THE EMPEROR WHO SAW HIMSELF AS A GENIUS
An interview of Andreas Zajic by
The Habsburg Maximilian I is often cited as the “last knight”. In fact, he was a Renaissance prince with a penchant for pedantry. Powerful ruler and Renaissance prince, tireless worker and meticulous pedant: “By today’s standards, you could describe him as a control freak,” says historian Andreas Zajic from the Institute for Medieval Studies at the Academy of Sciences (ÖAW), “Maximilian I saw himself as an expert in almost all areas.”…
Image Header Credits: Albrecht Dürer, Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I (ca 1518), London, British Museum, Wikicommons
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Jonathan Dumont (July 16, 2024). THE EMPEROR WHO SAW HIMSELF AS A GENIUS. Managing Maximilian (1493-1519) - A blog on Persona, Politics, and Personnel through the Lens of Digital Prosopography at the time of Maximilian of Habsburg. Retrieved January 17, 2025 from https://doi.org/10.58079/120vx
