Maximilien II of the Holy roman Empire

See also: Maximilien de Habsbourg

Maximilien II , (born with Vienna the 1527 - deceased with Ratisbon the October 12th 1576), wire of Ferdinand I {{er}} of Habsbourg and Anne of Bohemia, king de Bohême in 1562, king de Hongrie the July 25th 1564 and emperor of the Holy Empire in 1564. It carried out a war against the Ottoman Empire of Soliman the Magnificent the.

Its predecessors were his father Ferdinand Ier, and his/her uncle the emperor Charles Quint. Philippe II of Spain, wire of Charles Quint, was placed normally better than him in the order of succession, but, under the terms of an agreement of 1553, Maximilien supplanted his/her cousin Philippe II like heir with the imperial throne.

In 1548, it marries Marie of Spain (1528 - 1603) girl of Charles Quint, his cousin. They had sixteen children (ten wire: Ferdinand, Rodolphe, Ernest, Matthias, an anonymity come before its term, Maximilien, Albert, Venceslas, Frederic, and Charles and six girls: Anne, Queen of Spain, Elisabeth, Queen of France, two Marry, Marguerite and Eleonor) of which only seven survived:

Anne (1549 - 1580) wife in 1570 Philippe II king d' Espagne and of Portugal (1527 - 1598).
Rodolphe (born with Vienna the July 2nd 1552 - deceased the January 23rd 1612), future emperor of the Holy Empire.
Ernest (born with Vienna the July 15th 1553 - deceased in Brussels the March 21st 1595), future governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
Elisabeth (1554 - 1592) wife in 1570 Charles IX king de France (1550 - 1574).
Matthias (1557 - 1619) emperor of the Holy Empire.
Maximilien (1558 - 1618).
Albert (1559 - 1621). In 1599, it marries Isabelle of Spain (1566 - 1633) girl of Philippe II.

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