1578–1637, Holy Roman Emperor (1619–37); king of Bohemia (1617–19; 1620–37) and of Hungary (1617–37). His anti-Protestant policies led to the Thirty Years' War
2. title as king of Aragon and Sicily of Ferdinand V
Ferdinand II in American English
noun
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 ofthe Holy Roman Empire 1620–37