Ferdinand II

Ferdinand II promised neutrality during Charles VIII's invasion of Naples in August 1493.

Rudolf II signed the Letter of Majesty, granting religious tolerance to Protestants and Catholics in Bohemia.

Ferdinand promised to respect the Letter of Majesty guaranteeing religious freedom, but only after consulting with local Jesuits.

Catholic Habsburg forces defeated the Bohemian army near Prague, ending the initial phase of the Bohemian Revolt.

Twenty-seven Bohemian leaders were executed by the Habsburgs on the Old Town Square in Prague as punishment for the revolt.

Ferdinand II and Gabriel Bethlen signed the treaty in Mikulov, ending their conflict.

The treaty ending the war between Transylvania and the Holy Roman Empire was signed in Mikulov.

Bethlen renounced Hungarian throne claims in exchange for territorial gains and the title of Imperial Prince.

Ferdinand II and Gabriel Bethlen signed the third Peace of Pressburg on 30 December 1626, ending the 1619–1626 uprising.

The Duke of Nevers strengthened his claim by having his son Charles marry Vincenzo's niece, Maria Gonzaga, on 23 December 1627.

Emperor Ferdinand II confiscated Mantua and Montferrat on 1 April 1628, pending a final decision on the succession.

Christian IV and Albrecht von Wallenstein signed the Treaty of Lübeck on 22 May 1629, ending the Danish intervention in the Thirty Years' War.

Emperor Ferdinand II ratified the Treaty of Lübeck on 7 June 1629, finalizing the peace agreement.

Ferdinand II and John George I signed the treaty on 30 May 1635 Old Style, ending Saxony's support for the anti-Imperial coalition.

Ferdinand III was elected King of the Romans at the Diet of Regensburg on 22 December 1636, securing his position as the designated successor to the imperial throne.

Ferdinand II became King of the Two Sicilies on 8 November 1830 following the death of his father, Francis I.

Ferdinand II died on 22 May 1859, leading to the immediate succession of his son Francis II as the last Bourbon king of Naples.