Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor: 
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Rudolf II was a curious man. He had frequent bouts of insanity which allowed the structure of his government to be undermined. More and more of the Holy Roman Empire’s work was taken on by Matthias, the third brother of Rudolf, though he had not been given permission to do this by Rudolf. By 1600, the Habsburg Court seemed to be on the verge of breaking up under the strain of having an emperor who could not govern combined with a man who did not have a remit to rule..
Rudolf died three days after the death of his favorite lion, on January 20, 1612. In his final hours of life, he rejected the sacraments like his father, Maximilian II.
Rudolf collected clocks, and had a passion for plants and animals. He loved his lion,which was a gift from the Sultan of Turkey. The lion was an ancient symbol of rank and power. The lion was one of the oldest symbols of the Bohemian Kings, as Holy Roman Emperors..
..In his calm state, Rudolf was described as "measured and reasonable." He was well-informed and curious. He spoke German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, and French. He understood Czech. He was enigmatic and could be generous and humane. However, he was rather disappointed with the world in general..
..In his calm state, Rudolf was described as "measured and reasonable." He was well-informed and curious. He spoke German, Spanish, Italian, Latin, and French. He understood Czech. He was enigmatic and could be generous and humane. However, he was rather disappointed with the world in general..
RUDOLF'S SCIENTIFIC HEROES AND COURTIER'S WERE:
- Tycho Brahe - astronomer and Danish alchemist from a noble family.
- Johannes Kepler - astronomer. Johannes mother was persecuted as a witch. Kepler died November 15, 1630 in Regensburg. He was a professional astronomer to General Albrecht von Wallenstein, Duke of Friedland and Meckleburg, in the Duchy of Sagan.
- Jakub Krocinek - astrologer. Jakub had two sons, the youngest son killed his own brother.
- Trithemius - a Benedictine monk who was into "natural magic."
- Parcelsus - an alchemist and physician. Parcelsus was also known as Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim (his real name).
- Henry Cornelius Agrippa - sought occult knowledge. He was a Neoplatonist and alchemist.
- Guiseppe Arcimboldo - painter
- Bartholomaeus Spranger - painter
- John Dee - occult philosopher
- Ramon Lull - Christian mystic
- Giordano Bruno - occult philosopher and magician.
- Albertus Magnus - alchemist who practiced "white magic."
- Dr. Tadeas Hajel (Thaddeus Hagecius) was from Prague. He was a master of ars magica and occult philosophy.
- Roger Bacon - alchemist. "Blue magic" referred to necromancers or witches. Many of the men above were accused of these and had to beware of the Inquisitors.
Rudolf II was a curious man. He had frequent bouts of insanity which allowed the structure of his government to be undermined. More and more of the Holy Roman Empire’s work was taken on by Matthias, the third brother of Rudolf, though he had not been given permission to do this by Rudolf. By 1600, the Habsburg Court seemed to be on the verge of breaking up under the strain of having an emperor who could not govern combined with a man who did not have a remit to rule..
The German princes tried to take advantage of this problem but in 1600 rather than combine their efforts, they were split amongst themselves...
The German princes tried to take advantage of this problem but in 1600 rather than combine their efforts, they were split amongst themselves...
***ASTROLOGY AND ALCHEMY WERE MAINSTREAM
SCIENCE IN RENAISSANCE PRAGUE, AND RUDOLF WAS
A FIRM DEVOTEE OF BOTH. HIS LIFELONG QUEST
WAS TO FIND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE AND
RUDOLF SPARED NO EXPENSE IN BRINGING EUROPE'S
BEST ALCHEMISTS TO COURT, SUCH AS EDWARD
KELLEY AND JOHN DEE. RUDOLF EVEN PERFORMED
HIS OWN EXPERIMENTS IN A PRIVATE ALCHEMY
LABORATORY. WHEN RUDOLF WAS A PRINCE,
NOSTRADAMUS PREPARED A HOROSCOPE WHICH
WAS DEDICATED TO HIM AS 'PRINCE AND KING'..
*** RUDOLF HAD A VERY WELL-STOCKED LIBRARY, WHICH WAS
TOUTED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN EUROPE. NOSTRADAMUS CAST
RUDOLF'S BIRTH CHART, AS DID DEE AND OTHERS. HE ALWAYS
WANTED TO KNOW HIS FATE AND WAS ALWAYS THINKING HIS
DEATH WOULD COME IN A RARE FASHION..
***RUDOLF GAVE PRAGUE A MYSTICAL REPUTATION
THAT PERSISTS IN PART TO THIS DAY, WITH
ALCHEMISTS' ALLEY ON THE GROUNDS OF PRAGUE
CASTLE A POPULAR VISITING PLACE.
RUDOLF IS ALSO THE RULER IN MANY OF THE
LEGENDS OF THE GOLEM OF PRAGUE, EITHER
BECAUSE OF OR SIMPLY ADDING TO HIS OCCULT
REPUTATION..
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