Living in Klein-Glienicke (Kurfürstenstraße 10) for the rest of his live Maitey died of smallpox at his home on February 26, 1872, "a pensioner of the king, at the age of sixty-four."[REF]
It is unknown, if Maitey's widow or Eduard had the chance to see King Kalākaua during his visit in Berlin and Potsdam in August, 1881 [REF].