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Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Also Known As Coeur d'acier
Monarchs and Rulers

Maximilian I 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, since the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians, and instead proclaimed himself elected emperor in 1508 at Trento, a step Pope Julius II later recognized and one that broke the tradition of requiring a papal coronation for the imperial title. He was the only surviving son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Portugal, and from his 1486 coronation as King of the Romans he ran a double government with his father until Frederick's death in 1493.

Facts
Birth Year
1459 1
Death Year
1519 1
Role
King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor 1
Birth Date
1459-03-22 1
Death Date
1519-01-12 1
Birthplace
Wiener Neustadt, Inner Austria 1
Death Place
Wels, Upper Austria 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
FAQs

How did Maximilian I expand Habsburg power?

He built Habsburg power through marriages that brought in Burgundy first and later Castile and Aragon and claims to Bohemia and Hungary.

Mainly through marriage alliances rather than conquest. Maximilian married Mary, the heiress of the Burgundian inheritance, which brought those rich lands under Habsburg control. In 1496 he arranged the marriage of his son Philip to Joan, the Spanish heiress, which brought the kingdoms of Castile and Aragon and their overseas possessions into the family's orbit. A double marriage with the Jagiellonian dynasty negotiated in Vienna in 1515 later let his grandson Ferdinand claim the Bohemian and Hungarian thrones. He was less successful in war: his campaigns against the Swiss failed, and parts of the Habsburg lands were lost to them.
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Associated With

Order of the Golden Fleece, Organizations

In Era

The Early Modern Period, Eras
Source Wikipedia: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
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Europe

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1. Wikipedia: Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Wikipedia
  • Character section, nickname sentence
    Coeur d'acier
  • infobox, Born field
    22 March 1459
  • infobox, Died field
    12 January 1519
  • lead paragraph, sentence 1
    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.
  • infobox, Born field (place)
    Wiener Neustadt, Inner Austria
  • infobox, Died field (place)
    Wels, Upper Austria
  • Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor: Gender
    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.
  • In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
    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.
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