Round 15: Tossup 9

After dying in an accident, this ruler legendarily reappeared as a shade when summoned by Johannes Trithemius (“trit-EM-ee-us”) in a Faust-like episode. This ruler’s spouse fictionalized a chivalric journey to marry this ruler (10[1])in the Arthurian-inspired poem Theuerdank (-5[1])(“TOY-er-dahnk”). Margaret of York displayed this woman’s infant son naked to a crowd in order to disprove rumors, spread by a king dubbed the “Universal Spider,” that the boy (-5[1])was a girl. (10[1])This ruler preserved regional freedoms and abolished the Parliament of Mechelen (“MEKH-uh-lun”) upon signing the “Great Privilege.” (10[1])This first wife of Holy Roman (-5[1])Emperor (10[1])Maximilian (10[1])I (10[2])inherited a vast amount of wealth after her father’s death (10[1])at the 1477 (10[2])Battle of Nancy (10[1])(“non-SEE”). For 10 points, name this ruler, the daughter of Charles the Bold, and last (10[1])Valois (“val-WAH”) duchess (10[1])of (10[1])Burgundy. ■END■ (10[5]0[11])

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