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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).
Holy Roman Emperor* from 1576 to 1612, he focused more on artistic than on political matters and exercised little control over the religious conflicts that threatened the stability of his empire. The son of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, Rudolf spent eight years of his youth at the court of his uncle, Philip II of Spain. In 1572 Rudolf ...
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.
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.
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). He was a member of the House of Habsburg.
Quick Reference. (1552–1612), Holy Roman Emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia. The eldest surviving son of Emperor Maximilian II (r. 1564–1576), Rudolf received much of his education in Spain at the court ...
Rudolf II. Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1576–1612) and ruler over parts of the Habsburg Monarchy (Hungary 1572–1608; the Bohemian Lands 1575/76–1608 and 1611; the Archduchy of Austria 1575/76–1608) Born in Vienna on 18 July 1552. Died in Prague on 20 January 1612.
