Maximilian I, like other Holy Roman Emperors before and after him, had to face struggles with other powerful princes in the empire and he thus sought to secure his position and the imperial monarchy by furthering centralisation.
马克西米利安一世跟他之前和之后的别的神圣罗马皇帝们一样，不得不面对与帝国内的其他的强大的王公们的斗争，因此他试图靠促进中央集权来保住他的位置和皇帝政体。