Ep. 215: Charles the Bold (1433-1477) - Death in the Cold

Ep. 215: Charles the Bold (1433-1477) - Death in the Cold

History of the Germans

C120 novembre 202540 min
Lecture

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 West. The usual story is that young Maximilian one day walked down the aisle of some splendid cathedral and was handed the richest principality in Europe on an jewel-encrusted golden platter by the father of the bride. All he then had to do was lie down and think of the Habsburg-Burgundian empire. That is not quite what happened. When...

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