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For a prince, the family was above all a political issue, because countries could be won through marriage. Has he got a cheap marriage himself? Marry his children well? Personal feelings didn’t matter. Most of the time, the spouses lived in separate households, including the children. So Maximilian was not a family man in the modern sense.
© AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN The portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and his family was painted by the Upper Swabian master Bernhard Strigel after 1515
Maximilian’s marriage to Mary of Burgundy was agreed upon by the fathers on both sides, as is customary in princely circles. That is why he also decided on the marriage of his children and grandchildren. The success he had with it was not foreseeable by him. Because of five surprising deaths, the Habsburgs came into possession of the Spanish Empire as well as the kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary.
Maria of Burgundy was closely related to Maximilian, two years older than him and not particularly pretty. She immediately fell in love with the attractive emperor’s son with wavy blond hair, but he not with her. But with the birth of Philip the Fair, she saved the House of Habsburg from extinction, which ensured her his gratitude.
Maximilian married Anna of Brittany as a procurator, i.e. through a proxy, because he himself was in Hungary. He wanted to win their country through this long distance marriage. But the French king was also interested in Brittany. He went personally to Duchess Anna, married her and won Brittany for France.
This marriage brought Maximilian a lot of money, but remained childless. The marriage was therefore worthless from a dynastic point of view, the couple lived more and more at a distance.
There were three legitimate children, Philip the Beautiful and Franz, who died early, as well as the daughter Margarete. There were probably illegitimate children over 30.
No certainly not.
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© AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN The armor of Maximilian I.
This is the title of a collection of poems published in 1830. The author probably called the emperor that because of his preference for the jousting games that were no longer current at the time.
Maximilian died of heart failure at 3 a.m. on the night of January 12, 1519. The cause of death was believed to be colon cancer.
Maximilian turned the Habsburg hereditary lands into a unified state with modern administration and thus created the basis for today’s Austria. Through his cultural achievements, which will be presented in many exhibitions in the commemorative year 2019, he gave Austria the image of a cultural country.
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Emperor Maximilian I knew how to market himself. The “last knight”, as he called himself, used the media of his time. He financed his wars and the splendid court ranks through enormous debts.
Maximilian I presented himself as a knight, known to posterity as “the last knight”, was constantly in need of money and fathered numerous illegitimate children. Who was this man who led the Habsburgs to world power? A search for clues with the historian Sabine Weiss.
© Shutterstock / Everett – Art A portrait of Maximilian I made by Joos van Cleve, around 1530
Maximilian was very versatile. A fighter, interested in art and science, and a hard-working ruler.
The Habsburg empire goes back to Maximilian, which stretched from South America through Europe to Southeast Asia.
Yes, because he was concerned about his fame. In order to control him, he dictated four autobiographical works, in addition to the two mentioned, a Latin autobiography and Freydal, which portray him as a glorious ruler.
Comment on “Weißkunig” and “Theuerdank”: Maximilian I had a heroic story written for himself while he was still alive. “Theuerdank” had 13th editions and became a bestseller. The autobiographical heroic epic “Weißkunig”, which the emperor wrote around 1517 with his “ghostwriter” and secretary Marx Treitzsaurwein von Ehrentreiz, is considered a prose work about his childhood and youth, the early years of rulership and heroic deeds.
For a prince, the family was above all a political issue, because countries could be won through marriage. Has he got a cheap marriage himself? Marry his children well? Personal feelings didn’t matter. Most of the time, the spouses lived in separate households, including the children. So Maximilian was not a family man in the modern sense.
© AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN The portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and his family was painted by the Upper Swabian master Bernhard Strigel after 1515
Maximilian’s marriage to Maria of Burgundy was agreed by the fathers on both sides, as is customary in princely circles. That is why he decided on the marriage of his children and grandchildren. The success he had with it was not foreseeable by him. Because of five surprising deaths, the Habsburgs came into possession of the Spanish Empire as well as the kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary.
Maria of Burgundy was closely related to Maximilian, two years older than him and not particularly pretty. She immediately fell in love with the attractive emperor’s son with wavy blond hair, but he not with her. But with the birth of Philip the Fair, she saved the House of Habsburg from extinction, which ensured his gratitude.
Maximilian married Anna of Brittany as a procurator, i.e. through a proxy, because he himself was in Hungary. He wanted to win their country through this long distance marriage. But the French king was also interested in Brittany. He went personally to Duchess Anna, married her and won Brittany for France.
This marriage brought Maximilian a lot of money, but remained childless. The marriage was therefore worthless from a dynastic point of view, the couple lived more and more at a distance.
There were three legitimate children, Philip the Beautiful and Franz, who died early, as well as the daughter Margarete. There were probably illegitimate children over 30.
No certainly not.
Also interesting: Was Maria Theresa an empress? 18 facts about the Habsburg woman
For his countless wars, most of which he waged with dearly paid mercenaries.
© AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN The armor of Maximilian I.
This is the title of a collection of poems published in 1830. The author probably called the emperor that because of his preference for the jousting games that were no longer current at the time.
Maximilian died of heart failure at 3 a.m. on the night of January 12, 1519. The cause of death was believed to be colon cancer.
Maximilian turned the Habsburg hereditary lands into a unified state with modern administration and thus created the basis for today’s Austria. Through his cultural achievements, which will be presented in many exhibitions in the commemorative year 2019, he gave Austria the image of a cultural country.
Maximilian I .: Habsburg’s fascinating emperor can be found here *
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Emperor Maximilian I knew how to market himself. The “last knight”, as he called himself, used the media of his time. He financed his wars and the splendid court ranks through enormous debts.
Maximilian I presented himself as a knight, known to posterity as “the last knight”, was constantly in need of money and fathered numerous illegitimate children. Who was this man who led the Habsburgs to world power? A search for clues with the historian Sabine Weiss.
© Shutterstock / Everett – Art A portrait of Maximilian I made by Joos van Cleve, around 1530
Maximilian was very versatile. A fighter, interested in art and science, and a hard-working ruler.
The Habsburg empire goes back to Maximilian, which stretched from South America through Europe to Southeast Asia.
Yes, because he was concerned about his fame. In order to control him, he dictated four autobiographical works, in addition to the two mentioned, a Latin autobiography and Freydal, which portray him as a glorious ruler.
Comment on “Weißkunig” and “Theuerdank”: Maximilian I had a heroic story written for himself while he was still alive. “Theuerdank” had 13th editions and became a bestseller. The autobiographical heroic epic “Weißkunig”, which the emperor wrote around 1517 with his “ghostwriter” and secretary Marx Treitzsaurwein von Ehrentreiz, is considered a prose work about his childhood and youth, the early years of rulership and heroic deeds.
For a prince, the family was primarily a political issue, because countries could be won through marriage. Has he got a cheap marriage himself? Marry his children well? Personal feelings didn’t matter. Most of the time, the spouses lived in separate households, including the children. So Maximilian was not a family man in the modern sense.
© AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN The portrait of the Emperor Maximilian and his family was painted by the Upper Swabian master Bernhard Strigel after 1515
Maximilian’s marriage to Maria of Burgundy was agreed by the fathers on both sides, as is customary in princely circles. That is why he decided on the marriage of his children and grandchildren. The success he had with it was not foreseeable by him. Because of five surprising deaths, the Habsburgs came into possession of the Spanish Empire as well as the kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary.