Article: Maximilian II (Holy Roman Empire) (15271576; Ruled 15641576)

MAXIMILIAN II (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1527 1576; ruled 1564 1576)

MAXIMILIAN II (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1527 1576; ruled 1564 1576), Holy Roman emperor. Maximilian II, who was born on 31 July 1527 in Vienna and died on 12 October 1576 in Regensburg, was king of Bohemia (ruled 1562 1576), king of the Romans (1562), and king of Hungary (ruled 1563 1576). He became Holy Roman emperor in 1564. In 1548 he married Mar í a of Habsburg (1528 1603), coregent of Spain (1548 1550). Maximilian is buried in Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague.

Son of the new king and queen of Bohemia and Hungary, Ferdinand I (ruled 1558 1564) of Habsburg and ...

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