#Holy Roman Emperor

[illustratus]

Charlemagne anxiously observes the approach of ships carrying Norman raiders by Alphonse de Neuville

[thebeautifulbook]

CODEX AUREUS OF ST. EMMERAM

The illuminated gospel book, made in 870 for the Holy Roman Emperor Charles II. An important example of Carolingian art, it features a handmade relief cover in gold, decorated by sapphires, emeralds, and pearls.

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[royalty-nobility]

Maximilian I

Artist: Bernhard Strigel (German, 1460-1528)

Date: Before 1508

Medium: Oil on panel

Collection: Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Austria

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Maximilian I (22 March 1459 – 12 January 1519) was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death in 1519. He was never crowned by the Pope, as the journey to Rome was blocked by the Venetians. He proclaimed himself elected emperor in 1508 (Pope Julius II later recognized this) at Trent, thus breaking the long tradition of requiring a papal coronation for the adoption of the Imperial title. Maximilian was the only surviving son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Portugal. Since his coronation as King of the Romans in 1486, he ran a double government, or Doppelregierung (with a separate court), with his father until Frederick's death in 1493.

[victusinveritas]

I've got my own answer and it's none of these.

[wandering-cemeteries]

The double tomb of Heinrich II (973-1024) and his consort Cunigunde from 1513. The side panels are decorated with scenes from their lives. Heinrich II was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1014 until his death. Empress Cunigunde buried her husband in Bamberg Cathedral. Heinrich II became St. Heinrich in 1147.

Cathedral of Bamberg.

Bamberg, Germany

Feb. 2023

[isabelle-primrose]

The Wedding of Mary of Burgundy with Maximilian of Austria by Jacob Jordaens, between 1634 and 1635

[dreamconsumer]

Charles III the Fat (839-888), Emperor of the Carolingian Empire, King of West Francia, Aquitaine, Alemannia and Italy. Illustration from "Die Deutschen Kaiser", by Max Barack (Julius Hoffmann, Stuttgart, c.1873).

[roehenstart]

Rudolf II by Adolf Liebscher.

[little-candy-store-of-horrors]

Dance Kid 🤢 vs Theatre Kid 🤮

Redraw of @unanchored-ship 's sketch

[elwingen]

im so sorry francis II was TWENTY-FOUR YEARS OLD when he became the HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR???

francis I take back everything i've ever said about you honey you should've been at the club.

[jacques-le-fataliste-23]

Jan Van Beers, ‘Charles V as a Child’, 1879 Via: https://kmska.be/en/masterpiece/charles-v-child

[illustratus]

Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor by Anton Hoffmann

[lancastrianwasian]

Can we have a limited series about Margaret of Austria? She’s so interesting! Betrothed to the King of France, she was dumped by him in favor of her would-be stepmother. Then she was engaged to the Prince of Asturias, but he died, and afterward, she married the Duke of Savoy, who passed away three years later. After that, she became regent and governor of the Low Countries for her nephew, raising him and her nieces.

Get my girl her moment!

[royalty-nobility]

Emperor Charles and His Mistress Johanna Van der Gheynst at the Cradle of their Daughter Margaret

Artist: Théodore-Joseph Canneel (Belgium 1817-1892)

Date: 1844

Medium: Oil paint on canvas

Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, Belgium

Description

In this genre scene, Théodore Jozef Canneel gives us a romanticized picture of the emperor’s private life. In 1522, Johanna van der Gheynst, the daughter of a tapestry-weaver in the region of Oudenaarde, gave birth to a daughter who later became Margaret of Parma. Canneel’s work is sober, with an eye for detail, but unlike Henry Leys, his historic realism is always secondary to the story. In addition to portraits, historical work and genre scenes, Canneel also focused on monumental painting.

[victusinveritas]

I definitely made this joke in high school and I'm so happy to see that I wasn't the only one.

[talimsano]

My fancast on Henry IV of Holy Roman empire 1050-1106