Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor

Austrian king

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1552

Place of Birth: Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1612

Profession: politician, art collector

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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).
He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Rudolf's legacy has traditionally been viewed in three ways: an ineffectual ruler whose mistakes led directly to the Thirty Years' War; a great and influential patron of Northern Mannerist art; and an intellectual devotee of occult arts and learning which helped seed what would be called the scientific revolution.



Description	Swiss painter and architect
Date of birth/death	11 June 1564	15 October 1609
Location of birth/death	Basel	Prague
Work location	Augsburg, Prague
Authority control	: Q535474 VIAF: 3265420 ISNI: 0000 0000 8338 8864 ULAN: 500004495 LCCN: nr90015469 WGA: HEINTZ, Joseph the Elder WorldCat