Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Matthias Biography and Timeline

Follow Matthias through 7 dated historical records for Germany.

Matthias, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

7Distinct records
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1577–1619Years on this page

1577

Holy Roman Emperor

Emperor · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

Role range: 1612-1619

Succession

Emperor · House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor

Role range: 1612-1619

1618

Protestant Assembly

Emperor · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Matthias orders the Protestant assembly to dissolve

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1612-1619

Protestant Assembly

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Protestant Bohemians assemble at Prague in defiance of the royal command to dissolve

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1612-1619

Protestant Assembly

Emperor · Bomemia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The radical Bohemian Protestants meet secretly and decide to act against the Habsburg regents

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1612-1619

Rebellion of Rebels in Bomemia

Emperor · Bomemia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The radical Bohemian Protestants meet secretly and decide to act against the Habsburg regents

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1612-1619

1619

Death of Matthias

Emperor · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Imperial & Bohemian thrones become vacant

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1612-1619

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.