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Maximilian II (31 July 1527 – 12 October 1576) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death in 1576. A member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, he was crowned King of Bohemia in Prague on 14 May 1562 and elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) on 24 November 1562. On 8 September 1563, he was crowned King of Hungary and Croatia in ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Maximilian II (born July 31, 1527, Vienna, Austria—died Oct. 12, 1576, Regensburg [Germany]) was the Holy Roman emperor from 1564, whose liberal religious policies permitted an interval of peace between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Germany after the first struggles of the Reformation.
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Early on in his life Maximilian was to experience the dominating influence of the head of the dynasty and Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, at first hand. In 1548, at his imperial uncle’s behest, Maximilian was married to his daughter Maria.
In 1508, Maximilian, with the assent of Pope Julius II, took the title Erwählter Römischer Kaiser ("Elected Roman Emperor"), thus ending the centuries-old custom that the Holy Roman Emperor had to be crowned by the Pope.
Maximilian II (31 July 1527 – 12 October 1576), a member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death. He was crowned King of Bohemia in Prague on 14 May 1562 and elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) on 24 November 1562.
Oct 4, 2023 · Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor was powerful in 1500s Europe. His faith puzzled his subjects. He was a humanist, he was the leader of the traditionally Catholic Holy Roman Empire and he toyed with Lutheranism. Unlike the Tudors and his Habsburg relations, he was known for his religious tolerance.
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Maximilian II (July 31, 1527 – October 12, 1576) was king of Bohemia from 1562, king of Hungary from 1563, and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1564 until his death. He was a member of the of the House of Habsburg.
