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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Predicate Object
instanceOf epithet
appliedTo Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: 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 Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: Maximilian I of Habsburg
languageOfOrigin German cultural-historical tradition
linkedTo imperial propaganda of Maximilian I
tournaments and courtly pageantry
refersTo Emperor Maximilian I
surface form: 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