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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.
King John I died in 1540, the Habsburg forces besieged Buda the Hungarian capital in 1541, Sultan Suleiman led a relief force and defeated the Habsburgs, the Ottomans captured the city by a trick during the Siege of Buda and the south central and central areas of the kingdom came under the authority of the Ottoman Empire, therefore Hungary was ...
Rudolf was born at Schloss Laxenburg, [2] a castle near Vienna, as the son of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth. He was named after the first Habsburg King of Germany, Rudolf I, who reigned from 1273 to 1291. [3] Rudolf was raised together with his older sister Gisela and the two were very close.
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
Rudolf r. 1576-1608 (1557-1619) Matthias II r. 1612-1619 (1578-1637) Ferdinand II ... King of Hungary; Holy Crown of Hungary This page was last edited on 24 October ...
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).
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]
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 Matthias. Also King of Hungary and Holy Roman ...