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Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

1529 - 1595

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Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria (Linz, 14 June 1529 – 24 January 1595, Innsbruck) was ruler of Further Austria and since 1564 Imperial count of Tyrol. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he was married to Philippine Welser in his first marriage. In his second marriage to Anna Juliana Gonzaga, he was the father of Anna of Tyrol, future Holy Roman Empress. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria is the 2,540th most popular politician (down from 2,195th in 2019), the 167th most popular biography from Austria (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 59th most popular Austrian Politician.

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria is most famous for being the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria ranks 2,540 out of 19,576. Before him are Bernardo O'Higgins, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Andronikos IV Palaiologos, Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Artabanus II of Parthia, and Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg. After him are Wen Jiabao, Soong Mei-ling, Himiko, Tiglath-Pileser I, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, and François Ravaillac.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1529, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria ranks 2. Before him is Giambologna. After him are Franciscus Patricius, John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, Taddeo Zuccari, Anna of Hesse, Anthony Jenkinson, Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Raphael Holinshed. Among people deceased in 1595, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria ranks 5. Before him are Murad III, Torquato Tasso, Philip Neri, and John Hawkins. After him are Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Archduke Ernest of Austria, Mohammad Khodabanda, António, Prior of Crato, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, and Thoinot Arbeau.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria ranks 167 out of 1,424. Before him are Hermann Broch (1886), Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1351), Ingeborg Bachmann (1926), Rudolf I of Bohemia (1281), Fritz Kreisler (1875), and Eric Kandel (1929). After him are Max Perutz (1914), Otto Weininger (1880), Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643), Ernst Gombrich (1909), Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751), and Lothar Rendulic (1887).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria ranks 59. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Austria (1349), Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1796), Frederick the Fair (1289), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1718), Nikola IV Zrinski (1508), and Rudolf I of Bohemia (1281). After him are Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (1751), Leopold V, Duke of Austria (1157), Albert IV, Duke of Austria (1377), Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610), Karl Seitz (1869), and Baron Alexander von Bach (1813).

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