Ferdinand II
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Empires, Dynasties, Holy Roman Empire, Emperors, Caesars, Khans, Catholic Church, Catholics
- Curriculum: Renaissance History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: While Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1619 to 1637, Ferdinand II sought to restore Roman Catholicism to the Protestant areas of the Empire and to assert Habsburg political hegemony throughout the Empire. His efforts directly resulted in the Thirty Years’ War in Germany, one of history’s most devastating wars.
Early Life
Ferdinand II was born in Graz, Austria, on July 9, 1578, the eldest son of Archduke Charles of Inner Austria (Styria) and Maria of Bavaria. The Europe into which he was born was filled not only with political...
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