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1459 – 1519Maximilian I (1459-1519)Died 12 January 1519, aged 59Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor since 1508, died at Wels in Austria. His reign expanded Habsburg power across Europe through strategic marriages, and his death triggered the imperial election that brought his grandson Charles V to the throne. He is remembered as one of the chief architects of the Habsburg dynasty's rise.