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Ferdinand II

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Ferdinand II 1578-1637.
Holy Roman emperor (1619-1637) and king of Bohemia (1617-1619 and 1620-1627) and Hungary (1618-1625). A leader of the Counter Reformation, he waged constant war against Protestant forces.
Ferdinand II
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1. (Biographies / Ferdinand II (1578-1637) M, Austrian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1578-1637, Holy Roman Emperor (1619-37); king of Bohemia (1617-19; 1620-37) and of Hungary (1617-37). His anti-Protestant policies led to the Thirty Years' War
2. (Biographies) title as king of Aragon and Sicily of Ferdinand V
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Noun1.Ferdinand IIFerdinand II - Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)


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Neither Phillip II nor his son, nor Henri IV nor his, nor Ferdinand II nor Maximilian of Bavaria would submit to papal dictation on any point of their government," writes Hopfl, "although their doctrine was utterly orthodox, their piety was fervent, and (in the case of the last four) their confessors were Jesuits.
The Jesuits and political power by Vella, John M. / Modern Age
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