Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, fighting with a bear Product:Framed picture one of the competitors appears

one of the competitors appears to have spun

Traditionally the swans were the property of the monarch

Four views of Hungerford Market

The Austin 7 team at Brooklands

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, fighting with a bear Product:Framed picture one of the competitors appearsMaximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, fighting with a bear, late 15th century (1913). Once when attacked by a she bear he choked her with his bare hands. Maximilian I (1459 1519) was king of Germany (1486 1519) and Holy Roman Emperor (1508 1519). He established the Habsburg dynasty as an international European power. From A History of Germany by HE Marshall.