A portrait of Maximilian I (1459-1519), King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death. He was never crowned by the pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians; instead he was proclaimed emperor elect by Pope Julius II at Trent, thus breaking the long tradition of requiring a Papal coronation for the adoption of the Imperial title. Maximilian was the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Portugal. He ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of the latter's reign, from 1483 until his father's death in 1493.

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Size: 4224px × 3776px
Location: Austria
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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