Equestrian Statue of Maximilian I on Wittelsbacherplatz

Wittelsbacher Platz with the equestrian monument presented here is considered to be the most beautiful classical square in Munich. In the run-up to Christmas, the monument is "built up" by the city's most famous medieval Christmas market.

Equestrian statue of Maximilian I on Wittelsbacherplatz in Munich; Base design by Leo von Klenze; Equestrian figure by Bertel Thorvaldsen; Bronze cast by Johann Baptist Stiglmaier 1836/37; Client King Ludwig I .; Construction period: 1830-1839; Revealed in 1839Maximilian was the son of Duke Wilhelm V of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine. Brothers were Philip of Bavaria, Bishop of Regensburg and Cardinal, Ferdinand of Bavaria, Archbishop of Cologne, Bishop of Münster, Liège and Paderborn, and Albrecht of Bavaria, Landgrave of Leuchtenberg. The sister Maria Anna was married to Emperor Ferdinand II. Magdalena married Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg.Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I._(Bayern)

Through various reforms, he rehabilitated the country financially and made it economically efficient. By eliminating the participation rights of the estates, he became the actual founder of absolutist rule in Bavaria. At the same time, he was a formative figure in the counter-reformation and the Catholic reform. His internal consolidation policy increased the country's foreign policy leeway.Source and more info
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I._(Bavaria)