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Germany in 1564

Historical records for Germany in 1564, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

July

25 July 1564Holy Roman EmperorMaximilian II

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor, on the understanding that he remains a Catholic

25 July 1564Holy Roman EmpireMaximilian II

House / House of Habsburg

After Ferdinand died in 1564, his son Maximilian II became Emperor, and like his father, accepted the existence of Protestantism and the need for occasional compromise with it

25 July 1564Holy Roman EmpireMaximilian II

Religion / Roman Catholic Church

After Ferdinand died in 1564, his son Maximilian II became Emperor, and like his father, accepted the existence of Protestantism and the need for occasional compromise with it

25 July 1564SuccessionMaximilian II

House / House of Habsburg

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor, on the understanding that he remains a Catholic

Other Events

1564Death of Ferdinand IFerdinand I

House / House of Habsburg

Death of Ferdinand I, succeeded by his son Maximilian II

Names involved

Ferdinand IMaximilian II

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.