Maximilian - The game of power and love

The Duke is dead! Long live the Duchess! This is proclaimed in 1477 at the court of Ghent - but as a woman, Maria of Burgundy cannot rule; only a man is allowed to govern. The heiress of the most powerful duchy in the 15th century must marry at a time when all of Europe is divided. At the court in Vienna, Frederick III, the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, knows that the wealth of Burgundy is the key to power. He demands that his son Maximilian seek Maria's hand in marriage. Frederick's rival, Louis XI of France, also plans to marry his son to the young duchess. However, Maria of Burgundy has her own ideas and initially wants to rule alone against all laws. Maximilian also refuses to become a pawn in political ambitions and to exploit the plight of a young woman for the benefit of his hated father. The struggle for dominance in Europe has begun.