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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. In 1590, when Ferdinand was 11 years old, they sent him to study at the Jesuits' college in ...
- 28 August 1619 – 15 February 1637
- Maria Anna of Bavaria
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.
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Ferdinand, then at the height of his power, issued (1629) the Edict of Restitution, ordering the restoration of ecclesiastical property secularized after 1552. That further antagonized the Protestant princes, but they did not take up arms. At that time, however, Gustavus II (Gustavus Adolphus) of Sweden, a Protestant, came into the war.
From Graz to Vienna: the rise of Ferdinand II as head of the dynasty. The main Austrian line of the Habsburgs was heading for extinction: its most prominent representative, Emperor Rudolf II, and his ambitious brother Matthias remained without legitimate issue. The dynasty was additionally weakened by the power struggle between the two brothers ...
February 15, 1637. Ferdinand II, emperor, eldest son of Archduke Karl and the Bavarian Princess Maria, b. 1578; d. February 15, 1637. In accordance with Ferdinand I’s disposition of his possessions, Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola fell to his son Karl. As Karl died in 1590, when his eldest son was only twelve years old, the government of ...
Jul 14, 2023 · But even as he lived, young, energetic Ferdinand II took the reins of power into his hands. Ferdinand II as the Czech King Prager Fernersturz, 1618, via Wikimedia Commons The Czech nobles had a right to elect their king. When the Catholic party presented Ferdinand II as the only candidate, they did not have a counter-candidate.
Sep 9, 2019 · Cognizant of his waning health and declining authority, and wanting to anoint his son as successor, Ferdinand II agreed to an initial peace deal in 1635, two years before he died. It contained a ...
