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Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria (Linz, 14 June 1529 – 24 January 1595, Innsbruck) was ruler of Further Austria and since 1564 Imperial count of Tyrol. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor , he was married to Philippine Welser in his first marriage.
Born in the castle in Graz on 9 July 1578, Ferdinand was the son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria, and Maria of Bavaria. [1] Charles II, who was the youngest son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, had inherited the Inner Austrian provinces—Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Gorizia, Fiume, Trieste and parts of Istria and Friuli—from his father in 1564. [2]
"Inner Austria" Charles II (1564–1590); Ferdinand II (1590–1637) As the eldest son, Maximilian II and his sons were granted the "core" territories of Lower and Upper Austria. Ferdinand II dying without living issue, his territories reverted to the core territories on his death in 1595, then under Rudolf V (1576–1608), Maximilian II's son.
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Giorgio Basta came from an Albanian noble family and was commander-in-chief of the Habsburg imperial army during the Long Turk war. Archduke Ferdinand II, son of the Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I, saw himself as the successor of Skanderbeg. The Habsburgs had also fought successfully in the Turkish wars against the Ottomans.
Margaret of Austria, had issue Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor [69] 9 Jul 1578 15 Feb 1637 1. Maria Anna of Bavaria, had issue 2. Eleonora Gonzaga, no issue Wolfgang Wiliam, Count Palatine of Neuburg: 4 Nov 1578 14 Sep 1653 1. Magdalene of Bavaria, had issue 2. Catharina Charlotte of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, had issue 3.
Ferdinand of Austria may refer to: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503 – 1564), Archduke of Austria Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1529 – 1595), son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor