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Coronation of Maximilian II

Type Event Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1564

After Ferdinand I's death in 1564, Maximilian II was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt, beginning his ten-year reign;…

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  1. 1564Vienna · AustriaHoly Roman Emperor Ferdinand I died in Vienna; Maximilian II, already elected King of the Romans in 1562, lawfully succeeded to the imperial throne, and the empire entered a smooth transition of power.
  2. 1564Frankfurt Cathedral · GermanyMaximilian II completed his imperial coronation in Frankfurt, formally ruling the states of Central Europe as Holy Roman Emperor; his reign would face Protestant-Catholic conflict and Ottoman pressure in the east.

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