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Maximilian I Assumes Sole Imperial Power (1493)

Type Event Region Central Europe Time 1493

After Emperor Frederick III died in August 1493, his son Maximilian I ended the co-rule and took sole control of the empire, having been crowned King…

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  1. 1493Linz · AustriaHoly Roman Emperor Frederick III died in Linz, ending his seven-year co-rule with his son Maximilian and ushering the empire into a critical phase of power transition.
  2. 1493Innsbruck · TyrolAfter his father's death, Maximilian I fully assumed governance of the empire and Habsburg lands, integrating Burgundian inheritance affairs, relations with France, and internal imperial reform agendas, beginning his independent reign.

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