Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria

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Ferdinand Maria
Portrait by Paul Mignard
Elector of Bavaria
Reign	27 September 1651 – 26 May 1679
Predecessor	Maximilian I
Successor	Maximilian II Emanuel
Born	(1636-10-31)31 October 1636 Schleissheim Palace, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	26 May 1679(1679-05-26) (aged 42) Schleissheim Palace, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial	June 1679 Theatiner Church, Bavaria
Spouse	Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy ​ ​ (m. 1650; died 1676)​
Issue	Maria Anna Victoria, Dauphine of France Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Joseph Clemens, Archbishop of Cologne Violante Beatrice, Grand Princess of Tuscany
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria
Mother	Maria Anna of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholicism
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Ferdinand Maria (31 October 1636 – 26 May 1679) was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1651 to 1679. The Elector modernized the army and introduced Bavaria's first government code. Besides encouraging agriculture and industry, he also improved building and restoration works on churches and monasteries since the damage caused during the Thirty Years' War.