Maximilian I., Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches

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  1. der letzte Ritter Pen Names
  2. March 22, 1459 in Wiener Neustadt
  3. January 12, 1519 in Wels (Oberösterreich)
  4. Kaiser
  5. Wien

Iconography

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Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal. (Source: Wikimedia)
Eleanor and Maximilian, from Empress Eleanor's Book of Hours. The mother fed him knights' tales, encouraged him to fence, dance and hunt, while the father wanted Maximilian to be good at Latin.[26] (Source: Wikimedia)
Garden scene in an MS of the Roman de la Rose, Bruges c. 1490, possibly depicting Maximilian and Mary. Maximilian wrote, "Had we but peace, we would sit here as in a rose garden."[34] (Source: Wikimedia)
Maximilian offers Mary of Burgundy an engagement ring. Miniature from a copy of the Excellent Chronicle of Flanders by Anthonis de Roovere, c. 1485–1515 (Bruges Public Library Ms. 437).[40] (Source: Wikimedia)
The Cranenburg House in Bruges, a favorite residence of Mary and Maximilian, near which he usually organized jousting tournaments, and also the place in which he was imprisoned for four weeks in 1488.[59] c. 1905. (Source: Wikimedia)
The Judgment of Cambyses, Bruges's symbolic apology to Maximilian. In a twist, the corrupted judge had the likeness of Maximilian's hated official Peter Lanchals, who was executed by Bruges.[69] Painted by Gerard David. Previously, when Maximilian was moved to Jean Gros's mansion, his second prison, Bruges hired David to paint the strong iron gratings, added to the windows to prevent escape, in order to amuse the prisoner, whom they tried to cheer up in various ways.[70][71][72] (Source: Wikimedia)
Philip I of Castile and Margaret of Austria, usually attributed to Pieter van Coninxloo (1460–1513), c. 1494 (Source: Wikimedia)
Succession wars in Hungary after the death of Matthias Corvinus (Vladislas marked dark red) (Source: Wikimedia)
Maximilian I, after 1504, by unknown artist in Albrecht Dürer's circle. The painting bears similarity to Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis's style.[111] (Source: Wikimedia)
Siege of Kufstein, 1504 (Source: Wikimedia)
Sallet of Maximilian I, c. 1490–95, by Lorenz Helmschmid, Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Source: Wikimedia)
Joos van Cleve – Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I, from Statutes of the Order of the Golden Fleece, as Sovereign of the Order, after 1508 (Source: Wikimedia)
Innsbruck, imperial capital under Maximilian,[140] seat of the Hofkammer (Court Treasury) and the Court Chancery, which functioned as "the most influential body in Maximilian's government".[141] Painting of Albrecht Dürer (1496) (Source: Wikimedia)
Maximilian talking to German knights (depiction from the contemporary Weisskunig) (Source: Wikimedia)
Maximilian with a map of the ten Imperial Circles. Illustration from Johann Samuel's Tromsdorff: Accurate neue und alte Geographie von ganz Teutschland, 1711.[165] (Source: Wikimedia)
Execution of the garrison troops after the Siege of Kufstein (1504). The garrison and its commander Hans von Pienzenau had angered Maximilian during the siege by refusing his offer of surrender and using brooms to sweep up damage caused by his cannons. Eighteen including Pienzenau were beheaded before Erich von Braunschweig, a favoured commander, pleaded for the lives of the rest.[180][181] (Engraving from 1703.) (Source: Wikimedia)
Maximilian I paying attention to an execution instead of watching Philip the Handsome and Joanna of Castile's betrothal, much to his son's dismay. The top right corner shows Cain and Abel. Satire against Maximilian's legal reform. Created on behalf of the councilors of Augsburg. Plate 89 of Von der Arztney bayder Glück by the Petrarcameister.[193] (Source: Wikimedia)
Fresco at the Fuggerhäuser on the Maximilianstraße (named after the emperor since 1957, originally named after Maximilian I of Bavaria). Description: "The council of the free imperial city paying homage to Emperor Maximilian I". RP-F-F00997-CD. (Source: Wikimedia)
19th century reproduction (by Julien Bernard Van der Plaetsen) of a 1507 fresco depicting Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian holding the coat of arms of Burgundy. The couple stood as a pair of equals, similar to other portrayals, despite Maximilian's status as Emperor. The original work was created to celebrate Charles's status as the new Duke of Burgundy.[237] (Source: Wikimedia)
Illustration from Die fürstliche Chronik, or Kaiser Maximilians Geburtsspiegel by Jakob Mennel (1518). Under the outspread wings of the triple-crowned peacock was the coats of arms of 14 European kingdoms connected to the Habsburg dynasty through marriages (Source: Wikimedia)
Emperor Maximilian I and his family; with his son Philip the Fair, his wife Mary of Burgundy, his grandsons Ferdinand I and Charles V, and Louis II of Hungary (husband of his granddaughter Mary of Austria). (Source: Wikimedia)
Maximilian's cenotaph, Hofkirche, Innsbruck (Source: Wikimedia)
Death portrait of Maximilian (Source: Wikimedia)
The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I, by Albrecht Dürer. The canopy is adorned with the solar symbol and the imperial coat-of-arms. The inscription states: "That which the sun is in the heavens, the Emperor is on earth."[291] (Source: Wikimedia)
Albrecht Altdorfer's Der große Venezianische Krieg, which depicts the Landsknechte in Maximilian's triumphal procession – c. 1512–1515 (Source: Wikimedia)
The arsenal in Lindau. The construction started in 1507 but only finished in 1526, after Maximilian's death. (Source: Wikimedia)
Behamisch facht (Bohemian battle) from the Weißkunig, Woodcut 175, depicting the Battle of Wenzenbach, one of the last knights' battles (1504), which was won by Maximilian and his ally Albert the Wise. In this battle, Maximilian was dragged from his horse by halberds, but rescued from being butchered by Erich von Braunschweig.[331] (Source: Wikimedia)
HJRK B 21 – Mechanical breastpiece used for Bundrennen, a tournament type which was probably only organized in the Imperial Court, c. 1490. Only three mechanical breastplates remain (one in Paris, two in Vienna). The breastplate was designed to carry a shield that, when hit properly, will be ejected over the jouster's head and burst apart, releasing triangle tin segments.[366][367] (Source: Wikimedia)
Maximilian armour, Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Belgium (Source: Wikimedia)

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