the Last Knight

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The Last Knight is a romantic epithet for Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, celebrated as the final great medieval knightly ruler at the dawn of the modern era.

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the Last Knight canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet ⓘ
appliedTo Maximilian I ⓘ
associatedWith Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
chivalry ⓘ
knighthood ⓘ
late medieval culture ⓘ
characterizes Maximilian I’s self-presentation as a knight ⓘ
connotation final great medieval knightly ruler ⓘ
describesAs romantic figure ⓘ
fieldOfUse European history ⓘ
biographical studies ⓘ
cultural history ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation male ruler ⓘ
hasNotableBearer Maximilian I of Habsburg ⓘ
languageOfOrigin German cultural-historical tradition ⓘ
linkedTo imperial propaganda of Maximilian I ⓘ
tournaments and courtly pageantry ⓘ
refersTo Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
subjectOf art historical studies of imperial self-fashioning ⓘ
exhibitions on Maximilian I ⓘ
symbolizes continuity between medieval and modern rulership ⓘ
end of the age of knights ⓘ
timePeriod transition from Middle Ages to early modern period ⓘ
usedIn biographical literature about Maximilian I ⓘ
historiography of Maximilian I ⓘ
romantic nationalist narratives ⓘ

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Emperor Maximilian I → knownAs → the Last Knight ⓘ