Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1527)

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 to 1576

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 on 24 November 1562. On 8 September 1563, he was crowned King of Hungary and…