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
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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Anna of Austria was Queen of Spain by marriage to her uncle, King Philip II of Spain. During her last days of life, she was also briefly Queen of Portugal.
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
…succession of Maximilian, or of one of his sons, to the Spanish throne. Evidence of this friendly feeling was given in 1570, when the emperor's daughter, Anna of Austria, became the fourth wife of Philip; but Maximilian was unable to moderate the harsh proceedings of the Spanish king against the revolting inhabitants…
Portrait by Alonso Sánchez Coello, c. 1571
Anna as an Austrian archduchess
1570 portrait by Anthonis Mor
King Philip and Queen Anna banqueting with family and courtiers, by Alonso Sánchez Coello, c. 1596