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Maximilian II

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1527–1576 Also known as Maximilian II Habsburg、Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

Eldest son of Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand I, Maximilian II was active at the imperial center in the 1550s and succeeded as Holy Roman Emperor in 1564,…

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  1. 1527–1550Vienna · AustriaBorn in Vienna and raised in a humanist education, in his youth he also accompanied Charles V at the Spanish court, encountering the political and military issues of the Empire and the age of Catholic reform.
  2. 1551–1560Prague · BohemiaIn the 1550s he assisted his father Ferdinand I in handling imperial religious politics, serving as regent in Bohemia and elsewhere; he held a relatively understanding attitude toward Lutheranism, setting the tone for his religious policy after accession.
  3. 1562–1576Vienna · AustriaElected King of Bohemia in 1562, succeeding to the Hungarian throne in 1563, he was crowned emperor after Ferdinand's death in 1564; during his reign he maintained a balance among imperial princes, continued the war against the Ottomans, and promoted scholarship and court culture.

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