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Article: Ferdinand II (Holy Roman Empire) (1578–1637; Holy Roman Emperor 1619–1637; king of Bohemia 1617–1619 and 1620
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FERDINAND II (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1578
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1637; Holy Roman Emperor 1619
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1637; king of Bohemia 1617
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1619 and 1620
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1627; king of Hungary 1618
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1625)
FERDINAND II (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE)
(1578
–
1637; Holy Roman Emperor 1619
–
1637; king of Bohemia 1617
–
1619 and 1620
–
1627; king of Hungary 1618
–
1625). Ferdinand was born in Graz to the Habsburg archduke Charles of Inner Austria (and was thus the grandson of Emperor Ferdinand I) and the Wittelsbach duchess Maria of Bavaria. More than any other individual, Ferdinand merits being called the founder of the Habsburg Monarchy in central Europe, and he, along with his cousin, Duke and ...