Known as ‘The Last Knight’ , the great European emperor Maximilian and his story is as spectacular as it is familiar: It is the tale of a boy who must become a man. It is the story of a prince who must learn to be king.
EPISODE 1
Teil 1
1477: Karl der Kühne, Herzog von Burgund, ist gefallen. Er hinterlässt eine einzige Tochter, die kluge und bildschöne 20-jährige Maria. Das Herzogtum, das durch den Tuchhandel zu großem Reichtum gekommen ist, würde ohne einen männlichen Erben an Frankreich zurückfallen.
EPISODE 2
Episode 2
King Louis won't allow Marie to bury her father's body in Burgundy, but forces her counselors to accept him as their lawful ruler; when Marie refuses to marry Charles, French troops invade Burgundy; the citizens have Marie's advisors beheaded.
EPISODE 3
Episode 3
Maximilian's marriage to Marie turns out to be a happy one, but the risk of war with France is imminent; Maximilian arms his men and thwarts a conspiracy of the Ghent citizens.
Jannis Niewöhner
Alix Poisson
Christa Théret
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Miriam Fussenegger
Stefan Pohl
Johannes Krisch
Tobias Moretti
Sylvie Testud
Nicolas Wanczycki
André Penvern
