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Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor 1527–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 July 1527

Birth Location: Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria

Death Date: 12 October 1576

Death Location: Regensburg, Urban, Bayern, Duchy of Bavaria

Father: Ferdinand Empire

Mother: Anna Jagiellonka

Spouse(s): Mary Spain, Mary Spain

Children(s): Rudolf Emperor, Maximilian III, Anna Spain, Ernest Austria, Wenceslaus Austria, Matthias Empire, Albert Austria, Margaretha Austria, Ferdinand Habsburg, Marie Habsburg, Maria Habsburg, Karl Habsburg, Friedrich Habsburg, Fils d'AUTRICHE, Elisabeth Austria, Mary Habsburg, Lady Tuscany, Eleonore Habsburg

In 1527, Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor entered the world in Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria, born to Ferdinand I Emperor Holy Roman Empire And Anna Jagiellonka. Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor married Margarethae Berg, Mary Marie Antonette Habsburg Archduchess Of Austria Princess Of Spain, and had children including Albert Vii Austria, Anna Von Spain, Eleonore Of Habsburg, Elisabeth Of Austria, Ernest Von Austria, Ferdinand Of Habsburg, Fils Mort Ne 1557 57 De Habsbourg D Autriche, Friedrich Of Habsburg, Isabella Of Aragon Queen Consort Of France Princess Of Aragon, Karl Of Habsburg, Lady Joanna Habsburg Archduchess Of Austria Grand Duchess Of Tuscany, Margaretha Margaret Erzherzogin Austria, Maria Of Habsburg, Marie Of Habsburg, Mary Von Habsburg, Matthias Habsburg Emperor Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian Archduke Austria Iii, Petrum Ritzheim, Rudolf Ii Holy Roman Emperor, Wenceslaus Erzherzog Austria. Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor passed away in 1576 in Regensburg, Urban, Bayern, Duchy of Bavaria.

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  • In 1527, Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor entered the world in Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria, born to Ferdinand I Emperor Holy Roman Empire And Anna Jagiellonka.
  • Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor married Margarethae Berg, Mary Marie Antonette Habsburg Archduchess Of Austria Princess Of Spain, and had children including Albert Vii Austria, Anna Von Spain, Eleonore Of Habsburg, Elisabeth Of Austria, Ernest Von Austria, Ferdinand Of Habsburg, Fils Mort Ne 1557 57 De Habsbourg D Autriche, Friedrich Of Habsburg, Isabella Of Aragon Queen Consort Of France Princess Of Aragon, Karl Of Habsburg, Lady Joanna Habsburg Archduchess Of Austria Grand Duchess Of Tuscany, Margaretha Margaret Erzherzogin Austria, Maria Of Habsburg, Marie Of Habsburg, Mary Von Habsburg, Matthias Habsburg Emperor Holy Roman Empire, Maximilian Archduke Austria Iii, Petrum Ritzheim, Rudolf Ii Holy Roman Emperor, Wenceslaus Erzherzog Austria.
  • Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor passed away in 1576 in Regensburg, Urban, Bayern, Duchy of Bavaria.

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Maximilian Emperor's Ancestors

Self
Maximilian Emperor
1527–1576
Birth Place: Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria
Parents
Ferdinand I Emperor Holy Roman Empire
1503–1564
Alcala de Henares, Provincia de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Anna Jagiellonka
1503–1547
Praha, Praha, Tchéquie
Grandparents
Philip I
1478–1506
Bruges, Arrondissement Brugge, West Flanders, Belgium
Joanna (Juana La Loca Mad) Castile
1479–1555
Palace of Cifuentes, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Vladislav (II. Jagiello Von) Böhmen-und-Ungarn
1456–1516
Krakau, Pologne
Anne (DE) Foix
1484–1506
Foix, Ariege, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Great-Grandparents
Maximilian Habsburg
1459–1519
Mary Burgundy
1457–1482
Gaston Foix
1308–1343
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gaston Foix
1287–1315
Jeanne d'Artois
1289–1350

Maximilian Emperor's Descendants

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Maximilian (II Holy Roman) Emperor (31 July 1527–12 October 1576) m. Mary (Marie Antonette Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of) Spain (21 June 1528–26 February 1603) m. Mary (Marie Antonette Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of) Spain (21 June 1528–26 February 1603)
  1. 1. Rudolf (II Holy Roman) Emperor 1552–1612
  2. 2. Maximilian (Archduke Austria) III 1558–1618
  3. 3. Anna (von) Spain 1549–1580
  4. 4. Ernest (von) Austria 1553–1595
  5. 5. Wenceslaus (Erzherzog) Austria 1561–1578
  6. 6. Matthias (Habsburg Emperor Holy Roman) Empire 1557–1619
  7. 7. Albert (VII) Austria 1559–1621
  8. 8. Margaretha (Margaret Erzherzogin) Austria 1567–1633
  9. 9. Ferdinand (of) Habsburg 1551–1552
  10. 10. Marie (of) Habsburg 1555–1556
  11. 11. Maria (of) Habsburg 1564–1564
  12. 12. Karl (of) Habsburg 1565–1566
  13. 13. Friedrich (of) Habsburg 1562–1563
  14. 14. Fils (Mort-Né 1557-57 de HABSBOURG) d'AUTRICHE 1557–1557
  15. 15. Elisabeth (of) Austria 1554–1592
  16. 16. Mary (Von) Habsburg 1549–1580
  17. 17. Lady (Joanna Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria, Grand Duchess of) Tuscany 1547–1578
  18. 18. Eleonore (of) Habsburg 1568–1580

Maximilian Emperor's Timeline

7 Records

1527
31 July 1527
Birth of Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor in Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria
Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria
1544
1544
Age 17
Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor was married in Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, Bayern, Germany
Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, Bayern, Germany
1548
Sep 13 1548
Age 21
Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor was married in Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Kingdom of Castile-Leon
Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Kingdom of Castile-Leon
1559
1559
Age 32
Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor was married in Altorf, Germany
Altorf, Germany
1576
12 October 1576
Age 49
Death of Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor in Regensburg, Urban, Bayern, Duchy of Bavaria
Regensburg, Urban, Bayern, Duchy of Bavaria
1592
4 Nov 1592
Age 65
Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor was married in Altorf, Germany
Altorf, Germany
1907
Sep 1907
Age 380
Maximilian II Holy Roman Emperor was married in London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 July 1527
    Event Place: Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1544
    Event Place: Schloss Ehrenburg, Coburg, Bayern, Germany

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 13 1548
    Event Place: Valladolid, Castilla-Leon, Kingdom of Castile-Leon

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Altorf, Germany

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1592
    Event Place: Altorf, Germany

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1907
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1576
    Event Place: Regensburg, Urban, Bayern, Duchy of Bavaria
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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