Forced to make Manufacturing concession to his Hungarian subjects in order to appease them for his indecisive war with the Ottoman Empire , Rudolf ceded Surrendering his Hungarian , Austrian and Moravian holdings to his brother , Matthias .

However , Matthias seized Hold his brother at the request Request of the Protestant Bohemians , only releasing Releasing him once he abdicated Change_of_leadership his Bohemian crown to Matthias .

However , Matthias seized Hold his brother at the request Request of the Protestant Bohemians , only releasing Releasing him once he abdicated Change_of_leadership his Bohemian crown to Matthias .

Rudolf II died Death a couple of months later in 1611 , at which point his brother Matthias acquired Getting the rest of his titles , including that of Holy Roman Emperor .

Being without heirs , in 1617 Matthias had his cousin Ferdinand of Styria elected Choosing King of Bohemia , a gesture which amounted to naming him as his successor .

Matthias had acceded Agree_or_refuse_to_act to the Protestants ' demands to allow Preventing_or_letting Protestant religious facilities to be constructed Building on Bohemian crown lands .

After the ascension of Matthias as Holy Roman Emperor , his new chancellor , Melchior Klesl , hoped to dissolve Destroying the religious alliances of the time — the Protestant Union and the Catholic League — and bring Bringing people of all faiths back under the authority of the Emperor .