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Wikipedia: Rudolf II (18 July 1552 – 20 January 1612), Holy Roman Emperor as Rudolf II (1576-1612), King of Hungary and Croatia, as Rudolf (1572-1608), King of Bohemia as Rudolf II (1575-1608/1611) and Archduke of Austria as Rudolf V (1576-1608). He was a member of the Habsburg family. 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 a devotee of occult arts and learning which helped seed the scientific revolution.
![[Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor as a young Archduke, 1567]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Archdukerudolf_s.jpg "Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor as a young Archduke, 1567")
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![[A picture of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Joseph_Heintz_d_C3_84_002_s.jpg "A picture of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor")
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