Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria

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Maximilian III Joseph (1727-1777) was Elector of Bavaria from 1745 to 1777.     
In 1747 he established the porcelain factory at Nymphenburg.   
Maximilian III founded the Bavarian Academy of Sciences in 1759.     
In 1771 he regulated the general school attendance.

[LouisFerdinand]

Maximilian III Joseph economized on the costs of the court and succeeded in paying of to a large amount the large debts his father had made.