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Ferdinand II of Tyrol

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Ferdinand II of Tyrol

Birth
Linz, Linz Stadt, Upper Austria, Austria
Death
24 Jan 1595 (aged 65)
Innsbruck, Innsbruck Stadt, Tirol, Austria
Burial
Innsbruck, Innsbruck Stadt, Tirol, Austria Add to Map
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Nobility. Born in Linz as the son of Ferdinand I and Anna Jagiello. He married Philippine Welser in secret in 1557. The emperor was only informed two years later and legitimized the marriage in 1561. After his father's death, he became stadtholder of Tyrol and Further Austria. After Philippines death, he remarried Anna Katharina Gonzaga who bore him three children, including the future empress Anna.
Nobility. Born in Linz as the son of Ferdinand I and Anna Jagiello. He married Philippine Welser in secret in 1557. The emperor was only informed two years later and legitimized the marriage in 1561. After his father's death, he became stadtholder of Tyrol and Further Austria. After Philippines death, he remarried Anna Katharina Gonzaga who bore him three children, including the future empress Anna.


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