Rudolf II of Hapsburg. Portrait of Rudolf II of Hapsburg (1552-1612),Austrian king,alchemist and a patron of science,at work in his laboratory. Rudolf reigned as the Holy Roman Emperor (1576-1612),King of Hungary (1572-1608) and King of Bohemia (1575-1611). He ruled badly,devoting most of his time to scientific study. He was a patron of the astronomer Tycho Brahe,financing an observatory in 1599 at Benatky Castle near Prague. Johannes Kepler joined Brahe here & also received patronage from Rudolf. Rudolf's frequent attacks of insanity and persecution of religious minorities made him unpopular and he was deposed by his brother Matthias in Bohemia and Hungary | |
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