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title: Der Weisskunig and the War in Landshut
author: Hans Burgkmair the Elder
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22296/der-weisskunig-and-the-war-in-landshut/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-10-28
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# Der Weisskunig and the War in Landshut

_Authored by Hans Burgkmair the Elder_

## Image File

[![Der Weisskunig and the War in Landshut](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22296.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22296.jpg)

## Image Caption

Der Weisskunig and the [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) in Landshut, print illustration by Hans Burgkmair the Elder, ca. 1514-1516.

The Blue King is one of the adversaries that the White King (*Der Weisskunig*) confronts in the book this illustration is a part of. The many military victories of Maximilian I von Hapsburg are celebrated in this volume, such as the War of the Landshut Succession (1503–1505) shown here.

The British Museum, London

## Cite This Work

### APA
Elder, H. B. t. (2026, October 28). Der Weisskunig and the War in Landshut. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22296/der-weisskunig-and-the-war-in-landshut/>
### Chicago
Elder, Hans Burgkmair the. "Der Weisskunig and the War in Landshut." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 28, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22296/der-weisskunig-and-the-war-in-landshut/>.
### MLA
Elder, Hans Burgkmair the. "Der Weisskunig and the War in Landshut." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Oct 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22296/der-weisskunig-and-the-war-in-landshut/>.

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