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Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor

1557 - 1619

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Matthias (24 February 1557 – 20 March 1619) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619, Archduke of Austria from 1608 to 1619, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 to 1618 and King of Bohemia from 1611 to 1617. His personal motto was Concordia lumine maior ("Unity is stronger in the light"). Matthias played a significant role in the familial opposition of the Habsburgs against his brother Emperor Rudolf II. After gaining power, he showed little political initiative of his own. The course of his politics was determined by Cardinal Melchior Klesl until his fall in 1618. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor is the 517th most popular politician (down from 416th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Austria (down from 38th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Austrian Politician.

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, is most famous for being the last Holy Roman Emperor.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 517 out of 19,576. Before him are Omar al-Bashir, Jawaharlal Nehru, Józef Piłsudski, Kangxi Emperor, Djoser, and Hideki Tojo. After him are Juan Perón, Henry the Fowler, Florianus, Daniel D. Tompkins, Decius, and Neville Chamberlain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1557, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 1. After him are Feodor I of Russia, Giovanni Gabrieli, Agostino Carracci, Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Stephen Bocskai, Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, Oda Nobutada, Balthasar Gérard, Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, Lew Sapieha, and Irina Godunova. Among people deceased in 1619, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Safiye Sultan. After him are Hans Lippershey, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Anne of Denmark, Nicholas Hilliard, Ludovico Carracci, Lucilio Vanini, Lawrence of Brindisi, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, and Diane de France.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 46 out of 1,424. Before him are Egon Schiele (1890), Konrad Lorenz (1903), Viktor Frankl (1905), Hedy Lamarr (1914), Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), and Karl Landsteiner (1868). After him are Otto of Greece (1815), Friedrich Hayek (1899), Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415), Anton Webern (1883), Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833), and Otto von Habsburg (1912).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 17. Before him are Theodoric the Great (454), Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552), Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747), Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578), Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (1640), and Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856). After him are Otto of Greece (1815), Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415), Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833), Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608), Maria Carolina of Austria (1752), and Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855).

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