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Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608).
Rudolf II was the Holy Roman emperor from 1576 to 1612. His ill health and unpopularity prevented him from restraining the religious dissensions that eventually led to the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48).
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Rudolf II (1552–1612) was the ruler of Hungary, Bohemia, Austria, and the Holy Roman Empire. He moved the imperial capital to Prague, where he collected art and science, but also faced religious conflicts and wars with the Ottoman Turks.
Rudolf II (born c. 880–885—died July 11 or 13, 937) was the king of Burgundy (912–937) who ruled Italy for nearly four years (923–926) during the chaotic period at the end of the Carolingian era.
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Described by a noted contemporary as “the greatest art patron in the world,” Rudolf II Habsburg (1552–1612), king of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Emperor, raised court patronage in post-Renaissance Europe to a new level of breadth and extravagance.
May 14, 2018 · RUDOLF II (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1552 – 1612; ruled 1576 – 1612), Holy Roman emperor and Habsburg monarch. Rudolf II was a controversial figure during his lifetime and has remained one for historians since.
Rudolf II (1552 - 1612) became Holy Roman Emperor in 1576. His court at Prague was an important centre for scientific studies and the arts. He also took an interest in alchemy and the occult. The artistic style particularly associated with his court is Mannerism.
