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Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Portrait by Albrecht Dürer, 1519 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). Maximilian holds his personal emblem, the pomegranate.
Issue
NameMaximilian I
King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans)
Reign16 February 1486 � 12 January 1519
Coronation9 April 1486
PredecessorFrederick III
SuccessorCharles V
Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria
Reign19 August 1493 � 12 January 1519
PredecessorFrederick III
SuccessorCharles V
Duke of Burgundy
Reign5 January 1477 � 27 March 1482
PredecessorMary the Rich
SuccessorPhilip IV
SpouseMary, Duchess of Burgundy
Anne of Brittany{annulled}
Bianca Maria Sforza
Philip I of Castile Margaret, Archduchess of Austria
HouseHouse of Habsburg
FatherFrederick III
MotherEleanor of Portugal
Date of birth22 March 1459
Place of birthWiener Neustadt, Austria
Date of death12 January 1519(age 59)
Place of deathWels, Upper Austria
Place of burialWiener Neustadt, Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism

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Maximilian I of Habsburg (22 March 1459 � 12 January 1519), the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans) from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death. He had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his father's reign, from circa 1483. He expanded the influence of the House of Habsburg through both war and marriage, but also lost the Austrian territories in today's Switzerland to the Swiss Confederacy.

By marrying his son Philip to the future Queen Joanna of Castile in 1498, Maximilian established the Habsburg dynasty in Spain and allowed his grandson Charles to hold the throne of both León-Castile and Aragon, therefore causing him to be the first de jure King of Spain. Having outlived his father Philip, Charles succeeded Maximilian as Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, and thus ruled both the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Empire simultaneously.

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Pius too silent to be saintly? Pope didn't dare to insult the Fuhrer - Palm Beach Post Tweet this news
Palm Beach Post--In 1077, the pope deposed and excommunicated the head of the -Holy Roman- Empire and left him outside wearing only a hair shirt in the snow for three days while he decided to accept the -emperor's- apology. But those were different p - Date : Sun, 01 May 2011 20:03:25 GMT+00:00
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The Star--But it also helped -Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I-, who did just that, create some decent old art - which you can now see at Sheffield's Graves Gallery. His obsession with his own mortality led him to commission miniature paintings record - Date : Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:02:37 GMT+00:00
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antiquestradegazette.com--The charts, like much of the exceptional work that marks this period of his life in Nuremburg, were produced under the patronage of the -Holy Roman Emperor-, -Maximilian I-, and, more significantly, were made in collaboration wit - Date : Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:08:53 GMT+00:00
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Aberdeen Press and Journal--The first documented use of a diamond ring to signify engagement was made by -Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I- in Vienna in 1477, on his betrothal to Mary of ... - Date : Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:57:30 GMT+00:00
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A.V. Club (satire)--It takes place in an incredibly Gothic cathedral, as if they were suddenly transported to the -Holy Roman- Empire. They both think the other has information. ... - Date : Tue, 08 Feb 2011 09:11:22 GMT+00:00

Regnal titles
Preceded by
Frederick III
German King
(formally King of the Romans)
1486 - 1519
Succeeded by
Emperor Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor
as Emperor elect
1508 - 1519
Archduke of Inner Austria,
Duke of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola
1493 - 1519
Preceded by
Sigismund
Archduke of Further Austria,
Archduke of Upper Austria,
Count of the Tyrol
1490 - 1519
Preceded by
Mary the Rich
Titular Duke of Burgundy jure uxoris
with Mary the Rich
5 January 1477 - 27 March 1482
Succeeded by
Philip the Fair
Duke of Brabant, Limburg and Lothier,
Duke of Luxemburg, Margrave of Namur,
Count of Artois and Flanders,
Count of Charolais,
Count of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland,
Count Palatine of Burgundy
by marriage
with Mary the Rich
5 January 1477 - 27 March 1482
Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen by marriage
with Mary the Rich
5 January 1477 - 27 March 1482
Preceded by
Anne
Titular Duke of Brittany jure uxoris
with Anne of Brittany
18 December 1490 - December 1491
Succeeded by
Anne


Maximilian's ancestors in three generations
Reforms :
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor Father:
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Paternal Grandfather:
Ernest, Duke of Austria
Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Leopold III, Duke of Austria
Paternal Great-Grandmother:
Viridis Visconti
Paternal Grandmother:
Cymburgis of Masovia
Paternal Great-Grandfather:
Siemowit IV, Duke of Masovia
Paternal Great-Grandmother:
Alexandra of Lithuania
Mother:
Eleanor of Portugal
Maternal Grandfather:
Edward of Portugal
Maternal Great-Grandfather:
John I of Portugal
Maternal Great-Grandmother:
Philippa of Lancaster
Maternal Grandmother:
Eleanor of Aragon
Maternal Great-Grandfather:
Ferdinand I of Aragon
Maternal Great-Grandmother:
Eleanor of Alburquerque

Holy Roman Emperors

Carolingian EmpireCharles I (Charlemagne) * Louis I * Lothair I * Louis II * Charles II * Charles III * Guy * Lambert * Arnulf * Louis III * Berengar
Holy Roman EmpireOtto I * Otto II * Otto III * Henry II * Conrad II * Henry III * Henry IV * Henry V * Lothair II * Frederick I * Henry VI * Otto IV * Frederick II * Henry VII * Louis IV * Charles IV * Sigismund * Frederick III * Maximilian I * Charles V * Ferdinand I * Maximilian II * Rudolph II * Matthias * Ferdinand II * Ferdinand III * Leopold I * Joseph I * Charles VI * Charles VII * Francis I * Joseph II * Leopold II * Francis II



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