1527 - 1576
Maximilian II (31 July 1527 – 12 October 1576) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death in 1576. A member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, he was crowned King of Bohemia in Prague on 14 May 1562 and elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) on 24 November 1562. On 8 September 1563 he was crowned King of Hungary and Croatia in the Hungarian capital Pressburg (Pozsony in Hungarian; now Bratislava, Slovakia). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor has received more than 1,198,708 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor is the 604th most popular politician (up from 639th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Austria (up from 65th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Austrian Politician.
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for his efforts to reform the Holy Roman Empire.
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Among politicians, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 604 out of 15,577. Before him are Christian IX of Denmark, Yongzheng Emperor, Frederick IX of Denmark, Gorm the Old, Taejo of Goryeo, and Ernst Kaltenbrunner. After him are Peleus, Honorius, Heydar Aliyev, Charles I of Anjou, Emperor Jimmu, and Wilhelm, German Crown Prince.
1818 - 1906
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 598
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 599
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 600
900 - 958
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 601
877 - 943
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 602
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 603
1527 - 1576
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 604
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 605
384 - 423
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 606
1923 - 2003
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 607
1226 - 1285
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 608
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 609
1882 - 1951
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 610
Among people born in 1527, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 3. Before him are Philip II of Spain and John Dee. After him are Abraham Ortelius, Maria Manuela, Princess of Portugal, Barbara Blomberg, Qi Jiguang, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Luis de León, Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg, Agnes of Hesse, and Li Zhi. Among people deceased in 1576, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 4. Before him are Titian, Gerolamo Cardano, and Tahmasp I. After him are Aloysius Lilius, Hans Sachs, Isabella de' Medici, Frederick III, Elector Palatine, Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Bálint Bakfark, John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg, and Bartolomé Carranza.
1527 - 1598
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 1
1527 - 1608
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 2
1527 - 1576
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 3
1527 - 1598
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 4
1527 - 1545
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 5
1527 - 1597
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 6
1527 - 1588
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 7
1527 - 1607
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 8
1527 - 1591
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 9
1527 - 1603
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 10
1527 - 1555
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 11
1527 - 1602
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 12
1488 - 1576
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 1
1501 - 1576
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 2
1514 - 1576
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 3
1527 - 1576
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 4
1510 - 1576
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 5
1494 - 1576
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 6
1542 - 1576
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 7
1515 - 1576
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 8
1528 - 1576
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 9
1507 - 1576
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 10
1525 - 1576
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 11
1503 - 1576
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 12
Among people born in Austria, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 57 out of 1,237. Before him are Otto Skorzeny (1908), Kurt Gödel (1906), Wolfgang Pauli (1900), Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802), Ludwig Boltzmann (1844), and Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903). After him are Peter Handke (1942), Christian Doppler (1803), Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), Maria Carolina of Austria (1752), Anton Webern (1883), and Peter Drucker (1909).
1908 - 1975
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 51
1906 - 1978
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 52
1900 - 1958
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 53
1802 - 1878
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 54
1844 - 1906
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 55
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 56
1527 - 1576
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 57
1942 - Present
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 58
1803 - 1853
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 59
1856 - 1932
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 60
1752 - 1814
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 61
1883 - 1945
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 62
1909 - 2005
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 63
Among politicians born in Austria, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 20. Before him are Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1557), Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608), Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (1678), Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415), Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802), and Ernst Kaltenbrunner (1903). After him are Archduchess Gisela of Austria (1856), Maria Carolina of Austria (1752), Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833), Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861), Kurt Waldheim (1918), and Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855).
1557 - 1619
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 14
1608 - 1657
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 15
1678 - 1711
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 16
1415 - 1493
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 17
1802 - 1878
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 18
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 19
1527 - 1576
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 20
1856 - 1932
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 21
1752 - 1814
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 22
1833 - 1896
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 23
1861 - 1948
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 24
1918 - 2007
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 25
1855 - 1857
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 26