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The birth of the Austrian line: Ferdinand I | Die Welt der Habsburger. Ferdinand I pales beside his brother Charles V. Nevertheless, he initiated the Austrian line of the house of Habsburg and laid the foundations for the Danube monarchy.
Ferdinand I. Archduke of Austria, infante of Spain; ruler in the Austrian patrimonial dominions (from 1521) and in Tyrol (from 1522); king of Bohemia and Hungary (from 1526); as Roman King (from 1531) viceroy of his brother Emperor Charles V in the Holy Roman Empire; from 1556 emperor of the Holy Roman Empire until his death in 1564.
Feb 16, 2018 · 2136. Emperor Ferdinand I of the Holy Roman Empire (1503–1564) established the Austrian branch of the Habsburg dynasty as inheritors of the imperial title. He grew up in the Spanish court of his grandfather King Ferdinand II of Aragon, but soon moved to the Habsburg Austrian lands where he became regent for his brother Emperor Charles V.
