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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 Portrait by Hans Bocksberger der Ältere |
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Reign | 27 August 1556 – 25 July 1564 |
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Proclamation | 14 March 1558, Frankfurt |
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Predecessor | Charles V |
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Successor | Maximilian II |
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Reign | 5 January 1531 – 25 July 1564 |
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Predecessor | Charles V |
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Successor | Maximilian II |
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Reign | 1526 – 25 July 1564 |
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Coronation | 3 November 1527 (Hungary) 24 February 1526 (Bohemia) |
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Predecessor | Louis II |
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Successor | Maximilian II |
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Reign | 21 April 1521 – 25 July 1564 |
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Predecessor | Charles I |
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Successor | Maximilian II (Austria proper) Charles II (Inner Austria) Ferdinand II (Further Austria) |
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Born | 10 March 1503 Alcalá de Henares, Castile, Spain |
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Died | 25 July 1564(1564-07-25) (aged 61) Vienna, Austria |
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Spouse |
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
(m. ; died ) |
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House | Habsburg |
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Father | Philip I of Castile |
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Mother | Joanna of Castile |
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Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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