The saga of Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico, has all the elements of grand opera: international intrigue, ill-starred romance, abject betrayal and a well-meaning hero with the tragic flaws of ...

Maximilian of Habsburg ruled Mexico from 1864 to 1867, he was a very controversial character; a facet that is not so much known about him is that he created poems and sent love correspondence ...

On a day like today, April 2, but in 1867, Diaz achieved, together with his army, the seizure of Puebla, after the city was taken by supporters of Emperor Maximilian of Habsburg ...

The Habsburg’s kiss-and-conquer land-grab began with Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519), who was dubbed “the last knight” and through his marriage to Mary of Burgundy (1457–1482) would ...

Maximilian I of Mexico One of the early family members to gain power was Rudolf I who served as the German king in 1273. Frederick IV was also a Habsburg king of Germany and was crowned Holy Roman ...

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 ...

Belonging to Holy Roman Empire Archduke Maximilian I, the aim of this armor was not merely to protect, but to impress. ... (1459-1519), the Holy Roman Emperor and Habsburg ruler.

In 1498, Maximilian I of Habsburg decreed that a handful of boys were to provide vocal accompaniment to the church Mass held in the Imperial Chapel of Vienna’s Hofburg Palace.

Scientists have confirmed that facial deformities among the House of Habsburg were caused by inbreeding, ... Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I painted by Albrecht Dürer in 1519. 3 / 5.