The marriage of Mary, heiress of the Duchy of Burgundy, and Archduke Maximilian [Habsburg] (1459-1519), the future Holy Roman Emperor, brought enormous wealth
and prestige into the family.  The fact that the two young people ( he was 18, she was 19) fell in love was a bonus.  
 
    When Maximilian arrived  for the wedding, he spoke only German.  As Mary spoke only French and Flemish, conversation had to be carried on through interpreters, which was awkward.  Someone in the bride's party, however, had thought up a great way to break the ice:  he told the Archduke that the Duchess had a flower hidden on her person, and that he should search her until he found it.  Maximilian started searching, carefully, 'with two fingers'.  Finally someone told him to unlace her bodice!  There,between her breasts, was a clove pink - the symbol of married love.
 
    The marriage was very successful, on the personal level, once they had learned each other's languages - "If we had peace, we should be living in a garden of roses." Maximilian wrote, and was blessed with two children: Philippe Le Bel (1478-1506)  and Margaret of Austria (1480-1530).
 
    In 1482, Mary, who was pregnant again, went hunting.  Her horse fell, smashing her against a tree, and causing mortal injuries. She died a few days later. She was just twenty-five years old.

Source: Mary Wise