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The most famous armour worn by Maximilian was Gothic-style armour, which was worn by Maximilian when he was a young prince and later presented as an honourable wedding gift for his uncle Sigmund. [3] Maximilian I became emperor in 1493 and died in 1519, but classic Maximilian armour is known from 1515 to 1525, and similarly shaped armour with ...
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.
The Gothic style of plate armour peaked in a form known as Maximilian armour, produced during 1515–1525. High Gothic armour was worn during the later 15th century, a transitional type called Schott-Sonnenberg style was current during c. 1500 to 1515, and Maximilian armour proper during 1515 to 1525. [ 1 ]
The idea was also reflected in the scene of the Assumption seen in the Berlin Book of hours of Mary of Burgundy and Maximilian (commissioned when Mary of Burgundy was still alive, with some images added posthumously). [349] [350] The Triumphal Arch. Among some authors, Maximilian has a reputation as the "media emperor".
Mary of Clopas is suggested to be the same as "Mary, the mother of James the younger and Joses", "Mary the mother of James and Joseph" and the "other Mary" in Jesus's crucifixion and post-resurrection accounts in the Synoptic Gospels. Proponents of this identification argue that the writers of the Synoptics would have called this Mary, simply ...
Vratislav II of Pernštejn in armor with a chain of the Golden Fleece. In 1554, Vratislav accompanied the heir to the throne Maximilian II to the wedding of the Spanish King Philip II with Mary of England. On the return journey, he was the first Bohemian nobleman to be admitted to the Order of the Golden Fleece in Antwerp.
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)
Canisius taught that, while there are many roads leading to Jesus Christ, for him the veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary was the best. [13] His sermons and letters document a clear preoccupation with Marian veneration. [13] Under the heading "prayer" he explains the Hail Mary prayer as the basis for Catholic Marian piety. [14]