24. | Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire Maximilian, II (8.Ferdinand3, 2.Philip2, 1.Marie1) was born on 31 Jul 1527 in Wien, Wien, Austria; died on 12 Oct 1576 in Wien, Wien, Austria; was buried in Wien, Wien, Austria. Notes:
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A Hapsburg ruler who failed
EMPEROR MAXIMILIAN II
By Paula Sutter Fichtner
Yale University Press, $30, 344 pages, illus.
REVIEWED BY BRIDGET HEAL
"By virtually all standards, including his own, Emperor Maximilian II (1527-1576) was a failu re." So begins Paula Sutter Fichtner's account of the life and times of one of 16th-century E urope's least effective rulers.
As a Hapsburg, Maximilian was a member of one of Europe's leading dynasties. His uncle, Charl es V, had built up a massive empire, uniting the Netherlands, Spain, the New World, Naples, S icily and Germany under his leadership. Charles' son, Philip, inherited the Spanish part of t his empire and the Netherlands, while Germany passed to Charles' brother, Ferdinand, and then ce, in 1562, to Ferdinand's son, Maximilian.
Charles V and Philip II are two of the great figures of European history and have been the su bjects of numerous studies, but "Emperor Maximillian II" is the first full biography of Maxim ilian II in English. Perhaps not surprisingly, previous scholars have been deterred by Maximi lian's inadequacies — his inability to achieve any of his stated aims and his failure t o make any lasting impression on Europe's political and religious landscape. As the author po ints out, however, history is not just about great achievements. It is about the totality o f past experience, in which failure and defeat have inevitably played a central role.
Maximilian married Archduchess of Austria Marie in 1548 in Valladolid, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain. Marie (daughter of Emperor Charles, V and Princess of Portugal Izabel) was born on 21 Jun 1528 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain; died on 26 Feb 1603 in Villa Monte, Spain; was buried in El Escorial, Madrid, Madrid, Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 52. Anne of Austria
was born on 02 Nov 1549 in Cigales, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain; died on 26 Oct 1580 in Badajoz, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain; was buried in El Escorial, Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
- 53. Archduke of Austria Ferdinand
was born on 28 Mar 1551 in Cigales, Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Spain; died on 25 Jun 1552.
- 54. Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire Rudolf, II
was born in 1552 in Austria; died in 1612.
- 55. Archduke of Austria Ernst
was born on 15 Jun 1553 in Wien, Wien, Austria; died on 20 Feb 1595.
- 56. Archduchess of Austria Elisabeth
was born on 5 Jun 1554 in Wien, Wien, Austria; died on 22 Jan 1592 in Wien, Wien, Austria.
- 57. Archduchess of Austria Marie
was born on 27 Jul 1555 in Wien, Wien, Austria; died on 25 Jun 1556.
- 58. Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire Matthias
was born on 24 Feb 1557 in Wien, Wien, Austria; died on 20 Mar 1619 in Wien, Wien, Austria; was buried in Kapuziener Kirche, Wien, Wien, Austria.
- 59. Archduke of Austria Son
was born on 20 Oct 1557 in Wien, Wien, Austria.
- 60. Archduke of Austria Maximilian
was born on 12 Oct 1558 in Wiener Neustadt, Niederösterreich, Austria; died on 2 Nov 1618.
- 61. Archduke of Austria Albrecht Ernst
was born on 13 Nov 1559 in Wiener Neustadt, Niederösterreich, Austria; died on 13 Jul 1621 in Bruxelles, Brabant, Belgium; was buried in St. Michel Et Gudule, Bruxelles, Brabant, Belgium.
- 62. Archduke of Austria Wenzel
was born on 9 Mar 1561 in Wiener Neustadt, Niederösterreich, Austria; died on 22 Sep 1578.
- 63. Archduke of Austria Friedrich
was born on 21 Jun 1562 in Linz, Oberösterreich, Austria; died on 16 Jan 1563.
- 64. Archduchess of Austria Marie
was born on 19 Feb 1564 in Linz, Oberhosterreich, Austria; died on 26 Mar 1564.
- 65. Archduke of Austria Karl
was born on 26 Sep 1565 in Linz, Oberhosterreich, Austria; died on 23 May 1566.
- 66. Archduchess of Austria Margarethe
was born on 25 Jan 1567 in Linz, Oberhosterreich, Austria; died on 5 Jul 1633.
- 67. Archduchess of Austria Eleonore
was born on 4 Nov 1568 in Linz, Oberhosterreich, Austria; died on 12 Mar 1580.
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