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Ferdinand I of Austria

Ferdinand I and V
Ferdinand I; Keizer van Oostenrijk.jpg
Emperor Ferdinand I, in the regalia of the Order of the Golden Fleece
(by Leopold Kupelwieser, 1847)
Emperor of Austria
King of Hungary and Croatia
King of Bohemia
King of Lombardy–Venetia
Reign 2 March 1835 – 2 December 1848
Coronations 28 September 1830, Pressburg
(Hungary and Croatia)
7 September 1836, Prague
(Bohemia)
6 September 1838, Milan
(Lombardy–Venetia)
Predecessor Francis I
Successor Franz Joseph I
Head of the Präsidialmacht Austria
In office 2 March 1835 – 12 July 1848
Predecessor Francis I
Successor Franz Joseph I
Born (1793-04-19)19 April 1793
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died 29 June 1875(1875-06-29) (aged 82)
Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Burial Imperial Crypt
Spouse Maria Anna of Savoy
Full name
Ferdinand Charles Leopold Joseph Francis Marcelin
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother Maria Theresa of the Two Sicilies
Religion Roman Catholicism
Full name
Ferdinand Charles Leopold Joseph Francis Marcelin

Ferdinand I (19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria, President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia (as Ferdinand V), as well as associated dominions from the death of his father (Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor) on 2 March 1835, until his abdication after the Revolutions of 1848.

He married Maria Anna of Savoy, the sixth child of Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. They had no issue. Ferdinand was incapable of ruling his empire because of his mental deficiency, so his father, before he died, drafted a will promulgating that he consult Archduke Louis on every aspect of internal policy, and urged him to be influenced by Prince Metternich, Austria's Foreign Minister.

He abdicated on December 2, 1848. He was succeeded by his nephew, Franz Joseph. Following his abdication, he lived in Hradčany Palace, Prague, until his death in 1875.

Ferdinand was the eldest son of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily. Possibly as a result of his parents' genetic closeness (they were double first cousins), Ferdinand suffered from epilepsy, hydrocephalus, neurological problems, and a speech impediment. He was educated by Baron Josef Kalasanz von Erberg, and his wife Josephine, née Gräfin von Attems.


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