Births on June 14

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

Born on June 14, 1529

Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (d. 1595)

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 Tirol. 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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Events on 1529

19 Apr

Protestation at Speyer
Beginning of the Protestant Reformation: After the Second Diet of Speyer bans Lutheranism, a group of rulers (German: Fürst) and independent cities protests the reinstatement of the Edict of Worms.
21 Jun

Battle of Landriano
French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac.