Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein
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Portrait of Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein in 1655 | |
| Prince of Dietrichstein | |
| Reign | 8 November 1629 - 6 November 1655 |
| Predecessor | Franz Seraph of Dietrichstein |
| Successor | Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein |
| Born | 27 June 1596 Vienna |
| Died | 6 November 1655 (aged 59) |
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| Issue | Marie Eleonore of Dietrichstein Johanna Beatrix of Dietrichstein Maria Klara of Dietrichstein Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein Maria Margareta of Dietrichstein Maximilian Andreas of Dietrichstein Philipp Sigmund of Dietrichstein Maria Sophia of Dietrichstein |
| House | House of Dietrichstein |
| Father | Sigismund II, Count of Dietrichstein |
| Mother | Johanna von der Leiter, Baroness zu Behrn und Vicenz |
Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein (27 June 1596 – 6 November 1655), was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, Imperial Count (Reichsgraf) of Dietrichstein and owner of the Lordship of Nikolsburg in Moravia; since 1629 2nd Prince (Fürst) of Dietrichstein zu Nikolsburg, Baron (Freiherr) of Hollenburg, Finkenstein and Thalberg, was a diplomat and minister in the service of the House of Habsburg. He was a Kämmerer, Lord Chamberlain (Obersthofmeister), Conference Minister (Konferenzminister) and Privy Councillor of Emperors Ferdinand II and Ferdinand III, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece since and ruler over Nikolsburg (now Mikulov), Polná, Kanitz (now Dolní Kounice), Leipnik (now Lipník nad Bečvou), Weisskirch and Saar (now Žďár nad Sázavou).