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  1. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
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  2. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia

    • 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. He proclaimed himself elected emperor in 1508 at Trent, with Pope Julius II later recognizing it. This broke the tradition of requirin… See more

    Born22 March 1459 · Wiener Neustadt, Inner Austria
    Died12 January 1519 (aged 59) · Wels, Upper Austria
    SpousesMary, Duchess of Burgundy · (m. 1477; died · 1482) · Anne, Duchess of Brittany · (m. · 1490; ann. · 1492) · Bianca Maria Sforza · (m. · 1494; died · 1510)
    Background and childhood

    Maximilian was born at Wiener Neustadt on 22 March 1459. His father, Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, named him after Maximilian of Tebessa, who Frederick believed had once warned him of imminent peril in a dr… See more

    Reign in Burgundy and the Netherlands

    Maximilian's wife had inherited the large Burgundian domains in France and the Low Countries upon her father's death in the Battle of Nancy on 5 January 1477.
    The southern part of the Duchy of Burgundy (sometime… See more

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