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When was Ferdinand elected as the Holy Roman Emperor?

  • 23 May 1618

  • 20 March 1619

  • 26 August 1619

  • 28 August 1619

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Ferdinand was elected as the Holy Roman Emperor on 28 August 1619, after the death of his brother Matthias. Ferdinand was the eldest son of Emperor Maximilian II, and he had been groomed for the throne since his youth. Ferdinand was a devout Catholic, and he was determined to uphold the authority of the Catholic Church in the Holy Roman Empire.
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