
German States 1703 Bavaria Maximilian II Emanuel 1 Goldgulden .900 Gold Coin .900 Gold CoinElector of Bavaria and accomplished soldier, the life of Maximilian II Emanuel (1662-1726) can be summarized with a list of wars. By the time he was twenty-one, he was already pushing back against the Ottoman Empire's expansionist designs in the Great Turkish War. His 1688 capture of Belgrade, the chief Ottoman stronghold in Europe, catapulted Max Emanuel's budding military career. Next was the Nine Years'