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Archduke Rudolf, aged 15, painted by Alonso Sánchez Coello. Rudolf was born in Vienna on 18 July 1552. [2] He was the eldest son and successor of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, and King of Hungary and Croatia; his mother was the Spanish Princess Maria, a daughter of Charles V [2] and Isabella of Portugal.
Royal Hungary became a part of the Habsburg monarchy and enjoyed little influence in Vienna. [17] The Habsburg king directly controlled Royal Hungary's financial, military, and foreign affairs, and imperial troops guarded its borders. [17] The Habsburgs avoided filling the office of palatine to prevent the holders amassing too much power. [17]
King Louis II of Hungary died at Battle of Mohács in 1526. After the death of the Hungarian king, both the Hungarian noble Zápolya family and the Austrian Habsburg family claimed the whole kingdom. King John I of Hungary ruled the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom, and the Habsburgs ruled the western part of Hungary.
Matthias was born in the Austrian capital of Vienna as the fourth son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor and of Maria of Spain.His brothers were Rudolf (who became Emperor Rudolf II), Ernest, Maximilian (from 1585 Grand Master of the Teutonic Order), Albert (archbishop of Toledo, later governor of the Netherlands), and Wenceslaus (Grand Prior of the Order of Malta in Castile).
Rudolf I of Germany (1218–1291), King of the Romans Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612), Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria Topics referred to by the same term
The Imperial Crown of Austria (German: Österreichische Kaiserkrone) is a crown formerly in use by the monarchs of the Habsburg monarchy.The crown was originally made in 1602 in Prague by Jan Vermeyen as the personal crown of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II, and therefore is also known as the Crown of Emperor Rudolf II (German: Rudolfskrone).
Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor; S. Samuel Aba; Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor; Solomon, King of Hungary; Stephen II of Hungary; Stephen III of Hungary; Stephen IV of ...
Son of Ferdinand I, grandson of Vladislaus II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor. Rudolph II (Rudolf II.) 1576–1612 Son of Maximilian I. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor. Matthias II (Matyáš II.) 1612–1615 Brother of Rudolph II. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman Emperor. Ferdinand II: 1615–1619,1620-1637 Cousin of ...