Maximilian I

The last knight: warrior, patron, propagandist, and the architect of Habsburg world empire. His own marriage to Mary of Burgundy brought the richest patrimony in Europe into the family; his arrangement of his son Philip's marriage to Joanna of Castile produced the grandson — Charles V — who would inherit Spain, Burgundy, Austria, and the Empire all at once. He elevated the title Archduke of Austria above all other ducal ranks.