'''Ferdinand II''' (1578 - 1637) was the eldest son of archduke Karl and the Barvarian Princess Maria Ferdinand, and he was the grandson of [[Ferdinand II]]. Ferdinand was King of [[Bohemia]] from 1617 , King of [[Hungary]] from 1618, and eventually became the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] from 1619 when he succeeded his uncle Matthias. He studied under the [[Jesuit]]s at Graz and at the University of Ingolstadt. | '''Ferdinand II''' (1578 - 1637) was the eldest son of archduke Karl and the Barvarian Princess Maria Ferdinand, and he was the grandson of [[Ferdinand II]]. Ferdinand was King of [[Bohemia]] from 1617 , King of [[Hungary]] from 1618, and eventually became the [[Holy Roman Emperor]] from 1619 when he succeeded his uncle Matthias. He studied under the [[Jesuit]]s at Graz and at the University of Ingolstadt. |