Ferdinand V of Hungary
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Ferdinand wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, portrait by Leopold Kupelwieser, 1847
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Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, and Croatia (more...) |
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| 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) |
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| 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 | ||||
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19 April 1793 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
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| Died | 29 June 1875 (aged 82) Prague, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary |
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| Burial | Imperial Crypt | ||||
| Spouse | Maria Anna of Savoy | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Maria Theresa of the Two Sicilies | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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| 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 (as Ferdinand V), and many others (see grand title of the Emperor of Austria) from the death of his father (Francis I, Emperor of Austria) 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 2 December 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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