Duke Max — Sissi: The Young Empress Character Profile

About Duke Max

Father of Sissi, Bavarian duke and military officer, doting and charismatic parent

Duke Max — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Military leadership, Horsemanship, Charismatic parenting, Bavarian court politics, Public speaking

• Strength: 7/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 8/10
• Morality: 7/10
• Influence: 5/10

Affiliations

• Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities

Quick Facts about Duke Max

Occupation

writer, composer, politician

Manner of Death

Natural causes

Duke Max's Known Relations

• Duke Pius August in Bavaria — Father
• Princess Ludovika of Bavaria — Spouse
• Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria — Child
• Duchess Helene in Bavaria — Child
• Duchess Mathilde Ludovika, Countess of Trani — Child
• Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria — Child
• Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria — Child
• Empress Elisabeth of Austria — Child
• Duchess Marie Sophie in Bavaria — Child
• Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria — Child
• Duke Wilhelm Karl in Bavaria — Child
• Duke Maximilian in Bavaria — Child
• Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg — Mother
• Carl Leibl — Student of
• Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities — Member of

Duke Max appears in 3 titles

• Sissi (1955) — character page
• Sissi: The Young Empress (1956)
• Sissi: The Fateful Years of an Empress (1957) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Gustav Knuth

Appears in

Sissi: The Young Empress (1956)

Role

Supporting

More characters from Sissi: The Young Empress

• Empress Elisabeth (Romy Schneider)
• Emperor Franz Joseph (Karlheinz Böhm)
• Duchess Ludovika (Magda Schneider)
• Archduchess Sophie (Vilma Degischer)
• Archduke Franz Karl (Erich Nikowitz)
• Baronne Wulfen (Hilde Wagener)
• Count Andrassy (Walther Reyer)
• Dr. Seeburger (Hans Ziegler)
• Countess Esterhazy (Helene Lauterböck)
• Major Böckl (Josef Meinrad)
• Countess Bellegarde (Senta Wengraf)
• Princess Helene (Uta Franz)