759-09-12)12 September 1759 Munich, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	14 June 1838(1838-06-14) (aged 78) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation
Spouse	Countess Ernestine von Arco
Children	8
Parent(s)	John Sigmund Garnerin, Baron Montgelas Countess Ursula von Trauner

Maximilian Karl Joseph Franz de Paula Hieronymus de Garnerin de la Thuile, Count von Montgelas (German: Maximilian Karl Joseph Franz de Paula Hieronymus de Garnerin de la Thuille Graf von Montgelas; 12 September 1759 – 14 June 1838) was a Bavarian statesman, a member of a noble family from the Duchy of Savoy. His father John Sigmund Garnerin, Baron Montgelas (German: Janus Sigmund Garnerin Freiherr von Montgelas), entered the military service of Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria, and married the Countess Ursula von Trauner. Maximilian Josef, their eldest son, was born in the Bavarian capital Munich on September 10, 1759.