Who were Ferdinand's predecessors?
Matthias and Charles I
Rudolf II and Matthias
Rudolf I and Friedrich V
Ferdinand III and Leopold I
Answer
Ferdinand II was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637. He was the son of Emperor Maximilian II and his wife Maria of Austria. Ferdinand's predecessors were his uncle Rudolf II and his brother Matthias. Rudolf II was a weak and indecisive ruler, and his reign was marked by political instability and economic decline.
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