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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leopold I Habsburg (June 9, 1640 – May 5, 1705), Holy Roman emperor, was the second son of the emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, daughter of Philip III of Spain. Leopold refused to consent to any partition, and when in November 1700 Charles died, leaving his crown to Philip, duke of Anjou, a grandson of Louis XIV, all hopes of a peaceable settlement vanished. In 1686 the league of Augsburg was formed by the emperor and the imperial princes, to preserve the terms of the treaties of Westphalia and of Nijmegen. www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Leopold_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (1475 words)

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand II from the house of Habsburg and his first wife, Maria Anna of Bavaria. Ferdinand married three times, first to his cousin, the Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, by whom he had two surviving sons: Ferdinand IV, his eldest, who predeceased him, and Leopold, who ultimately succeeded him. She died in 1649, and Ferdinand married a third time, to Eleonora Gonzaga, daughter of the Duke of Mantua. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferdinand_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (340 words)

Encyclopedia: Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II Rudolf II Habsburg was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Bohemia, and king of Hungary. Holy Roman Emperor Matthias Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1612-1619) was born in Vienna on February 24, 1557 and died in Vienna on March 20, 1619. The French were highly dissatisfied with the terms of the Peace of Prague concluded in 1635, the last important act of Ferdinand. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ferdinand-II,-Holy-Roman-Emperor   (2755 words)

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (March 10, 1503- July 27, 1564) ruled as emperor 1556-1564 after the abdication of this brother, Charles V, having previously been Archduke of Austria. Ferdinand I, one of the Hapsburg emperors, was born in Madrid, the son of Philip von Hapsburg (1478-1506) and his wife Juana of Castile (1479-1555). usapedia.com /f/ferdinand-i-holy-roman-emperor.html   (124 words)

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferdinand, who had already been crowned king of Hungary (1617) and of Bohemia (1618), succeeded Matthias as Holy Roman emperor. His conciliatory policies were opposed by the more intransigent Catholic Hapsburgs, particularly Matthias's brother Archduke Maximilian, who hoped to secure the succession for the inflexible Catholic archduke Ferdinand (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II). Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1612-1619) was born in Vienna on February 24, 1557 and died in Vienna on March 20, 1619. www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mathias,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (376 words)

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 9, 1578– February 15, 1637), of the house of Habsburg, reigned 1620-1637. Born in Graz to Charles II of Austria (1540-1590) and Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551-1608), Ferdinand was provided with a strict Jesuit education culminating in his years at the University of Ingolstadt. In 1600, Ferdinand married Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574-1616), daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferdinand_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (376 words)

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand II from the house of Habsburg and his first wife, Maria Anna of Bavaria. Ferdinand married three times, first to his cousin, the Infanta Maria Anna of Spain, by whom he had two surviving sons: Ferdinand IV, his eldest, who predeceased him, and Leopold, who ultimately succeeded him. She died in 1649, and Ferdinand married a third time, to Eleonora Gonzaga, daughter of the Duke of Mantua. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferdinand_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (376 words)

AllRefer.com - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman emperor (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Ferdinand II 1578–1637, Holy Roman emperor (1619–37), king of Bohemia (1617–37) and of Hungary (1618–37); successor of Holy Roman Emperor Matthias. Ferdinand in 1630 had dismissed Wallenstein under pressure from the princes of the empire, who felt the general was becoming too powerful. Grandson of Ferdinand I, son of Archduke Charles of Styria, Ferdinand was educated by the Jesuits and supported the Counter Reformation. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/Ferdi2HRE.html   (376 words)

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferdinand, who had already been crowned king of Hungary (1617) and of Bohemia (1618), succeeded Matthias as Holy Roman emperor. His conciliatory policies were opposed by the more intransigent Catholic Hapsburgs, particularly Matthias's brother Archduke Maximilian, who hoped to secure the succession for the inflexible Catholic archduke Ferdinand (later Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II). Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1612-1619) was born in Vienna on February 24, 1557 and died in Vienna on March 20, 1619. pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Mathias,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (376 words)

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian was king of Bohemia from 1562, king of Hungary from 1563 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1564 until his death. His father and predecessor was Ferdinand I, his uncle the Emperor Charles V. Maximilian II of the Habsburg dynasty was born in 1527 at Vienna and died in 1576 in Regensburg. www.encyclopedian.com /ma/Maximilian-II.html   (376 words)

Thirty Years' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia At the negotiations were Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, the French, the Spanish, the Dutch, the Swiss, the Swedes, the Portuguese and representatives of the Pope. Ferdinand, who became King of Bohemia and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, was a staunch Catholic who had been educated by the Jesuits and who wanted to restore Catholicism. Ferdinand II decisively defeated Frederick V at the Battle of White Mountain, near Prague in 1620. www.marylandheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Thirty_Years'_War   (376 words)

Encyclopedia: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II Leopold II (born Peter Leopold Joseph) (Vienna, May 5, 1747 – Vienna, March 1, 1792) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1790 to 1792 and Grand-duke of Tuscany. Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II Joseph II (March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790. The overweening character of the Emperor was obvious to Frederick II of Germany, who, after their first interview in 1769, described him as ambitious, and as capable of setting the world on fire. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Joseph-II,-Holy-Roman-Emperor   (376 words)

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (March 10, 1503 - July 27, 1564) ruled as emperor 1556-1564 after the abdication of this brother, Charles V, having previously been Archduke of Austria. Ferdinand I, one of the Hapsburg emperors, was born in Madrid, the son of Philip von Hapsburg (1478-1506) and his wife Juana of Castile (1479-1555). usapedia.com /f/ferdinand-i-holy-roman-emperor.html   (376 words)

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferdinand was the younger brother of Charles who became the Emperor, and was instead given control of the Habsburg Hereditary Lands (roughly modern-day Austria and Slovenia). After Suleiman the Magnificent defeated Louis II the king of Bohemia and Hungary and Ferdinand's brother-in-law on August 29, 1526, Ferdinand was elected king of Bohemia on October 24, while the Kingdom of Hungary became subject to a dynastic dispute between the Habsburgs and the Zapolyas, who were headed by John Zápolya, prince of Transylvania. Ferdinand was born in Madrid, the son of Philip von Habsburg (1478–1506) and his wife Juana of Castile (1479–1555). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_Ferdinand_I   (376 words)

Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (July 9, 1578– February 15, 1637), of the house of Habsburg, reigned 1620-1637. In 1600, Ferdinand married Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574-1616), daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria. Born in Graz to Charles II of Austria (1540-1590) and Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551-1608), Ferdinand was provided with a strict Jesuit education culminating in his years at the University of Ingolstadt. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferdinand_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (1078 words)

AllRefer.com - Ferdinand II, Holy Roman emperor (German History, Biography) - Encyclopedia Ferdinand II 1578–1637, Holy Roman emperor (1619–37), king of Bohemia (1617–37) and of Hungary (1618–37); successor of Holy Roman Emperor Matthias. Ferdinand in 1630 had dismissed Wallenstein under pressure from the princes of the empire, who felt the general was becoming too powerful. Grandson of Ferdinand I, son of Archduke Charles of Styria, Ferdinand was educated by the Jesuits and supported the Counter Reformation. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/F/Ferdi2HRE.html   (486 words)

emperors2 Ferdinand, as a Habsburg, became Holy Roman emperor in 1619 and, allied with Bavaria and the Catholic League, defeated the Bohemians at the Battle of White Mountain in 1620. Born in Lesi, Italy, on December 26, 1194, Frederick was the son of Henry VI and grandson of Frederick I, Holy Roman emperor. Leopold II (Holy Roman Empire) (1747-92), Holy Roman emperor (1790-92), son of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa and brother of Emperor Joseph II and Queen Marie Antoinette of France. website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/emperors2.htm   (6635 words)

Ferdinand Ferdinand I of Austria- 1793-1875; became emperor 1835. Ferdinand IV, Archduke of Austria, duke of Modena. Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante of [* #Charles-I-of-Spain#Spain[?] *]- 1618-1641 www.fastload.org /fe/Ferdinand.html   (280 words)

1630s - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637- 1657). Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1620 - 1637). www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/1630s   (215 words)

Thirty Years' War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia At the negotiations were Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, the French, the Spanish, the Dutch, the Swiss, the Swedes, the Portuguese and representatives of the Pope. Ferdinand, who became King of Bohemia and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, was a staunch Catholic who had been educated by the Jesuits and who wanted to restore Catholicism. Frederick V was outlawed from the Holy Roman Empire and his territories, the Rhenish Palatinate, were given to Catholic nobles, while his title of elector of the Palatinate was given to his distant cousin Duke Maximilian of Bavaria. www.lexington-fayette.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Thirty_Years'_War   (3732 words)

Ferdinand I (Holy Roman Emperor) Holy Roman Emperor who succeeded his brother Charles V in 1556&; King of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526, King of the Germans from 1531. www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0020974.html   (128 words)

Timeline Holy Roman Empire 1620 Ferdinand II became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire after the death of Rudolf II and moved the Imperial Court back to Vienna. The Catholic heir to the Hapsburg dynasty, Charles V, was elected Holy Roman Emperor, combining the crowns of Spain, Burgundy (with the Netherlands), Austria and Germany. 1640 Jun 9, Leopold I, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1658-1705), was born. www.timelines.ws /countries/HOLY_ROMAN_EMP.HTML   (2895 words)

Ferdinand V and Isabella I In 1469 Princess Isabella married Ferdinand of Aragón, known also as Ferdinand V, The Catholic, and on the death of her brother, Henry IV, Isabella and Ferdinand jointly succeeded (1474) to the throne of Castile and León. Ferdinand had hoped by this alliance to obtain the Castilian crown for himself, but his high-spirited and politically astute wife firmly retained sovereign authority in her own realm. Because his daughter Joanna the Mad became insane after the death of Isabella, Ferdinand assumed the regency of Castile in 1506. www.sonhex.dk /fandi.htm   (2895 words)

Katharina Renea of Austria HABSBURG - Egon II of HABSBURG-KIBURG /-Charles of Austria HABSBURG, Archduke of Austria /-Ferdinand II HABSBURG, Holy Roman Emperor \-Agnes of STAUFEN /-Rudolf I Hapsburg of AUSTRIA, Holy Roman Emperor Ancestors of Leopold I HABSBURG, Holy Roman Emperor freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~dphaner/HTML/people/p00000fd.htm   (2895 words)

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman emperor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 In the same year Ferdinand married Anna, daughter of Uladislaus II, king of Hungary and Bohemia, in fulfillment of a treaty (1515) between his grandfather, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, and Uladislaus II. In Germany, Ferdinand increasingly acted as agent of Charles V, who in 1531 had him elected king of the Romans, which insured Ferdinand’s succession as Holy Roman emperor. 1503–64, Holy Roman emperor (1558–64), king of Bohemia (1526–64) and of Hungary (1526–64), younger brother of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. www.bartleby.com /65/fe/Ferdi1HRE.html   (2895 words)

Ferdinand Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante of [* Hi#Spain#Spain[?] *]- 1618-1641 Ferdinand IV, Archduke of Austria, duke of Modena. Ferdinand II of Naples - 1469-1496; became king 1495. www.fastload.org /fe/Ferdinand.html   (2895 words)

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rudolf II von Habsburg was an emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, king of Bohemia, and king of Hungary. His father was Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, king of Bohemia, king of Hungary; his mother was Maria, a daughter of Charles V. Rudolf II was one of the most eccentric European monarchs of that or any other period. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rudolf_II   (2895 words)

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