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 ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This relief print from The Magazine ...

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 ...

Chapultepec Castle (Chapultepec Castle) is one of the most historical architectural monuments in our country and the only royal castle on the continent.Second Emperor of Mexico: Maximilian of the ...

TREASURE hunters in Germany are looking for a £5million fortune in silver that went down with a royal cargo boat more than 350 years ago. The treasure was the property of Maximilian I, Elector of ...

"Maximilian of Mexico before the Execution," by Jean-Paul Laurens (Wikimedia Commons) It was the greatest challenge to the Monroe Doctrine until the Cuban missile crisis exactly 100 years later. In ...