Ferdinand II - a member of the Hapsburg family. He decreased the power of the "Bohemian Estates", who were the main representatives in Bohemia. After the Reformation, he took land from wealthy Protestants and gave it to Catholics. This act sparked much controversy throughout the Kingdom. (reigned from 1619-1637)
Ferdinand III - centralized control over most of the German states. He was the first to establish a permanent German army. (reign 1637-1657)
(Works cited for all my entries:
http://www.gwleibniz.com/britannica_pages/emp_ferdinand_i/emp_ferdinand_i.html
http://www.graz.net/
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/luther/web/ninetyfive.html)
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