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Ferdinand III (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 – 1657. He was also King of Hungary (1625), King of Bohemia (1627), Archduke of Austria (1621), and King of the Romans (Germany) (1636). He served as titular head of the Imperial Army during the Thirty Years' War from 1634 until its final phases. After the arrival of Grantville caused a realignment of alliances ...
Ferdinand III: the forgotten emperor. Ferdinand III is one of the less well-known members of the Habsburg dynasty, despite the fact that important changes in political course took place under his rule. The outcome of the Thirty Years’ War had led to an acceptance within the dynasty of the limits of imperial power in political and religious ...
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Father. Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Mother. Maria Anna of Bavaria. Religion. Roman Catholicism. Signature. Ferdinand III ( baptised as Ferdinand Ernest; 13 July 1608 in Graz – 2 April 1657 in Vienna) was Archduke of Austria from 1621, King of Hungary from 1625, King of Croatia and Bohemia from 1627 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 to 1657.
Ferdinand III. Monarch of Austria. Descendant of the Habsburg dynasty, fourth son of Ferdinand II, he ascended the throne in a turbulent period in the history of Central Europe. Sovereign of Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary and archduke of Austria, on August 1, 1637, he was appointed elected emperor of the Romans or of the Holy Roman...
other name:Holy Roman Emperor. Details. individual; ruler; Austrian; Male. Life dates. 1608-1657. Other dates. 1627-1646 (ruled as king of Bohemia) Biography. Son of Ferdinand II (q.v.) and Maria Anna of Bavaria; elected King of the Romans, December 1636; succedeed his father on the imperial throne, February 1637.
'Richly illustrated with visual images and musical examples, this broad-based, fascinating and thoroughly researched study examines the ways in which the Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand III (r. 1637-1657) employed sacred music and other arts to project an image of himself as a champion of Catholic piety, a warrior for the Empire, and eventually as a peacemaker during the last stage of the Thirty ...
