Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
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Matthias was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619, Archduke of Austria from 1608 to 1619, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 to 1618 and King of Bohemia from 1611 to 1617. His personal motto was Co
Portrait by Lucas van Valckenborch, 1583
19th century portrait of Matthias
Coronation medal of Matthias as King of Hungary
Matthias portrait as Archduke in armour and general's staff, by Lucas van Valckenborch, 1579
Maximilian II 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
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
…theatre of the Thirty Years' War, began during the final year of Matthias' reign. Matthias was born in the Austrian capital of Vienna as the third 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…
Portrait by Nicolas Neufchâtel, c. 1566
Maximilian and his younger brothers Ferdinand II and John, painting by Jakob Seisenegger, 1539
Archduke Maximilian, portrait by William Scrots, about 1544
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