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Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor

1527–1576 · 16th century

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, of the Habsburg dynasty, reigned from 1564 to 1576. Sympathetic to Protestantism, he granted religious concessions to the Austrian nobility and sought peace within the Empire, while fighting the Ottomans in Hungary. In 1574 he raised the March of Montferrat to a duchy for the Gonzaga of Mantua.

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
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March of MontferratDuchy of Montferrat

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