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After Henry's death in 1335, the Habsburg duke Albert II of Austria and his brother Otto took control of Carinthia and Carniola. Henry's daughter Margaret could only succeed him in Tyrol with the support of the local nobles; however, in 1363 she ultimately had to bequeath her lands to Albert's II son Duke Rudolf IV of Austria as well.
History of Austria - Reformation and Counter-Reformation: The year 1526 saw the defeat and death of the Jagiellon king of Hungary and Bohemia, Louis II, who fell in the Battle of Mohács against the Turks.
The ex-emperor, often portrayed as incapable, evolved an astonishing skill at multiplying his assets. While he had waived his right to the imperial throne, he did not dispense with his private imperial fortune.
From 1804 to 1918, Bohemia was part of the Austrian Empire, which itself was part of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. Following the dissolution of the monarchy, the Bohemian lands, now also referred to as Czech lands, became part of Czechoslovakia, and they have formed today's Czech Republic since 1993 .
RulerRulerBornReign852 Son of Hostivít (?) [2]870–883 885–889?c. 883–885882 First son of Bořivoj I and Ludmila of ...894–915Duchy of Bohemia (with Moravia since ...Vratislaus I (Vratislav)888 Second son of Bořivoj I and Ludmila ...915 – 13 February 921Bohemia, historical country of central Europe that was a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire and subsequently a province in the Habsburgs’ Austrian Empire. From 1918 to 1939 and from 1945 to 1992, it was part of Czechoslovakia, and since 1993 it has formed much of the Czech Republic.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
When several Bohemian nobles elected Henry King of Bohemia, Albert I placed his brother-in-law under the Imperial ban and marched against Prague. Henry fled, first to Bavaria , then back to his Carinthian homelands.
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The Bohemian rising and the victory of the Counter-Reformation. War became inevitable when Emperor Matthias died in 1619. Not that he had been master of the situation, but his death brought Ferdinand II, the most uncompromising Counter-Reformer, to the head of the house of Habsburg.
