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Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

1578 - 1637

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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 Ingolstadt because they wanted to isolate him from the Lutheran nobles. A few months later, his father died, and he inherited Inner Austria–Styria, Carinthia, Carniola and smaller provinces. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor is the 430th most popular politician (down from 353rd in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Austria (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Austrian Politician.

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for being the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 430 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles V of France, Mahmoud Abbas, Alfonso XIII of Spain, Suleiman II, Mahmud II, and Constans. After him are Georges Pompidou, Temür Khan, Charles XII of Sweden, Godfrey of Bouillon, Charles II of Spain, and Didius Julianus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1578, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Philip III of Spain. After him are William Harvey, François Ravaillac, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Francesco Albani, Adam Elsheimer, Fede Galizia, Agostino Tassi, Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau, Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes, and Benedetto Castelli. Among people deceased in 1637, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Ben Jonson, Lorenzo Ruiz, Christina of Lorraine, Charles I Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, Robert Fludd, Isaac Beeckman, William V, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Péter Pázmány, and Bogislaw XIV, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 36 out of 1,424. Before him are Lise Meitner (1878), Romy Schneider (1938), Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), Johann Strauss I (1804), and Anton Bruckner (1824). After him are Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640), Arnold Schoenberg (1874), Herbert von Karajan (1908), Egon Schiele (1890), Konrad Lorenz (1903), and Viktor Frankl (1905).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 14. Before him are Charles I of Austria (1887), Ferdinand I of Austria (1793), Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685), Theodoric the Great (454), Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552), and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747). After him are Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640), Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1557), Otto of Greece (1815), Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415), and Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833).

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