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Matthias of Austria, a member of the House of Habsburg (* February 24, 1557 in Vienna, † March 20, 1619 ibid) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria (1612 – 1619), king of Hungary (as Mátyás II) and Croatia (as Matija II) since 1608 and king of Bohemia (also as Matyáš II) since 1611. His personal motto was Concordia lumine maior ("Unity is stronger than light").

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Born	24 February 1557 Vienna, Austria
Died	20 March 1619 (aged 62) Vienna, Austria
Zodiac	Pisces
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Anna of Tyrol 1585-1618 17th century Holy Roman Empress and Archduchess of Austria · m. 1611 info edit

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Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor · Father · 1527-1576 · Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 to 1576 edit info

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Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress · Mother · 1528-1603 · 16th century Holy Roman empress and Infanta of Spain edit info

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Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor · Brother · 1552-1612 · Holy Roman Emperor from 1576 to 1612 edit info

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Archduke Ernest of Austria · Brother · 1553-1595 · Austrian nobleman edit info

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Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria · Brother · 1558-1618 · Archduke of Austria edit info

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Albert VII · Brother · 1559-1621 · Sovereign of the Netherlands; fifth son of Maximilian II edit info

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Archduke Wenceslaus of Austria · Brother · 1561-1578 · Archduke of Austria edit info

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Isabella of Portugal · Grandmother · 1503-1539 · Holy Roman Empress from 1530 to 1539 edit info

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Philip II of Spain · Uncle · 1527-1598 · King of Spain and Portugal edit info

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Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria · Uncle · 1529-1595 · Archduke of Further Austria from 1564 to 1595 edit info

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Anna of Tyrol

17th century Holy Roman Empress and Archduchess of Austria

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Married · 4 Dec 1611

1611 - 1618

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