Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia
| Louis II | |
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Louis II painted by Titian
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| King of Hungary and Croatia | |
| Reign | 1516–1526 |
| Predecessor | Vladislaus II |
| Successor |
Ferdinand I John Zápolya |
| King of Bohemia | |
| Reign | 1516–1526 |
| Coronation | 11 March 1509, Prague |
| Predecessor | Vladislaus II |
| Successor | Ferdinand I |
| Born |
July 1, 1506 Buda (now Budapest), Kingdom of Hungary |
| Died | August 29, 1526 (aged 20) Mohács, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Spouse | Mary of Austria |
| Issue | János Wass (illegitimate) |
| House | Jagiellon dynasty |
| Father | Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary |
| Mother | Anne of Foix-Candale |
Louis II (Czech: Ludvík, Croatian: Ludovik , Hungarian: Lajos, 1 July 1506 – 29 August 1526) was King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia from 1516 to 1526. He was killed during the Battle of Mohács fighting the Ottomans, whose victory led to the Ottoman annexation of Hungary.
Born prematurely in Buda on 1 July 1506, the court doctors kept him alive by slaying animals and wrapping him in their warm carcasses as a primitive incubator. He was the only son of Vladislaus II Jagiellon and his third wife, Anne of Foix-Candale.
Vladislaus II took steps to ensure a smooth succession by arranging for the boy to be crowned in his own lifetime; the coronation of Louis as king of Hungary took place on 4 June 1508 in Székesfehérvár Basilica, and his coronation as king of Bohemia was held in 1509 in St. Vitus Cathedral.
In 1515 Louis II was married to Mary of Austria, granddaughter of Emperor Maximilian I, as stipulated by the First Congress of Vienna in 1515. His sister Anne was married to Mary's brother Ferdinand, then a governor on behalf of his brother Charles V, and later Emperor Ferdinand I.
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