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Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 9, 1578 – February 15, 1637), of the House of Habsburg, reigned as Ferdinand II, Archduke of Inner Austria (normally called Ferdinand II of Germany when referred to as Archduke) and Holy Roman Emperor from 1619-1637. He was also the Archduke of Styria (Inner Austria) from 1590–1637, King of Bohemia from 1617-1619 and again from 1620-1637, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia from 1618-1625. The expansion of the ongoing acts of rebellion against his Imperial Governors in Bohemia on May 23rd, 1618 directly triggered the Thirty Years' War, and can be blamed on his religious intolerance toward Protestants.
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A devout and very pious Catholic, his recognition as King of Bohemia and suppression of Protestantism precipitated the early events of the Thirty Years' War, and he remained one of the staunchest backers of the Anti-Protestant Counter Reformation efforts as one of the heads of the German Catholic League, prolonging the Thirty Years' Wars by insisting the Edict of Restitution be enforced. The duration of his reign was occupied by confessional and military concerns, and some historians blame him for the large civilian loss of life in the Sack of Magdeburg in 1631, as he'd instructed Count Tilly to enforce the edict upon Saxony—his orders causing Tilly to move the Catholic armies east, ultimately to Leipzig, where they suffered their first substantial defeat at First Breitenfeld.
| Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor | Father: Charles II of Austria |
Father's father: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor |
Father's father's father: Philip I of Castile |
| Father's father's mother: Joanna of Castile |
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| Father's mother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary |
Father's mother's father: Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary |
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| Father's mother's mother: Anne de Foix |
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| Mother: Maria Anna of Bavaria |
Mother's father: Albert V, Duke of Bavaria |
Mother's father's father: William IV, Duke of Bavaria |
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| Mother's father's mother: Marie of Baden-Sponheim |
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| Mother's mother: Anna of Austria |
Mother's mother's father: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor |
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| Mother's mother's mother: Anna of Bohemia and Hungary |
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In 1600, Ferdinand married Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574-1616), daughter of Duke William V of Bavaria. They had seven children:
In 1622, he married Eleonore of Mantua (Gonzaga) (1598-1655), the daughter of Duke Vincenzo I of Mantua and Eleonora de' Medici, at Innsbruck.
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Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Born: 9 July 1578 Died: 15 February 1637 |
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| Preceded by Charles II |
Archduke of Inner Austria 1590–1637 |
Succeeded by Ferdinand III |
| Preceded by Matthias |
King of Bohemia 1617–1637 |
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| King of Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia 1618–1637 |
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| King in Germany (formally King of the Romans) 1618–1637 |
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| Holy Roman Emperor (elect) 1619–1637 |
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| Archduke of Austria 1619–1637 |
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| Archduke of Further Austria 1619–1623 |
Succeeded by Leopold V, Governor since 1619 |
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| NAME | Ferdinand II |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Holy Roman Emperor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1578 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1637 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Vienna, Austria |
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