How did Habsburg rule begin in Bohemia?

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Habsburg rule over Bohemia was established in 1526 when the Habsburg archduke Ferdinand I of Austria laid claim to the Bohemian throne. This claim followed the end of the Jagiellon dynasty, which had ruled Bohemia ineffectively from 1471 to 1526.1

The foundation for this transition had been laid earlier through a 1515 agreement between the Jagiellon and Habsburg dynasties. Under this pact, Ferdinand married Anne, the sister of the Jagiellon king Louis II, with the stipulation that Ferdinand would succeed to the throne if Louis died without an heir. Following Louis II's death in 1526, Ferdinand asserted his right to the crown, marking the beginning of Habsburg authority in the region.21