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How did Maximilian I regain the regency for his son Philip in the Netherlands?
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Maximilian I
Maximilian I, charcoal drawing by Albrecht DĆ¼rer, 1518; in the Albertina, Vienna.
Following the death of his wife, Mary of Burgundy, in 1482, Maximilian I was initially compelled to allow the States General of the Netherlands to act as regent for his infant son, Philip. However, Maximilian subsequently defeated the States General in war, which allowed him to reacquire control of the regency in 1485.1