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Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
1595Jan, 24

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (b. 1529)
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria (Linz, 14 June 1529 – 24 January 1595, Innsbruck) was ruler of Further Austria and since 1564 Imperial count of Tirol. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he was married to Philippine Welser in his first marriage. In his second marriage to Anna Juliana Gonzaga, he was the father of Anna of Tyrol, future Holy Roman Empress.

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    Leiden University Library

    Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
  • 23Aug

    Battle of Călugăreni

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