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By 1604 his Hungarian subjects were exhausted by the war and revolted, led by Stephen Bocskay. In 1566, he and his brother Ernst were sent to the Spanish court to withdraw them from the Protestant teaching, for which their father showed great tolerance. Ceremonial swords and musical instruments, clocks, water works, astrolabes, compasses, telescopes and other scientific instruments, were all produced for him by some of the best craftsmen in Europe.He patronized natural philosophers such as the botanist Charles de l'Ecluse, and the astronomers Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler both attended his court.

Rather, the Rudolfine Kunstkammer was systematically arranged in an encyclopaedic fashion. Funding for USA.gov and content contributors is made possible from the U.S. Congress, E-Government Act of 2002. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Rudolf II(18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612) was Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King of Bohemia (1575–1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria (1576–1608). His illegitimate son, however, was far worse.. He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Described by a noted contemporary as “the greatest art patron in the world,” Rudolf II Habsburg (1552–1612), king of Hungary and Bohemia, and. No evidence in support of this single piece of hearsay has ever been discovered. The third child of Emperor Maximilian II and his wife Maria of Spain.

Rudolf's legacy has traditionally been viewed in three ways:Rudolf spent eight formative years, from age 11 to 19 (1563–1571), in Spain, at the court of his maternal uncle In addition, Rudolf was known to have had a succession of affairs with women, some of whom claimed to have been impregnated by him.Many artworks commissioned by Rudolf are unusually erotic.Historians have traditionally blamed Rudolf's preoccupation with the arts, occult sciences, and other personal interests as the reason for the political disasters of his reign.Although raised in his uncle's Catholic court in Spain, Rudolf was tolerant of Protestantism and other religions including Judaism.Rudolf died in 1612, nine months after he had been stripped of all effective power by his younger brother, except the empty title of Holy Roman Emperor, to which Matthias was elected five months later. Picador, Pan Macmillan. Rudolf was angry with his brother's concessions, which he saw as giving away too much in order to further Matthias' hold on power.

Sexual allegations may well have formed a part of the campaign against him.Historians have traditionally blamed Rudolf's preoccupation with the arts, occult sciences, and other personal interests as the reason for the political disasters of his reign.

Britannica Quiz. Rudolf kept a menagerie of exotic animals, botanical gardens, and Europe's most extensive "Rudolf was even alleged by one person to have owned the By 1597, the collection occupied three rooms of the incomplete northern wing.

Rudolf's legacy has traditionally been viewed in three ways:[1]an ineffectual ruler whose mistakes led directly to the Thirty Years' War; a great … He was a member of the House of Habsburg. 12-jul-2015 - Bust in bronze, by Adrian de Vries, North Netherlandish, signed and dated 1609.

Emperors, Conquerors, and Men of War: Fact or Fiction? Rudolf died in 1612, nine months after he had been stripped of all effective power by his younger brother, except the empty title of Holy Roman Emperor, to which Matthias was elected five months later. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... This war lasted till 1606, and was known as "The Long War". Tycho Brahe developed the Rudolfine tables (finished by Kepler, after Brahe's death), the first comprehensive table of data of the movements of the planets.

Prague, Spanish Empire, Bohemia, Thirty Years' War, Holy Roman Empire RUDOLF II ° ( of Hapsburg; 1552–1612), Holy Roman emperor and king of Bohemia from 1576. One of these, Philip Lang, ruled him for years and was hated by those seeking favour with the emperor.In addition, Rudolf was known to have had a succession of affairs with women, some of whom claimed to have been impregnated by him. The collection remaining at Prague was looted during the last year of the Thirty Years War, by Swedish troops who sacked Prague Castle on 26 July 1648, also taking the best of the paintings, many of which later passed to the Orléans Collection after the death of Christina of Sweden.

His ill health and unpopularity prevented him from restraining the religious dissensions that eventually led to the Thirty Years’ War (1618–48).

At the same time, seeing a moment of royal weakness, Bohemian Protestants demanded greater religious liberty, which Rudolf granted in the Letter of Majesty in 1609.

Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (5 July 1554 – 22 January 1592). One of the surviving items from the Kunstkammer is a "fine chair" looted by the Swedes in 1648 and now owned by the Earl of Radnor at Longford Castle, United Kingdom; others survive in museums.Rudolf II by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor, forever August, King in Germany, of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, etc. In addition, Rudolf II employed his polyglot court physician, Anselmus Boetius de Boodt (c. 1550–1632), to curate the collection. He served as Governor of the Low Countries. After six years, the two were allowed to return home. This painting can be seen at the Lobkowicz Palace in the Rozmberk room.By 1597, the collection occupied three rooms of the incomplete northern wing.