S01E01 Episode 1
The Death of Burgundy's rich sovereign sets a dangerous game into motion. Since he has no male heirs his beautiful and smart daughter Maria has to marry as soon as possible. Emperor Friedrich needs money...
Maximilian and Marie De Bourgogne
S01E03: Episode 3
French King Louis won't allow Marie to bury her father's body in Burgundy. Instead, he forces her counsellors to accept him as their lawful ruler. When Marie refuses to marry Charles, French troops invade Burgundy, ravaging its provinces. On his journey to Ghent Maximilian has caught the plague. Confined to his sickbed, he is unable to rush to her side and help her fight her numerous enemies.
Overview
Known as The Last Knight for his bravery and battle skills, the great European emperor Maximilian and his story is as spectacular as it is familiar: It is the story of a prince who must learn to be king. But above all, it is the struggle of a son who steps out of his father's shadow with the help of a most unexpected ally: Marie de Bourgogne.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
Put under pressure by French King Louis, the citizens of Ghent storm Marie's palace and make her sign a contract in which she agrees to marry Louis' son Charles. She sends Joan, her lady-in-waiting, to...
S01E03 Episode 3
French King Louis won't allow Marie to bury her father's body in Burgundy. Instead, he forces her counsellors to accept him as their lawful ruler. When Marie refuses to marry Charles, French troops invade Burgundy,...
S01E04 Episode 4
When the citizens of Ghent have Marie's closest advisors beheaded, she sends Joan, her lady-in-waiting, to Maximilian. He has recovered from the plague, but he is unable to settle accounts with the citizens of Cologne...
S01E05 Episode 5
Maximilian's marriage to Marie turns out to be a happy one. However, the risk of war with France is imminent. Maximilian arms his men and thwarts a conspiracy of the Ghent citizens. However, everything is...
S01E06 Episode 6
Maximilian saves Polheim's life and rids himself of the conspirators. In order to dispel rumours that their first-born son is actually a girl, Maximilian and Marie have their son baptized in public. However, as the...
Cast
Stefan Pohl
Wolf von Polheim
Christa Théret
Marie von Burgund
André Penvern
Guillaume Hugonet
Björn Freiberg
Burgoise
Jannis Niewöhner
Maximilian
Jean-Hugues Anglade
Ludwig XI.
Martin Wuttke
Ulrich Fugger
Fritz Karl
Adolf von Egmond
Sylvie Testud
Charlotte de Savoye
Tobias Moretti
Friedrich III.
Sebastian Blomberg
Jan Coppenhole
Miriam Fussenegger
Johanna von Hallewyn, Marias Hofdame
