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Ferdinand I (German: Ferdinand I. 19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary , Croatia and Bohemia (as Ferdinand V ), King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of many other lesser titles (see grand title of the Emperor of Austria ).
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Apr 15, 2024 · Ferdinand (I), emperor of Austria from 1835 to 1848, when he abdicated his throne and was succeeded by his nephew, Franz Joseph. Ferdinand was the eldest son of Holy Roman emperor Francis II and Maria Teresa of Naples-Sicily. Learn more about Ferdinand, including his reign and abdication.
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Ferdinand I (born March 10, 1503, Alcalá de Henares, Spain—died July 25, 1564, Vienna, Habsburg domain [now in Austria]) was the Holy Roman emperor (1558–64) and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526, who, with his Peace of Augsburg (1555), concluded the era of religious strife in Germany following the rise of Lutheranism by recognizing ...
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In 1556 the Charles laid down his imperial office, and the path was clear for Ferdinand to become emperor in 1558. The imperial title had now been secured for the Austrian line and was to become the fundament of its identity as a ruling dynasty.
As a result, after the death of his father in 1835, Ferdinand became Emperor of Austria. To compensate for his shortcomings he was given the assistance of the Privy State Conference ( Geheime Staatskonferenz) , the president of which was Archduke Ludwig, a brother of the late Emperor Franz.
Ferdinand I ( German: Ferdinand I. 19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (as Ferdinand V ), King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of many other lesser titles (see grand title of the Emperor of Austria ).
