Ep. 218: Maximilian I (1493-1519) – The Death of Mary of Burgundy
By 1477 the rules of war that had been enshrined in the laws of chivalry are gone. The contest between the French and the Habsburgs over the inheritance of the Grand Dukes of the West gives us a foret...
11 Joulu 202540min
Ep. 217: Maximilian I (1493-1519) – When Mary Met Maxi
How often have you heard this phrase “Let others wage war; you, happy Austria, marry". It goes back to a whole string of marriages, first Maximilian of Habsburg married the heiress of the duchy of Bur...
4 Joulu 202539min
Ep. 216: Maximilian I (1493-1519) - The Youth of an Emperor
What is it like to grow up the son of the emperor? For most of the rulers of the Holy Roman Empire we have covered so far, no idea. There are scarce reports about the way the princes grew up, safe for...
27 Marras 202532min
Ep. 215: Charles the Bold (1433-1477) - Death in the Cold
The rise of the Habsburgs to world domination pivots on one crucial moment, the marriage of Maximilian of Habsburg to Mary of Burgundy, the daughter of Charles the Bold, last of the Grand Dukes of the...
20 Marras 202540min
Ep. 214: Friedrich III (1440-1493) - The Siege that Woke up an Empire
The venerable city of Neuss between Cologne and Düsseldorf was founded in 16 BC as a Roman army camp, making it one of the oldest in Germany. Its history is marked by the usual mix of feuds with its a...
13 Marras 202539min
Ep. 213: Friedrich III (1440-1493) – Duping the Duke of Burgundy
How long can an emperor not be an emperor. The official record stands at 25 years, that is how long Friedrich III had stayed out of the core areas of the Holy Roman Empire. That meant 25 ears of Imper...
6 Marras 202534min
Ep. 212: Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490) – The Library of the Raven King
Today we will talk a lot about Matthias Corvinus, the legendary renaissance king of Hungary whose library outshone that of the Medici in Florence and whose standing army was one of the greatest – and ...
30 Loka 202540min
Ep. 211: Friedrich III (1440-1493) – Hitting Rock Bottom
It is November 1462 and the emperor Friedrich III and his young family are huddling together in the cellars of the Hofburg. The citizens of Vienna are shooting cannonballs into the 13th century castle...
23 Loka 202536min
