Editing Maximilian II Emanuel (section)

==Final years in Bavaria==
[[Image:Giuseppe Volpini Kurfuerst Max Emanuel um 1720-1.jpg|thumb|left|Max Emanuel by Giuseppe Volpini (1720)]]
Back in Bavaria, Maximilian Emanuel focused on architecture projects to balance the failure of his political ambitions. It was bitter for him to witness the royal elevation of the German princes [[Augustus II the Strong]] (1697), [[Frederick I of Prussia]] (1701) and [[George I of Great Britain|George I of Hanover]] (1714) as well as of his cousin [[Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia|Victor Amadeus of Sicily]] (1713) while his own political dreams could not be realized.

Maximilian Emanuel then supported the Habsburgs in a [[Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)|new war]] against the Turks, contributing troops to the [[Army of the Holy Roman Empire]] in (1717).

In 1724, he created a union of all lines of the Wittelsbach dynasty to increase the influence of his house. The Wittelsbach prince-electors Max Emanuel, his son Clemens August of [[Electorate of Cologne|Cologne]], [[Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine]] and [[Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg|Franz Ludwig of Trier]] had at that time four votes at their disposal for the next imperial election. The crown of the Holy Roman Empire was sought for either Max Emanuel or his son Charles Albert. Already in 1722 Charles Albert had been married to the Habsburg Archduchess [[Maria Amalia, Holy Roman Empress|Maria Amalia of Austria]].

In 1726, Max Emanuel died of a stroke. He is buried in the crypt of the [[Theatinerkirche (München)|Theatinerkirche]] in Munich.<ref name="Be2014"/>