Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

This article is about the archduke who died in 1595. For his nephew, see Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.

Ferdinand II
Portrait by Francesco Terzi
Archduke of Further Austria
Reign25 July 1564 – 24 January 1595
PredecessorFerdinand I
SuccessorMatthias
Born(1529-06-14)14 June 1529
Linz, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died24 January 1595(1595-01-24) (aged 65)
Innsbruck, County of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire
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(m. 1557; died 1580)​
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(m. 1582)​
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HouseHabsburg
FatherFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherAnna of Bohemia and Hungary

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (14 June 1529 – 24 January 1595) was ruler of Further Austria and Imperial Count of Tyrol since 1564. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he first married Philippine Welser, and later Anna Caterina Gonzaga. Through his second marriage he was the father of Anna of Tyrol, the future Holy Roman Empress.

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