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Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics.
Jul 5, 2024 · Ferdinand II (born July 9, 1578, Graz, Styria [now in Austria]—died February 15, 1637, Vienna) was the Holy Roman emperor (1619–37), archduke of Austria, king of Bohemia (1617–19, 1620–27), and king of Hungary (1618–25).
Ferdinand II, (born July 9, 1578, Graz, Styria—died Feb. 15, 1637, Vienna), Holy Roman emperor (1619–37), archduke of Austria, king of Bohemia (1617–19, 1620–27) and king of Hungary (1618–25).
May 8, 2018 · Ferdinand emerged as the natural Habsburg candidate to succeed the childless Emperor Matthias, and in 1619 he was elected Holy Roman Emperor, a year after the Bohemian rebellion sparked the Thirty Years' War.
FERDINAND II, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR. Reigned from 1619 to 1637; b. Graz, Styria, July 9, 1578; d. Vienna, Feb. 15, 1637. He was the oldest son of Archduke Charles of the Inner Austrian line of the Hapsburgs (ruling in Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, etc., since 1576) and Maria, the daughter of Duke Albert V of Bavaria.
Archduke of Austria; from 1590 nominal ruler of the Inner Austrian dominions, actual ruler from 1596; King of Bohemia (from 1617 – with an interruption from 1619 to 1620), King of Hungary (from 1618); from 1619 Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and ruler of the Habsburg Monarchy to his death in 1637. Born in Graz on 9 July 1578.
Ferdinand became the increasingly likely candidate as successor to the imperial throne. The ambitious archduke from Graz skilfully avoided taking up an unequivocal position in the conflict between the two brothers.
Ferdinand’s aim was to establish a global Habsburg Monarchy based on the Holy Roman Empire. The emperor wanted to become absolute ruler over the Empire. The first step towards this goal was the restoration of religious unity under the banner of Catholicism.
Jul 14, 2023 · Ferdinand II: The Counter-Reformation Emperor. In the 17th century, the Habsburg dynasty closely allied itself with the Catholic side. Ferdinand II was the most fervent defender of the Catholic faith.
On Sept. 9, 1619, King Ferdinand of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia was crowned Holy Roman Emperor. It made him the most powerful monarch in Europe, ruling over parts of modern-day France, Italy,...
