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Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). He was a member of the House of Habsburg .
Apr 4, 2024 · House of Habsburg. Rudolf II (born July 18, 1552, Vienna, Habsburg domain [now in Austria]—died January 20, 1612, Prague, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]) was the Holy Roman emperor from 1576 to 1612. His ill health and unpopularity prevented him from restraining the religious dissensions that eventually led to the Thirty Years’ War (1618 ...
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November 2013. Described by a noted contemporary as “the greatest art patron in the world,” Rudolf II Habsburg (1552–1612), king of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Emperor, raised court patronage in post-Renaissance Europe to a new level of breadth and extravagance.
Rudolf II1552–1612 King of Hungary and Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperor. A lthough a great patron* of the arts and learning, Rudolf II was an incompetent ruler who suffered from periods of severe depression. Holy Roman Emperor* from 1576 to 1612, he focused more on artistic than on political matters and exercised little control over the religious ...
Feb 15, 2023 · The Holy Roman emperor, King Rudolph II is a mysterious figure. He failed as a politician but earned a place in history for his pursuit of beauty and knowledge. Feb 15, 2023 • By Barbora Jirincova, PhD History. Rudolph II (1552 – 1612), the melancholic emperor, the patron of alchemists, and the collector of arts.
Rudolf II (1552 - 1612) became Holy Roman Emperor in 1576. His court at Prague was an important centre for scientific studies and the arts. He also took an interest in alchemy and the occult. The artistic style particularly associated with his court is Mannerism.
May 14, 2018 · RUDOLF II (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1552 – 1612; ruled 1576 – 1612), Holy Roman emperor and Habsburg monarch. Rudolf II was a controversial figure during his lifetime and has remained one for historians since. He has many claims to fame and infamy.
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