Maximilian Emanuel married Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, fourth child and second eldest daughter of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Clémentine of Orléans, on 20 September 1875 in Ebenthal, Lower Austria, Austria–Hungary.
Maximilian Emanuel and Amalie had three sons:
Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria (10 July 1876 – 12 March 1952)
Duke Christoph Joseph in Bavaria (22 April 1879 – 10 July 1963).
He was married to Anna Sibig (18 July 1874 – 1 January 1958)
Duke Luitpold Emanuel in Bavaria (30 June 1890 – 16 January 1973)
Maximilian Emanuel married Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, fourth child and second eldest daughter of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Clémentine of Orléans, on 20 September 1875 in Ebenthal, Lower Austria, Austria–Hungary. Maximilian Emanuel and Amalie had three sons:
Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria (10 July 1876 – 12 March 1952)
Duke Christoph Joseph in Bavaria (22 April 1879 – 10 July 1963). He was married to Anna Sibig (18 July 1874 – 1 January 1958)
Duke Luitpold Emanuel in Bavaria (30 June 1890 – 16 January 1973)
Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria