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Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1527–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 JUL 1527

Birth Location: Vienna, Wien, Vienna, Austria

Death Date: 12 OCT 1576

Death Location: Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria

Father: Ferdinand Bohemia

Mother: Anna Hungary

Spouse(s): Catherine Medici, Maria Empire

Children(s): Elisabeth (Valois-Angoulême), Johanna Habsburg, Mary VonHabsburg, Anna Habsburg, Henri DANGOULEME, Ferdinand Austria, Prince Valois, Henry France, Rudolf Habsburg, Marguerite Valois, X Austria, Elisabeth Habsburg, François Alencon, Francois Valois, Maria Austria, Marie Habsburg, Jeanne deValois, Victoria Valois, Jeanne FRANCE, Victoire deValois, Elaine France, Henri SAINTREMY, Matthias Emperor, Stillborn Habsburg, Maximilian AUSTRIA, Albert Austria, Archduke Habsberg, Karl Habsburg, Margaret Navarre, Henri Valois, Maugerite Valois

In 1527, Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire entered the world in Vienna, Wien, Vienna, Austria, born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor King Of Bohemia And Anna Of Bohemia And Hungary. Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire married Catherine De Medici, Maria Holy Roman Empire, and had children including Albert Vii Archduke Austria, Anna Of Austria Habsburg, Archduke Wenzel Habsberg, Elaine France, Elisabeth De France Valois Angouleme, Elisabeth Von Habsburg, Ferdinand Archduke Of Austria, Francois Anjou Of Valois, Francois Hercule De Alencon, Henri De Fontette De Saintremy, Henri Lechevalier Dangouleme Dangouleme, Henri Of Valois, Henry Alexandre Edouard De Valois France, Jeanne Devalois, Jeanne France, Johanna Habsburg, Karl Charles Habsburg, Margaret Devalois France De Navarre, Marguerite Margot Queen Of France Navarre Of Valois, Maria Erzherzogin Vonosterreich Von Habsburg Of Austria, Marie Of Habsburg, Mary Maximillian Vonhabsburg, Matthias Of Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor, Maugerite Valois, Maximilian Lll Archduke Of Austria, Prince Henry Valois, Rudolf Ii Holy Roman Emperor King Of Hungary And Croatia As Rudolf I King Of Bohemia And Archduke Of Austria Habsburg, Stillborn Son Van Habsburg, Victoire Devalois, Victoria Valois, X Ernest Of Austria. Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire passed away in 1576 in Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria.

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Biography

  • In 1527, Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire entered the world in Vienna, Wien, Vienna, Austria, born to Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor King Of Bohemia And Anna Of Bohemia And Hungary.
  • Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire married Catherine De Medici, Maria Holy Roman Empire, and had children including Albert Vii Archduke Austria, Anna Of Austria Habsburg, Archduke Wenzel Habsberg, Elaine France, Elisabeth De France Valois Angouleme, Elisabeth Von Habsburg, Ferdinand Archduke Of Austria, Francois Anjou Of Valois, Francois Hercule De Alencon, Henri De Fontette De Saintremy, Henri Lechevalier Dangouleme Dangouleme, Henri Of Valois, Henry Alexandre Edouard De Valois France, Jeanne Devalois, Jeanne France, Johanna Habsburg, Karl Charles Habsburg, Margaret Devalois France De Navarre, Marguerite Margot Queen Of France Navarre Of Valois, Maria Erzherzogin Vonosterreich Von Habsburg Of Austria, Marie Of Habsburg, Mary Maximillian Vonhabsburg, Matthias Of Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor, Maugerite Valois, Maximilian Lll Archduke Of Austria, Prince Henry Valois, Rudolf Ii Holy Roman Emperor King Of Hungary And Croatia As Rudolf I King Of Bohemia And Archduke Of Austria Habsburg, Stillborn Son Van Habsburg, Victoire Devalois, Victoria Valois, X Ernest Of Austria.
  • Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire passed away in 1576 in Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria.

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Maximilian Empire's Ancestors

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Maximilian Empire
1527–1576
Birth Place: Vienna, Wien, Vienna, Austria
Parents
Ferdinand I Holy Roman Emperor King of Bohemia
1503–1564
Alcalá De Henares, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Anna (of Bohemia and) Hungary
1503–1547
Praha, Praha, Czech Republic
Grandparents
X (Philip) I
1478–1506
Bruges, Arrondissement Brugge, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
X (Juana la) Loca
1479–1555
Toledo, Provincia de Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Wladislavladislas (II) Jagiellonczyk
1456–1516
Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
Anne (de) Foix-Candale
1484–1506
Foix, Ariège, Midi-Pyrenees, Kingdom of France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Maximilian Empire's Descendants

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Maximilian (II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman) Empire (31 JUL 1527–12 OCT 1576) m. Catherine (de) Medici (13 APR 1519–05 JAN 1589) m. Maria (Holy Roman) Empire (21 JUN 1528–26 FEB 1603)
  1. 1. Elisabeth (de France) (Valois-Angoulême) 1545–1568 m. Edward (VI Tudor King Of) England 1537–1553 m. Philip (II of Spain) (Habsburg) 1527–1598
    1. 1. Katharina (Michaela von) Spanien 1567–1597 m. Karl (Emanuel von) Savoyen 1562–1630
      1. 1. Victor (Amadeus I Duke of) Savoy 1587–1637 m. Christine (Marie Van) Frankrijk 1606–1663
        1. 1. Karl (Emanuel von) Savoyen 1634–1675
      2. 2. Henry (Spanish Viceroy Sicily) Rodriguez 1586–1624
      3. 3. Phiilppe (Émmanuel de) Savoie 1586–1605
      4. 4. Emanuel (Filibert van) Savoye 1588–1624
      5. 5. Marguerite (de) Savoie 1589–1655
      6. 6. Isabelle (de) Savoie 1591–1626
      7. 7. Maurizio (di) Savoia 1593–1657
      8. 8. Maria (Apollonia di) Savoia 1594–1656
      9. 9. Francesca (Catherina de) Savoie 1595–1640
      10. 10. Tommaso (Francesco of) Savoy-Carignan 1596–1656
      11. 11. Johann (van) Savoye 1597–1597
      12. 12. Giovanna (Emanuele de) Savoie 1597–1597
      13. 13. Anna (Caterina de) Savoie 1597–1597
    2. 2. Female (Infant 2 of Spain) (Habsburg) 1564–1564
    3. 3. Female (Infant 1 of Spain) (Habsburg) 1564–1564
    4. 4. Isabelle (Clara Eugenie van) Habsburg 1566–1633
    5. 5. Female (Infant 3 of Spain) (Habsburg) 1568–1568
  2. 2. Johanna Habsburg 1547–1578
  3. 3. Mary (Maximillian) VonHabsburg 1549–1580
  4. 4. Anna ((of Austria)) Habsburg 1549–1580
  5. 5. Henri (Lechevalier Dangouleme) DANGOULEME 1551–1586
  6. 6. Ferdinand (Archduke Of) Austria 1551–1552
  7. 7. Prince (Henry) Valois 1551–1586
  8. 8. Henry (Alexandre Edouard de Valois) France 1551–1589
  9. 9. Rudolf (II Holy Roman Emperor), King of Hungary And Croatia (As Rudolf I), King of Bohemia And Archduke of Austria) Habsburg 1552–1612
  10. 10. Marguerite (Margot, Queen of France & Navarre of) Valois 1553–1615
  11. 11. X (Ernest of) Austria 1553–1595
  12. 12. Elisabeth (von) Habsburg 1554–1592
  13. 13. François (Hercule de) Alencon 1555–1584
  14. 14. Francois (Anjou of) Valois 1555–1584
  15. 15. Maria (Erzherzogin Vonösterreich von Habsburg Of) Austria 1555–1556
  16. 16. Marie (of) Habsburg 1555–1556
  17. 17. Jeanne deValois 1556–1556
  18. 18. Victoria Valois 1556–1556
  19. 19. Jeanne FRANCE 1556–1556
  20. 20. Victoire deValois 1556–1556
  21. 21. Elaine France 1557–1635
  22. 22. Henri (de Fontette De) SAINTREMY 1557–1621
  23. 23. Matthias (of Habsburg Holy Roman) Emperor 1557–1619
  24. 24. Stillborn (Son van) Habsburg 1557–1557
  25. 25. Maximilian (Lll Archduke Of) AUSTRIA 1558–1618
  26. 26. Albert (VII Archduke) Austria 1559–1621
  27. 27. Archduke (Wenzel) Habsberg 1561–1578
  28. 28. Karl ((Charles)) Habsburg 1565–1566
  29. 29. Margaret (Devalois France De) Navarre 1573–1642
  30. 30. Henri (of) Valois 1577–1586
  31. 31. Maugerite Valois 1579–

Maximilian Empire's Timeline

2 Records

1527
31 JUL 1527
Birth of Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in Vienna, Wien, Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Wien, Vienna, Austria
1576
12 OCT 1576
Age 49
Death of Maximilian II of Austria, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria
Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 JUL 1527
    Event Place: Vienna, Wien, Vienna, Austria

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 OCT 1576
    Event Place: Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria

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