Ferdinand II

Ferdinand II

A zealous supporter of the Counter Reformation, the Jesuit-educated Ferdinand was named the King of Bohemia — shortly before he was also elected Holy Roman Emperor. Attempted to uproot Protestantism from Bohemia and impose Catholicism upon his subjects.

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