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In 1508, Maximilian, with the assent of Pope Julius II, took the title Erwählter Römischer Kaiser ("Elected Roman Emperor"), thus ending the centuries-old custom that the Holy Roman Emperor had to be crowned by the Pope.
May 3, 2024 · Maximilian I (born March 22, 1459, Wiener Neustadt, Austria—died January 12, 1519, Wels) was the archduke of Austria, German king, and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519) who made his family, the Habsburgs, dominant in 16th-century Europe.
Maximilian I, (born March 22, 1459, Wiener Neustadt, Austria—died Jan. 12, 1519, Wels), German king and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519). The eldest son of Emperor Frederick III and a member of the Habsburg dynasty, he gained Burgundy’s lands in the Netherlands by marriage in 1477 but was later forced to give Burgundy to Louis XI (1482). He ...
May 11, 2018 · Maximilian I (1459-1519), Holy Roman emperor from 1493 to 1519, began the restoration of the power of the Hapsburgs. His intense interest in the arts and in public display earned him a place in legend as well as history.
M aximilian I, one of the most remarkable rulers of the Renaissance, served as the Holy Roman Emperor* from 1493 until 1519. Under his leadership, the Habsburg family came to dominate in Europe in the 1500s.
Maximilian I - Imperial Reforms, Diplomacy, Legacy: Great as Maximilian’s achievements were, they did not match his ambitions; he had hoped to unite all of western Europe by reviving the empire of Charlemagne.
Cultural depictions of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Maximilian in the last year of his life, holding his personal emblem, a pomegranate. Iconic portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1519. Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death.
Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death in 1519. He was never crowned by the Pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians.
Maximilian I, 'the last knight'. from 1477 Duke of Burgundy; from 1493 ruler over the Habsburg patrimonial lands; from 1486 Roman-German King, and from 1508 emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. Born in Wiener Neustadt (Lower Austria) on 22 March 1459. Died in Wels (Upper Austria) on 12 January 1519.
Jun 29, 2011 · As a territorial ruler of the Habsburg Austrian patrimony and as German emperor after 1493, Maximilian aspired to reform the legal and fiscal administration of both polities. Though much of what he accomplished either did not meet his goals or failed to last, he is now thought to have created a model for the governance of the Austrian lands ...
