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Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
1557 – 1619 · aged 62
Holy Roman Emperor (1557-1619)
- Born
- 1557 · Vienna
- Died
- 20 Mar 1619 · Vienna
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- 1557BornBorn in Vienna
- 1608 – 1619RoleApostolic King of Hungary
- 1611 – 1619RoleKing of Bohemia
- 1612 – 1619RoleHoly Roman Emperor
- 20 Mar 1619DiedDied in Vienna
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Biography
Matthias (24 February 1557 – 20 March 1619) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 to 1619, Archduke of Austria from 1608 to 1619, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 to 1618 and King of Bohemia from 1611 to 1617. His personal motto was Concordia lumine maior ("Unity is stronger in the light").
Matthias played a significant role in the opposition of the Habsburg family against his brother, the Emperor Rudolf II. After gaining power, he showed little political initiative of his own. The course of his politics was determined by Cardinal Melchior Klesl until his fall in 1618. As a consequence of his failed religious and administrative policies, the Bohemian Revolt, the initial theatre of the Thirty Years' War, began during the final year of Matthias' reign.
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