Henriette Adelheid von Savoyen ordered this church to be built in 1662 as a thank-you to God for the birth of her son Elector (Kurfürst) Max Emmanuel.

From the beginning it also served as a burial place for the royal Wittelsbach family. In the Fürstengruft (crypt) 47 members of the royal family have been buried in metall coffins.

A small chapel in the main church contains the tombs of King Maximilian II and his wife Queen Marie.

http://www.inside-munich.com/theatinerkirche.html 
