Archduke Charles II of Austria

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Archduke Charles II of Austria was a 16th-century Habsburg ruler who governed Inner Austria and played a key role in consolidating Habsburg power and Catholic influence in the region.

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Archduke Charles II of Austria canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Habsburg ruler
archduke
human
birthDate 1540-06-03
birthPlace Vienna
burialPlace Seckau Abbey
child Archduchess Anna of Austria
Archduchess Catherine Renata of Austria
Archduchess Eleanor of Austria
Archduchess Gregoria Maximiliana of Austria
Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria
Archduke Andrew of Austria
Archduke Charles of Austria
Archduke Leopold V of Austria
Archduke Maximilian Ernest of Austria
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
country Austria
deathDate 1590-07-10
deathPlace Graz
domain Inner Austria
father Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Charles
knownFor consolidation of Habsburg power in Inner Austria
promotion of the Counter-Reformation
strengthening Catholic influence in Inner Austria
memberOf House of Habsburg
mother Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
nobleTitle Archduke of Austria
Duke of Carinthia
Duke of Carniola
Duke of Styria
patronage Jesuit Order
linked to: Society of Jesus

University of Graz
positionHeld Archduke of Inner Austria
Count of Gorizia
Duke of Carinthia
Duke of Carniola
Duke of Styria
Lord of Istria
Lord of Trieste
Regent of Inner Austria
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Graz
ruledFrom 1564
ruledUntil 1590
sexOrGender male
sibling Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Maria Anna of Bavaria

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Inner Austria notableRuler Archduke Charles II of Austria
Archduchy of Inner Austria firstRuler Archduke Charles II of Austria