Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria

Maximilian III
Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
Portrait by Hans Henseiller, 1590s, National Museum in Warsaw
Archduke of Further Austria
Reign26 June 1612 – 2 November 1618
PredecessorMatthias
SuccessorMatthias
King of Poland
Grand Duke of Lithuania
(contested)
Reign27 September 1587 – 9 March 1589
PredecessorStephen Báthory
SuccessorSigismund III Vasa
Born(1558-10-12)12 October 1558
Wiener Neustadt, Archduchy of Austria
Died2 November 1618(1618-11-02) (aged 60)
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria
Burial
HouseHabsburg
FatherMaximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherMaria of Spain
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureMaximilian III's signature

Maximilian III of Austria (12 October 1558 – 2 November 1618), was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Archduke of Further Austria from 1612 until his death. He was also briefly known as Maximilian of Poland during his claim for the Polish throne. He would try to be elected as King of Poland he was defeated. He was also Grand Master of the Teutonic Order