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'''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.

A zealous [[Catholic]], Ferdinand provoked the Bohemian revolt that led to the [[Thirty Years' War]] in his attempts to remove [[Protestantism]] from his lands.<ref>http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Ferdinand+II+(Holy+Roman+Emperor)</ref>

A zealous [[Catholic]], Ferdinand provoked the Bohemian revolt that led to the [[Thirty Years' War]] in his attempts to remove [[Protestantism]] from his lands.<ref>http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Ferdinand+II+(Holy+Roman+Emperor)</ref>

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