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Ferdinand II Biography and Timeline

Follow Ferdinand II through 17 dated historical records for Hungary.

Ferdinand II, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

17Distinct records
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1618–1635Years on this page

1618

Coronation

King · House / House of Habsburg

Crowned King of Hungary, 1618-1625

Role range: 1618-1625

1635

Catholic League

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Amnesty is granted to those princes who had fought against Imperial troops, with the exception of the exiled descendants of the former "Winter King", Elector Palatine Frederick V

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Catholic League

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Peace of Pragues Treaty briings an end to religion as a source of national conflict, the principle of cuius regio, eius religio is established for good within the Empire and in return for making concessions Ferdinand II gained the alliance of the Lutheran princes

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Catholic League

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Catholic League

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

both in the struggle against the Swedish intervention, and against the expected intervention of France.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Heilbronn League

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Holy Roman Empire

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Peace of Pragues Treaty briings an end to religion as a source of national conflict the principle of cuius regio

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Holy Roman Empire

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Holy Roman Empire

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

eius religio is established for good within the Empire and in return for making concessions Ferdinand II gained the alliance of the Lutheran princes both in the struggle against the Swedish intervention and against the expected intervention of France

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Imperial Army

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The armies of the various states were to be unified under the command of the Princes as generals of the Emperor, to establish an Imperial Army for the Holy Roman Empire as a whole, which would fight against invading troops

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Peace of Prague

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Peace of Prague is a Treaty signed between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony representing most of the Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire which effectively brings to an end to the civil war part of the Thirty Years

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Peace of Prague

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Peace of Prague is a Treaty signed between the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand II and the Electorate of Saxony representing most of the Protestant states of the Holy Roman Empire which effectively brings to an end to the civil war part of the Thirty Years War.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Peace of Prague

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

The armies of the various states were to be unified under the command of the Princes as generals of the Emperor, to establish an Imperial Army for the Holy Roman Empire as a whole, which would fight against invading troops

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Peace of Prague

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague Ferdinand is forced to make concessions to some of the major states to get them to sign the Treaty: Saxony is granted the Bohemian crown lands of Lower and Upper Lusatia.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Peace of Prague

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague formal alliances of States of the Empire among themselves or with foreign powers are prohibited, which applied to both the Catholic League and the Protestant Heilbronn League.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Peace of Prague

Emperor · Prague · Warfare / Thirty Years War

War.

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

Rule of Lusatia

Emperor · Lusatia · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Under the terms of the Peace of Prague Ferdinand is forced to make concessions to some of the major states to get them to sign the Treaty: Saxony is granted the Bohemian crown lands of Lower and Upper Lusatia

Role range: 1618-1648 – 1619-1637

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.