Ferdinand II of Austria
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Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria was ruler of Further Austria and Imperial Count of Tyrol since 1564. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he first married Philippine Welser, and later Anna Ca
Portrait by Francesco Terzi
Archduke Ferdinand at a young age
Philippine Welser, Ferdinand's first wife
Anne Catherine Gonzaga, Ferdinand's second wife
Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564. Before his accession as emperor, he ruled the
Ferdinand II of Austria
…Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (14 June 1529 – 24 January 1595) was ruler of Further Austria and Imperial Count of Tyrol since 1564. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he first married Philippine Welser, and later Anna Caterina Gonzaga. Through his second marriage he was the father of Anna of Tyrol, the future Holy…
Portrait by Hans Bocksberger der Ältere, c. 1500s
Ferdinand as a young boy
King Ferdinand I of Hungary (Nádasdy Mausoleum, 1664)
Ottoman siege of Eger Castle in 1552