Maximilian II
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In 1570, he went to work for Pope Pius V. Three years after the pope’s death, in 1572, Spranger went to Vienna to serve the Holy Roman emperor Maximilian II, who died in 1576.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2014
The crown was elective, and the nobles, who met to choose a new monarch, by a considerable majority invited Maximilian II.,
From The Empire of Russia by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
He tried to enlist the sympathies of the Emperor Maximilian II and to collect money and men.
From The Age of the Reformation by Preserved Smith
In 1570 he was married to Elizabeth of Austria, daughter of Maximilian II.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
On the 16th of March, 1609, he signed a capitulation, which restored to all the Austrian provinces all the toleration which they had enjoyed under Maximilian II.
From The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
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