Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilis

{{short description|Bavarian civil code of 1756}}

The Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilis was a civil code enacted in the Electorate of Bavaria in 1756. It was drafted entirely by the Bavarian chancellor, Wiguläus von Kreittmayr,{{cite book |last= Stolleis|first=Michael|editor= Michael Stolleis |title= Juristen: ein biographisches Lexikon; von der Antike bis zum 20. Jahrhundert |edition= 2nd|year= 2001 |publisher= Beck |location= München |language= de |isbn=3406-45957-9 |page= 371}} and was named after Maximilian III Joseph. Written in German, it nonetheless included many Latin phrases. In its content, it adhered to the Usus modernus Pandectarum more strongly than later codification projects. It remained in force in Bavaria until the enactment of the German Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) on January 1, 1900.