Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor

1578 – 1637 · Generation XI · Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1619–1637)

Ferdinand (1578 – 1637). Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1619–1637). Married Maria Anna in 1600. Married Eleonora in 1622. Champion of the Counter-Reformation; his policies opened the Thirty Years' War.

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Parents

• Charles II, Archduke of Austria (1540 – 1590)
• Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551 – 1608)

Partners

• Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574 – 1616)
• Eleonora Gonzaga (1598 – 1655)

Children

• Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608 – 1657)