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He was the third son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary(1503–1547), daughter of King Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary and his wife Anne de Foix. Ferdinand in 1531, the year of his election as King of the Romans Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was an Austrian monarch from the House of Habsburg. ... Anna Jagellonica of Bohemia and Hungary (July 23, 1503 - January 27, 1547) was queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Queen-consort of the Romans and heiress of Bohemia and Hungary. ... Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary Ladislaus Jagellion (Czech: Vladislav Jagellonský, Hungarian: ), (Polish:WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagielloÅ„czyk, was the King of Bohemia from 1471 and the King of Hungary from 1490 until his death in 1516. ... Anne de Foix (1484 – 26 July 1506) was the Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia. ...

Unlike his brother Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles was a religious Catholic and promoted the Counterreformation, e.g. by inviting the Jesuits to his realm. However, in 1572, he had to make significant concessions to the Inner Austrian Estates in the Religious Pacifications of Graz, and 1576 and the Libellum of Bruck. In practice, this resulted in tolerance towards Protestantism. Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II. His Coat of Arms Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty (July 31, 1527 – October 12, 1576) was king of Bohemia from 1562, king of Hungary from 1563 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1564 until his death. ...

As the Inner Austrian line had to bear the major burden of the wars against the Turks, the fortress of Karlstadt/Karlovac in Croatia was founded and named after him. Charles is also remembered as a benefactor of the arts and sciences. In particular, the composer Orlando di Lasso was one of his proteges, as was the music theorist Lodovico Zacconi. Karlovac (Croatia) Karlovac municipality within Karlovac county Karlovac Karlovac (German: Karlstadt or Carlstadt, Hungarian: Károlyváros and sometimes in Croatian, Marinograd) is a city and municipality in central Croatia. ... Orlande de Lassus, a. ... Lodovico Zacconi (1555 - 1627) was an Italian composer and music theorist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras. ...

In 1585, Charles founded the University of Graz, which is named Karl-Franzens-Universität after him. His mausoleum in Seckau, in which also other members of the Habsburg family are buried, is one of the most important edifices of the early baroque in the South-Eastern Alps. It was built from 1587 onwards by Alessandro de Verda and completed by Sebastiano Carlone by 1612. University of Graz The University of Graz (German, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz), a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest university in Austria. ...

Marriage and children

Charles married his niece Maria Anna of Bavaria. They had fifteen children: Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551-1608) was daughter of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria. ...

• Ferdinand (b./d. 1572)
• Anna (1573-1598), married in 1592 Sigismund III Vasa of Poland (1566-1632)
• Maria Christina (10 Nov 1574 - 6 April 1621), married in 1595 Sigismund Bathory von Siebenburgen (1572-1613)
• Katharina (1576-1595)
• Elisabeth (1577-1586)
• Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578-1637), married in 1600 a younger Maria Anna of Bavaria (1574-1616) and in 1622 Eleonore Gonzaga (1598-1655)
• Karl (1579-1580)
• Gregoria (1581-1597)
• Eleonora (1582-1620)
• Maximilian Ernst (17 Nov 1583 - 18 Feb 1616)
• Margaret of Austria (1584-1611), married in 1599 Philip III of Spain (1578-1621)
• Leopold V of Austria (1586-1632), married in 1626 Claudia de Medici (1604-1648)
• Constance of Austria (1588-1631), married in 1605 Sigismund III Vasa of Poland (1566-1632)
• Maria Magdalena (1589-1631), married in 1608 Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590-1621)
• Karl (1590-1624)

Anna of Austria, Habsburg, (Polish Anna Austriaczka1, Anna Habsburżanka, Anna Rakuszanka) (b. ... Reign in Poland From September 18, 1587 until April 19, 1632 Reign in Sweden From November 17, 1592 until July 24, 1599 Elected in Poland On September 18, 1587 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation in Poland On December 27, 1587 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland... Emperor Ferdinand II Ferdinand II (July 9, 1578 – February 15, 1637), of the House of Habsburg, reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1620-1637. ... Maria Anna of Bavaria (8 December 1574 - 8 March 1616) was daughter of William V, Duke of Bavaria. ... Portrait of Eleonora Gonzaga. ... Philip III of Spain Margaret of Austria, 1609, by Bartolomé González y Serrano Margaret of Austria (December 25, 1584-October 3, 1611), Queen of Spain and Portugal, was the daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria, and the sister of the Emperor Ferdinand II... Philip III of Spain Philip III (Spanish: Felipe III) (April 14, 1578 – March 31, 1621) was the king of Spain and Portugal (as Philip II Portuguese: Filipe II), from 1598 until his death. ... Archduke Leopold V (Graz, October 9, 1586 – September 13, 1632 in Schwaz, Tirol) was the son of Archduke Charles II, the brother of Emperor Ferdinand II, father of Ferdinand Charles of the Tyrol, Bishop of Passau and Strasbourg (until 1625) and Regent of Tyrol. ... Claudia de Medici, (June 4, 1604, Florence – December 25, 1648, Innsbruck), was the wife (1620–1622) of Federico della Rovere, the only son of Urbino Francesco Umbaldo della Rovere (1604–1648), Duke of Urbino. ... Constance Queen of Poland Archduchess Constance of Austria (Constance Renate of Habsburg, in German language: Konstanze Renate von Habsburg, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Polish: Konstancja Austriaczka or Konstancja Rakuszanka) (December 24, 1588-July 10, 1631) was a Queen consort of Poland and Sweden. ... Reign in Poland From September 18, 1587 until April 19, 1632 Reign in Sweden From November 17, 1592 until July 24, 1599 Elected in Poland On September 18, 1587 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation in Poland On December 27, 1587 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland... Cosimo II de Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (12 May 1590 – 28 February 1621) ruled as Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1609 to 1621. ...

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