Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty and king of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary (1503–1564) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferdinand I (Spanish: Fernando I; 10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 to 1564.[1][2]
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Ferdinand I | |
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Holy Roman Emperor | |
Reign | 27 August 1556 – 25 July 1564 |
Proclamation | 14 March 1558, Frankfurt |
Predecessor | Charles V |
Successor | Maximilian II |
King of the Romans King in Germany | |
Reign | 5 January 1531 – 25 July 1564 |
Predecessor | Charles V |
Successor | Maximilian II |
King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia | |
Reign | 1526 – 25 July 1564 |
Coronation | 3 November 1527 (Hungary) 24 February 1526 (Bohemia) |
Predecessor | Louis II |
Successor | Maximilian II |
Archduke of Austria | |
Reign | 21 April 1521 – 25 July 1564 |
Predecessor | Charles I |
Successor | Maximilian II (Austria proper) Charles II (Inner Austria) Ferdinand II (Further Austria) |
Born | 10 March 1503 Alcalá de Henares, Castile, Spain |
Died | 25 July 1564(1564-07-25) (aged 61) Vienna, Austria |
Burial | |
Spouse | Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (m. 1521; died 1547) |
House | Habsburg |
Father | Philip I of Castile |
Mother | Joanna of Castile |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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