Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria

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Archduke Maximilian Francis
Archbishop-Elector of Cologne
Portrait by Anton von Maron
Born	(1756-12-08)8 December 1756 Hofburg Imperial Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire[1]
Died	27 July 1801(1801-07-27) (aged 44) Hetzendorf Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire[1]
Burial	Imperial Crypt, Vienna
Names English: Maximilian Francis Xavier Joseph John Anthony German: Maximilian Franz Xaver Josef Johann Anton
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria Theresa
Religion	Roman Catholic

Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria (Maximilian Franz Xaver Joseph Johann Anton de Paula Wenzel; 8 December 1756 – 27 July 1801) was Elector of Cologne and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights. He was the youngest child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. He was the last fully functioning Elector of Cologne and the second employer and patron of the young Ludwig van Beethoven.