In 1519, at age 59, the Habsburg Emperor Maximilian I died. Years earlier, he had been called “a wise, prudent, God-fearing prince, a just ruler” by his Florentine contemporary, the shrewd political ...

“What could be more precious to a king than an armor that will safeguard his body in combat?” Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519) As a royal in a “nondemocratic political system,” Maximilian had a ...

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Belonging to Holy Roman Empire Archduke Maximilian I, the aim of this armor was not merely to protect, but to impress. Portions of an Armor for the Joust of Peace of Maximilian I, German, Augsburg, ca ...

“It’s the most spectacular representation of a tournament of that time,” a Met curator says.

Dressed in a full suit of armor, Maximilian (reigned 1486– 1519) stands among an array of helmets and weaponry. He holds a sword in one hand and a cannonball in the other, indicating both knightly ...

Anonymous Flemish painting depicting a meeting between Emperor Maximilian I and English King Henry VIII. In the background, the sieges of Tournai and Thérouanne by the Holy League and the Battle of ...

The tomb of Austrian Emperor Maximilian I is seen in 2017 inside St. George's Cathedral, a basilica located within the national military academy in Wiener Neustadt, Austria. A new tomb has since been ...

Carlota tried to rule Mexico with her husband Maximilian I before their empire fell, breaking her heart and her mind. Empress Carlota, painted in 1865 by Albert Gräfle, took a very active interest in ...