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Also Known As Melchior Khlesl
Born February 19, 1552 • Vienna • Austria
Died September 18, 1630 (aged 78) • Vienna • Austria
Role In Counter-Reformation
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Holy Roman emperor
Matthias, print
Matthias
Holy Roman emperor
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Maximilian II
Holy Roman emperor
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Maximilian, count von Trauttmansdorff
Austrian statesman and diplomat
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Pietro Della Vigna
Italian minister
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Matthäus Lang
German statesman and cardinal
Portrait painting of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, wearing a black and red military coat with medals and a sash, with St. Peter's Basilica visible in the background.
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Holy Roman emperor
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Holy Roman empress
Leopold I
Leopold I
Holy Roman emperor
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Frederick III
Holy Roman emperor
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz
chancellor of Austria
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Holy Roman emperor
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Rudolf II
Holy Roman emperor
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Holy Roman emperor
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Ferdinand III
Holy Roman emperor
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Austrian statesman
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Austrian statesman
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Matthias Gallas, count von Campo
Austrian general
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Jakob Fugger II the Rich
German merchant