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According to an alternative version, the name is related to Maximilian II, as the last Maximilian armour was made especially for him in 1557, seventeen years after it passed out of general use. [2] The armour was designed to imitate the pleated clothing that was considered fashionable in Europe at the time.
Maximilian II (31 July 1527 – 12 October 1576) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death in 1576. A member of the Austrian House of Habsburg , he was crowned King of Bohemia in Prague on 14 May 1562 and elected King of Germany ( King of the Romans ) on 24 November 1562.
Maximilian armour of the early 16th century is characterized by rounder and more curved forms, and their ridges were narrower, parallel to each other and covered the entire armour. Methods of single combat in this type of armour are treated in the German fencing manuals of the period, under the term Harnischfechten ("armoured combat").
The Reichsadler ("Imperial Eagle") was the heraldic eagle, derived from the Roman eagle standard, used by the Holy Roman Emperors and in modern coats of arms of Germany, including those of the Second German Empire (1871–1918), the Weimar Republic (1919–1933) and the "Third Reich" (Nazi Germany, 1933–1945).
The emperor and empress go in procession to St. Mary in Turri, the choir singing, "Behold, I send an angel" [10] (1312--The emperor is received as a brother canon by the canons of the church and dressed in a surplice and an almuce.) The emperor takes the Oath to defend the Roman Church and swears fealty to the pope and his successors and kisses ...
Archduke Rudolf, aged 15, painted by Alonso Sánchez Coello. Rudolf was born in Vienna on 18 July 1552. [2] He was the eldest son and successor of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, and King of Hungary and Croatia; his mother was the Spanish Princess Maria, a daughter of Charles V [2] and Isabella of Portugal.
Maximilian II may refer to: Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527–1576) Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria (1662–1726) Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811–1864)
Albrecht Altdorfer's Der große Venezianische Krieg, which depicts the Landsknechte in Maximilian's triumphal procession – c. 1512–1515. Maximilian was a capable commander and a military innovator who contributed to the modernization of warfare, although he lost many wars, usually due to the lack of financial resources. [22]