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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 (German: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.
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.
Oct 10, 2023 · British historian Edward Shawcross presents a very readable biography of a royal caught up in an ill-fated imperial adventure. 'The Last Moments of Maximilian I' by Jean-Paul Laurens; 1882. One...
Maximilian I, (born March 22, 1459, Wiener Neustadt, Austria—died Jan. 12, 1519, Wels), German king and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519).
Jan 27, 2021 · Maximilian tried a desperate escape from the city by leading the cavalry division through enemy lines, allowing him to escape. This plan failed miserably and Juarez’s forces quickly captured the former emperor.
Jun 15, 2024 · Maximilian was an archduke of Austria and the emperor of Mexico, a man whose naive liberalism proved unequal to the international intrigues that had put him on the throne and to the brutal struggles within Mexico that led to his execution.
Maximilian I: ‘Early practice maketh a master emperor …’. Maximilian was the third child of Emperor Frederick III and Eleonora of Portugal. As the couple’s only surviving son he was groomed from childhood for his future role as ruler. His boyhood was difficult.
Maximilian I 1459–1519 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian 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, '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.
