His second marriage to bianca maria sforza also involved large amounts of money, but their relationship proved extremely unhappy. Maximilian was married three times, but only the first marriage produced offspring. Mary loved riding and was hunting with maximilian and knights of the court when her. Mary duchess of burgundy, reigned over the burgundian state, now mainly in france and the. Marys marriage into the house of habsburg initiated two centuries of contention between france and the habsburgs later of kings of spain as well as holy roman emperors, a struggle that climaxed with the war of the spanish succession in the years 17011714. But what about maximilian of austria and mary of burgundy. Duchess mary of burgundy was the sole heir of the richest and most powerful state in europe. The marriage between the burgundy heiress and the habsburgs started an era of dispute between them and france that lasted until the early 18 th century. Home features news books articles videos films podcast. Mary of burgundy had many other suitors, including duke clarence of england. They were married in ghent on 19 august 1477, and the marriage was ended by marys death in a riding accident in 1482. By his marriage in 1477 to mary, daughter of charles the bold, duke of burgundy, maximilian acquired the vast burgundian possessions in the netherlands and along the eastern frontier of france. Romance aside, the marriage of mary, daughter of charles the bold, to maximilian, son of frederick. The habsburg imperial plan of emperor maximilian i world.
As the only child of charles the bold, duke of burgundy, mary was the heir of a farranging. The wedding between maximilian and mary took place on 19 august 1477. A painter is known as the master of mary of burgundy for an illuminated book of hours he created. Maximilian i, archduke of austria, german king, and holy roman emperor 1493 1519 who made his family, the habsburgs, dominant in 16thcentury europe. Mary of burgundy was born in brussels at the ducal castle of coudenberg, to charles the bold, then known as the count of charolais, and his wife isabella of bourbon. Her birth, according to the court chronicler georges chastellain, was attended by a clap of thunder ringing from the otherwise clear twilight sky. The marriage of emperor maximilian i and duchess mary of burgundy.
The marriage took place at ghent on 19 august 1477. His marriage to mary of burgundy brought maximilian not only a rich inheritance but also a partner with whom he enjoyed a close and loving union. Philibert of savoy and maximilian, the habsburg archduke. Maximilian i, archduke of austria, german king, and holy roman emperor 14931519 who made his family, the habsburgs, dominant in 16thcentury europe. Theres a ring of history to diamond betrothals the new york times. Mary of burgundys marriage brought burgundy into the habsburg empire. Maximilian i 22 march 1459 12 january 1519 was holy roman emperor from 1508 until his. After much negotiation, maximilian and mary were married in 1477 when he was eighteen and she nineteen. Remarkably, mary and maximilians marriage seems to have been one of. Emperor maximilian i and the origins of the bibliotheca.
In order to surround france, maximilian in 1490 married duchess. Marys marriage into the house of habsburg initiated two centuries of contention. As a result, her lands became part of the habsburg empire. Although she sought to bring greater freedoms to those under her rule, she died after a hunting accident at the age of 25.