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Ferdinand III (6 May 1769 – 18 June 1824) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1790 to 1801 and, after a period of disenfranchisement, again from 1814 to 1824. He was also the Prince-elector and Grand Duke of Salzburg (1803–1805) and Duke and Elector (to 1806, Grand Duke from 1806) of Würzburg (1805–1814).
May 2, 2024 · Ferdinand III was the grand duke of Tuscany whose moderate, enlightened rule distinguished him from other Italian princes of his time. He became grand duke on July 21, 1790, when his father, Leopold II, succeeded as Holy Roman emperor.
Leopoldo II was driven from Tuscany by revolution from 21 February to 12 April 1849, and again on 27 April 1859. He abdicated in favor of his son, Ferdinando IV, on 21 July 1859, but Ferdinando IV was never recognized in Tuscany, and was deposed by the provisional government on 16 August.
Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany – a regent in times of change. When Ferdinand’s elder brother Franz was summoned to Vienna by their imperial uncle, Joseph II, in order to be groomed as the future emperor and heir to the Habsburg throne, the opportunity opened up for Ferdinand, the second-born son, to become regent of Tuscany. Born in ...
The Grand Duke Gian Gastone's coronation portrait; he was the last Medicean monarch of Tuscany. As Grand Prince Ferdinando, Gian Gastone's elder brother, predeceased Cosimo III, Gian Gastone succeeded his father in 1723.
Ferdinand (1769-1824) was the second son of Emperor Leopold II, becoming Grand Duke of Tuscany when his father became Holy Roman Emperor in 1790. He continued the liberal reforms of his father and sought to maintain a neutral position toward the French Revolution.
Ferdinand III was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1790 to 1801 and, after a period of disenfranchisement, again from 1814 to 1824. He was also the Prince-elector and Grand Duke of Salzburg (1803–1805) and Duke and Elector of Würzburg (1805–1814).
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