Duke Maximilian was the only child of Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württemberg and Princess Maria Sophia of Thurn and Taxis, who lived in Württemberg Palace in Regensburg and whose marriage ended in divorce in 1835 after an early separation.

[1] Since the beginning of the 1870s he was the owner of the Württemberg Palace in Regensburg and the associated parks in today's Herzogspark.

[citation needed] Maximilian was a great-nephew of the first King of Württemberg, Frederick.

Hermine was known in Regensburg as an enthusiastic rider who often appeared around the city on horseback in a black riding dress and was popular as a guest in officer circles.

In 1861 he was accepted into the Masonic lodge "Zu den 3 Cedern" in Stuttgart.