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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.
Maximilian I (Spanish: Fernando Maximiliano José María de Habsburgo-Lorena; German: Ferdinand Maximilian Josef Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen; 6 July 1832 – 19 June 1867) was an Austrian archduke who became emperor of the Second Mexican Empire from 10 April 1864 until his execution by the Mexican Republic on 19 June 1867.
Maximilian I (born March 22, 1459, Wiener Neustadt, Austria—died January 12, 1519, Wels) was the archduke of Austria, German king, and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519) who made his family, the Habsburgs, dominant in 16th-century Europe.
Maximilian I, (born March 22, 1459, Wiener Neustadt, Austria—died Jan. 12, 1519, Wels), German king and Holy Roman emperor (1493–1519).
Jul 2, 2024 · Maximilian was an archduke of Austria and the emperor of Mexico, a man whose naive liberalism proved unequal to the international intrigues that had put him on the throne and to the brutal struggles within Mexico that led to his execution.
Maximilian I 1459–1519 Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, one of the most remarkable rulers of the Renaissance, served as the Holy Roman Emperor* from 1493 until 1519. Under his leadership, the Habsburg family came to dominate in Europe in the 1500s.
Jul 3, 2019 · Updated on July 03, 2019. Maximilian I (July 6, 1832–June 19, 1867) was a European nobleman invited to Mexico in the aftermath of the disastrous wars and conflicts of the mid-19th century.
Maximilian I: ‘Early practice maketh a master emperor …’. Maximilian was the third child of Emperor Frederick III and Eleonora of Portugal. As the couple’s only surviving son he was groomed from childhood for his future role as ruler. His boyhood was difficult.
Jan 27, 2021 · After negotiating with Napoleon III of France for French military support, the Austrian Duke arrived in Mexico and the French Army captured Mexico City In October 1863, Joseph took the throne and took the name Maximilian I of Mexico. Mexico had itself and emperor and a country on the verge of civil war.
Oct 10, 2023 · Maximilian I, the Austrian archduke who regretted trying to conquer Mexico British historian Edward Shawcross presents a very readable biography of a royal caught up in an ill-fated...
