Episode 216 – The Youth of Emperor Maximilian I
The Delights and Horrors of the Childhood of the Last Knight
Episode 215 – The Bold in the Cold
In just three years, between 1473 and 1477, Charles the Bold fritters away the mythical wealth of the Burgundian Dukes…
The Potentially most profitable marriage in European History
The potentially most profitable marriage in European history was concluded #onthisday, 19th of August 1477, between the 18-year old Maximilian, heir to the dukes of Austria and Maria, daughter and heir of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy. The marriage made Maximilian’s heirs the dukes of Burgundy, the richest lands in Europe at the time. […]