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Mary of Burgundy, Maximilian's Starter Wife

Innsbruck Hofkirche and Cenotaph of Emperor Maximilian

  We should all have such a shrine as Maximilian I (1459-1519) whose empty tomb is housed here. He built his own grand monument and surrounded it with 28 oversized bronze statues of family and friends. The original plan was a bit more ambitious and called for 40 statues, 100 statuettes and 32 Roman emperor […]

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