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The Crown of Rudolf II later became the imperial crown of the Austrian Empire. Rudolf's collections were the most impressive in the Europe of his day and the greatest collection of Northern Mannerist art ever to be assembled. [1]
- 12 October 1576 – 20 January 1612
- Maria of Austria
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Rudolf II. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1576–1612) and ruler over parts of the Habsburg Monarchy (Hungary 1572–1608; the Bohemian Lands 1575/76–1608 and 1611; the Archduchy of Austria 1575/76–1608) Born in Vienna on 18 July 1552. Died in Prague on 20 January 1612.
Apr 4, 2024 · The eldest surviving son of the emperor Maximilian II and Maria, who was the daughter of the emperor Charles V, Rudolf was crowned king of Hungary in 1572 (as Rudolf) and of Bohemia in 1575 (as Rudolf II). He succeeded his father as emperor and as archduke of Austria (as Rudolf V) on October 12, 1576.
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Rudolf II’s Kunstkammer was one of the most diverse of its times. Plundered in 1648 by Swedish forces when Prague was captured, only parts of it are today extant in the Vienna collections. The plunder from the castle at Prague included 470 paintings, 69 bronze figures, several thousand coins and medals, 179 objects of ivory, 50 objects of ...
Rudolf II. war Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reichs, König von Böhmen sowie König von Ungarn und Erzherzog von Österreich. Rudolf war ein bedeutender Förderer von Kunst und Wissenschaft, aber ein insgesamt schwacher Herrscher und zumindest in den letzten Jahren faktisch regierungsunfähig. In seine Zeit fallen der lange Türkenkrieg und ...
Find out information about Rudolf, Archduke. crown prince of Austria died in suicide pact with his mistress at Mayerling. See: Suicide Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic... Explanation of Rudolf, Archduke.
