Tyrol (Austria) -- Description and travel; Tyrol (Austria) -- History
The casting of the statues was largely done by the famous Gregor
Löffler, who established a bronze foundry near Innsbruck, and also
built the Castle of Büchsenhausen, although some of the statues were
undoubtedly cast by Stephen and Melchior Godl and Hans Lendenstreich
who worked at the Mühlau foundry on the outskirts of Innsbruck.
Although the designing and casting of the statues is now generally
accepted as being the work of the men we have named, it is more than
possible that the idea of the whole complete piece of mediæval and
historical symbolism was that of some comparatively unknown brother of
the Franciscan order. Originally the scheme was designed to include,
in addition to the figures we have mentioned, twenty-three others of
saints which were to be placed on raised pedestals or in niches, and
were for this reason of much smaller size. They are now to be seen in
the Silver Chapel. The following is a list of the large statues
grouped around the tomb.
(1) Clovis, the first Christian King of France.
(2) Philip the Handsome, of the Netherlands, Maximilian's
son. (1495.)
(3) The Emperor, Rudolf of Habsburg.
(4) Albert II. the Wise, Maximilian's great-grandfather.
(5) Theodoric, King of the Ostrogoths. (455-526.)
(6) Ernest der Eiserne, Duke of Austria and Styria.
(1377-1424.)
(7) Theodebert, Duke of Burgundy. (640.)
(8) King Arthur of England.
(9) Sigismund der Munzreiche, Count of Tyrol. (1427-96.)
(10) Maria Bianca Sforza, Maximilian's second wife. Died
1510.
(11) The Archduchess Margaret, Maximilian's daughter.
(12) Cymburgis of Massovica, wife of Ernest der Eiserne.
Died 1433.
(13) Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, father of Mary of
Burgundy, Maximilian's first wife.
(14) Philip the Good, father of Charles the Bold. Founder of
the Order of the Golden Fleece. (1419.) Married Margaret of
York, sister of Edward IV., in 1468. (1467-77.)
(15) Albert II., Duke of Austria, and Emperor of Germany.
(1397-1439.)
(16) Emperor Frederick III., Maximilian's father.
(1457-93.)
(17) Leopold III., Margrave of Austria; since 1506 the
patron saint of Austria. (1096-1136.)
(18) Rudolf, Count of Habsburg. (1273.)
(19) Leopold III. the Pious, Duke of Austria, Maximilian's
great-grandfather; slain at Sempach. July 9, 1386.
(20) Frederick IV. of Austria, Count of Tyrol, surnamed "mit
der leeren Tasche."
(21) Albert I., Duke and Emperor of Austria. Born 1248,
assassinated by his nephew John of Swabia, 1308.
(22) Godfrey de Bouillon, King of Jerusalem in 1099, wearing
a crown of thorns.
(23) Elizabeth of Hungary, wife of the Emperor Albert II.
Born 1396.
(24) Mary of Burgundy, Maximilian's first wife. (1457-82.)
(25) Eleonora of Portugal, wife of the Emperor Frederick
III., Maximilian's mother.
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