Rudolph II, Emperor
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| born on | 18 July 1552 Jul.Cal. (28 July 1552 greg.) at 19:35 (= 7:35 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Vienna, Austria, 48n13, 16e20 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m16e20 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   05°16'   02°22 Asc. 04°50'
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Biography
Austrian royalty, known as King of the Romans, his empire extending to Hungary, Bohemia and Germany. Greatly interested in chemistry, alchemy, astronomy and astrology, he was a patron of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler.
Rudolph died on 1/20/1612, Prague.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 20 January 1612 (greg.) at 12:00 noon in Prague (Age 59)
Source Notes
Leo's Notable Nativity No.570 gives July 18, 1556 OS; original source not known. Most other sources say he was born in 1552 in Vienna.
atr has accepted 1552 as more likely correct, but we keep Leo's time in lack of other sources.
Categories
- Lifestyle : Work : Mentor/Tutor (Patron of Kepler and Brahe)
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (Austria)
