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Maximilian I
Maximilian I, charcoal drawing by Albrecht DĆ¼rer, 1518; in the Albertina, Vienna.
In 1488, Maximilian I was taken captive in Brugge during a revolt in the Netherlands. He was held there for more than three months, during which time he was forced to witness the execution of several of his companions from his window.1