Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I
Imperator Romanorum
A portrait of Maximilian I, 1519
Holy Roman Emperor
Reign	4 February 1508 – 12 January 1519
Proclamation	4 February 1508, Trento[1]
Predecessor	Frederick III
Successor	Charles V
King of the Romans King of Germany
Reign	16 February 1486 – 12 January 1519
Coronation	9 April 1486
Predecessor	Frederick III
Successor	Charles V
Alongside	Frederick III (1486–1493)
Archduke of Austria
Reign	19 August 1493 – 12 January 1519
Predecessor	Frederick V
Successor	Charles I
Duke of Burgundy (jure uxoris)
Reign	19 August 1477 – 27 March 1482
Predecessor	Mary
Successor	Philip IV
Alongside	Mary
Born	22 March 1459 Wiener Neustadt, Inner Austria
Died	12 January 1519 (aged 59) Wels, Upper Austria
Burial	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Spouse	Mary, Duchess of Burgundy ​ ​ (m. 1477; died 1482)​ Anne, Duchess of Brittany ​ ​ (m. 1490; ann. 1492)​ Bianca Maria Sforza ​ ​ (m. 1494; died 1510)​
Issue more...	Philip the Handsome Margaret, Duchess of Savoy Illegitimate: George, Prince-Bishop of Liège Leopoldo, Bishop of Córdoba
House	Habsburg
Father	Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Eleanor of Portugal
Religion	Catholic Church
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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.^[2] He announced himself elected emperor in 1508 at Trent, with Pope Julius II later recognizing it.^[3][4][5] This broke the tradition of requiring a papal coronation for the adoption of the Imperial title. Maximilian was the only surviving son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Portugal. Since his coronation as King of the Romans in 1486, he ran a double government, or Doppelregierung, with his father until Frederick's death in 1493.^[6][7]

1. ↑ Cuyler 1972, p. 490. sfn error: no target: CITEREFCuyler1972 (help)
2. ↑ Weaver 2020, p. 68. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWeaver2020 (help)
3. ↑ Emmerson 2013, p. 462. sfn error: no target: CITEREFEmmerson2013 (help)
4. ↑ Stollberg-Rilinger 2020, p. 13. sfn error: no target: CITEREFStollberg-Rilinger2020 (help)
5. ↑ Whaley 2018, p. 6. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWhaley2018 (help)
6. ↑ Wolf, Susanne (2005). Die Doppelregierung Kaiser Friedrichs III. und König Maximilians (1486–1493) (PDF) (in German). Köln. pp. 561, 570. ISBN 978-3-412-22405-9. Retrieved 14 December 2022.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
7. ↑ Heinig, Paul-Joachim (15 June 2010). "Rezension von: Reinhard Seyboth (Bearb.): Deutsche Reichstagsakten unter Maximilian I. Vierter Band: Reichsversammlungen 1491–1493, München: Oldenbourg 2008" [Review of: Reinhard Seyboth (Ed.): German Reichstag files under Maximilian I. Fourth volume: Reich assemblies 1491–1493, Munich: Oldenbourg 2008]. Sehepunkte (in German). 10 (6). Retrieved 14 December 2022.