noun
Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Holy Roman Emperor
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1. ("the Catholic") 1452-1516, founder of the Spanish monarchy 1506: king of Sicily 1468-1516, king of Aragon 1479-1516; as Ferdinand III, king of Naples 1504-16; as King Ferdinand V, joint sovereign (with Isabella I) of Castile 1474-1504.
2. 1578-1637, king of Bohemia 1617-19, 1620-37; king of Hungary 1619?-37; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1620-37.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.