Ferdinand II1619
After the death of Matthias Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia the Kingdom deprived his successor Ferdinand II in 1618 of the Bohemian crown and elected Frederick V Elector Palatine as King
Czech Republic · House / House of Habsburg. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
After the death of Matthias Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia the Kingdom deprived his successor Ferdinand II in 1618 of the Bohemian crown and elected Frederick V Elector Palatine as King
Ferdinand II's devout Catholicism causes turmoil in his non-Catholic subjects especially in Bohemia where he does not wish to uphold the religious liberties granted by the Letter of Majesty conceded signed by the previous Emperor Rudolf II
Ferdinand confers with the spiritual electors at Frankfurt asking for the support of the League
which had guaranteed the freedom of religion to the nobles and the inhabitants of the cities.
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