Albrecht, Dürer, Kaiser Maximilian I., 1519
© Kunsthistorisches Museum
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death day of Emperor Maximilian I, the State of Tyrol declares the year 2019 the Year of Maximilian. Under Maximilian I, Innsbruck became a hub of the dynastic politics of the House of Habsburg and a place of activity for numerous important artists that worked on his "Gedechtnus" (remembrance). He was a trailblazer of a new dimension of European culture and politics. The State of Tyrol and the City of Innsbruck want to honor the "last knight" with a comprehensive educational, cultural and event program that does not only cast a glance at the past but also the present and the future.
22.03.
Maximilian I was born on March 22, 1459 as the only surviving son of Emperor Frederick III (1415-1493) and Eleanor of Portugal (1436-1467) in Wiener Neustadt. From his childhood, he was prepared for his role as a sovereign.
Show moreOn the occasion of the Imperial Diet of Trier, Emperor Frederick III negotiated with Charles the Bold, the Duke of Burgundy, the marriage of Maximilian and Charles' daughter Mary of Burgundy.
Show more19.8.
It took Maximilian about four months to travel from Vienna to Ghent in the Netherlands, a city that belonged to the Dukedom of Burgundy. On the day of their marriage, the couple saw each other for the first time - ...
Show moreDuring the War of Burgundian Succession, Maximilian successfully fended off France that since the death of Charles the Bold had made continuous attempts to invade Burgundian lands.
Show more10.1.
Margaret, the second child of Mary and Maximilian, was born on January 10 in Brussels.
Show more27.03.
The passionate hunter Mary fell from her horse and died from the consequences of this accident a few weeks later.
Show more16.02.
The Holy Roman Empire comprised large parts of Central and Western Europe as well as Northern Italy with continuously changing boarders and was a supra-national construction.
Show moreAfter Mary's death, Maximilian took over the reign of the Netherlands and entered another conflict with France.
Show moreSigismund (nickname: rich in coin), born and deceased in the Tyrol, was an archduke of Austria.
Show moreThe Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus was a long-term enemy of Frederick III who also invaded Austria and occupied parts of Lower Austria.
Show more19.08.
On August 19, Emperor Frederick III dies in Linz after a long illness and after an amputation of his leg - one of the most famous and best documented surgical procedures of the Middle Ages.
Show moreAlthough it was said that Maximilian mourned his first wife Mary his entire life, on November 30, 1493, he married the daughter of a Duke, Bianca Maria Sforza, in Milan ...
Show more21.10.
On October 21, Maximilian's son married Infanta Joanna of Castile and Aragon.
Show moreSix months after her brother Philip, Margaret married John of Castile and Aragon on April 3, 1497.
Show more24.02.
Charles V was born on February 24, 1500 as the son of Philip the Handsome and Joana of Castile and Aragon.
Show more12.04.
The last Meinharder count, Leonhard of Gorizia, remained childless and shortly before his death he concluded a contract of inheritance with Maximilian about the earldom of Gorizia that comprised territories in the southeastern Alpine region.
Show moreIn June and July 1505, the Imperial Diet in Cologne took place. It is known as the peak of Maximilian's reign.
Show more25.09.
On September 25, Philip the Handsome dies. Joanna, who was very much in love with her husband, outlived him for 48 years.
Show moreIn 1505, the rising conflicts between the nationalistic Hungarian estates and the Hungarian king Vladislav II led to a short war between Maximilian and Hungary.
Show more04.02.
Finally being the emperor: Maximilian was obsessed by this thought and in 1507 he started towards Rome in order to receive the traditional coronation through the Pope.
Show more31.12.
On December 31, Maximilian's second wife dies in Innsbruck at the age of 38. She bore no children.
Show more23.06.
On June 23 and in accordance with the Tyrolean estates, Emperor Maximilian issued the Landlibell, a defensive order that remained applicable until the 20th century.
Show moreBased on the Treaty of Vienna in 1506, Emperor Maximilian was entitled to the Hungarian heritage.
Show moreThe son of Philip the Handsome and Joanna the Mad, Charles, took over the reign of Spain from his grandfather Ferdinand and became the new king of Aragon and Castile. He also reigned Navarra, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia as well as territories in America and the Pacific Rim.
Show moreIt was very important for Emperor Maximilian that he would be commemorated after his death.
Show more12.01.
On January 12, 1519, Maximilian dies on his way from Innsbruck to Vienna in Wels.
Show more