Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Ferdinand II
Ferdinand II
	Portrait by Francesco Terzi
Archduke of Further Austria
Reign	25 July 1564 – 24 January 1595
Predecessor	Ferdinand I
Successor	Matthias
Born	14 June 1529; Linz, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	24 January 1595 (aged 65); Innsbruck, County of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empire
Spouse	; Philippine Welser (m. 1557; died 1580) Anne Juliana Gonzaga (m. 1582)
Issue; more...	Andrew, Margrave of Burgau; Charles, Margrave of Burgau; Archduchess Anna Eleonore; Archduchess Maria; Anna, Holy Roman Empress;
House	Habsburg
Father	Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Anna of Hungary

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria (Linz, 14 June 1529 – 24 January 1595, Innsbruck) was ruler of Further Austria and since 1564 Imperial count of Tyrol. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he was married to Philippine Welser in his first marriage. In his second marriage to Anna Juliana Gonzaga, he was the father of Anna of Tyrol, future Holy Roman Empress.

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