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Ferdinand I Holy Roman EMPEROR

Male 1503 - 1564  (61 years)


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  1. 1.  Ferdinand I Holy Roman EMPEROR was born on 10 Mar 1503 in Madrid; died on 25 Jul 1564.

    Notes:

    Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 ? 25 July 1564), Holy Roman Emperor (1556?1564), was born in Madrid, the son of Juana the Mad, Queen of Castile (1479?1555), and Philip I the Handsome, King of Castile (1478?1506), who was heir to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg.

    Ferdinand was the younger brother of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, who entrusted him with the government of the Habsburg hereditary lands (roughly modern-day Austria and Slovenia). In 1531 Ferdinand was elected King of the Romans, making him Charles's designated heir as emperor. He deputised as ruler during his brother's many absences from imperial lands.

    After Charles's abdication as emperor in 1556, Ferdinand assumed the title of Holy Roman Emperor, Charles having agreed to exclude his own son Philip from the German succession, which instead passed to Ferdinand's eldest son Maximilian (1527?1576
    Hungary and the Ottomans
    After Suleiman the Magnificent defeated Ferdinand's brother-in-law Louis II, King of Bohemia and of Hungary, at the battle of Mohˇcs on 29 August 1526, Ferdinand was elected King of Bohemia in his place. The throne of Hungary became the subject of a dynastic dispute between Ferdinand and John Zˇpolya, voivode of Transylvania. Each was supported by different factions of the nobility in the Hungarian kingdom; Ferdinand also had the support of Charles V, and Zˇpolya, after defeat by Ferdinand at the Battle of Tokaj in 1527, the support of Suleiman. Ferdinand was able to win control only of western Hungary because Zˇpolya clung to the east and the Ottomans to the conquered south. In 1554 Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq was sent to Istanbul by Ferdinand to discuss a border treaty over disputed land with the Sultan, Suleiman.

    The most dangerous moment of Ferdinand's career came in 1529 when he took refuge in Bohemia from a massive but ultimately unsuccessful assault on his capital by Suleiman and the Ottoman armies at the Siege of Vienna. A further Ottoman attack on Vienna was repelled in 1533. In that year Ferdinand signed a peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire, splitting the Kingdom of Hungary into a Habsburg sector in the west and John Zˇpolya's domain in the east, the latter effectively now a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.

    In 1538, by the Treaty of Nagyvˇrad, Ferdinand became Zˇpolya's successor, but he was unable to enforce this agreement during his lifetime because in 1540 John II Sigismund Zˇpolya, infant son of John Zˇpolya and Isabella Jagiello, was elected the new king of Hungary. He was initially supported by King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland and Lithuania, his mother's brother, but in 1549 a treaty was signed between the Habsburgs and the Polish ruler as a result of which Poland became neutral in the conflict, Sigismund Augustus marrying Elisabeth von Habsburg, Ferdinand's daughter.

    [edit] Government
    The western rump of Hungary over which Ferdinand retained dominion became known as Royal Hungary. As the ruler of Austria, Bohemia and Royal Hungary, Ferdinand adopted a policy of centralization and, in common with other monarchs of the time, the construction of an absolute monarchy. In 1527 he published a constitution for his hereditary domains (Hofstaatsordnung) and established Austrian-style institutions in Pressburg for Hungary, in Prague for Bohemia, and in Wroclaw (Breslau) for Silesia. Opposition from the nobles in those realms forced him in 1559 to concede the independence of these institutions from supervision by the Austrian government in Vienna.

    In 1547 the Bohemian Estates rebelled against Ferdinand when he ordered the Bohemian army against the German Protestants. After suppressing Prague with the help of his brother's Spanish forces, he retaliated by limiting the privileges of Bohemian cities and inserting a new bureaucracy of royal officials to control urban authorities. Ferdinand was a supporter of the Counter-Reformation and helped lead the Catholic fight-back against what he saw as the heretical tide of Protestantism. For example, in 1551 he invited the Jesuits to Vienna and in 1556 to Prague; and in 1561 he revived the archbishopric of Prague.

    Ferdinand died in Vienna and is buried in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague.

    Names in other languages: German, Czech, Slovak, Croatian: Ferdinand I.; Hungarian: I. Ferdinˇnd

    Ferdinand married Anna Of Bohemia And HUNGARY in 1521. Anna (daughter of Vladislaus II Of Bohemia And HUNGARY and Anne DE FOIX) was born on 23 Jul 1503; died on 27 Jan 1547. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles II Archduke Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 Jun 1540; died on 10 Jul 1590.
    2. 3. Magdalena Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1532; died on 10 Sep 1590.
    3. 4. Margaret Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Feb 1536; died on 12 Mar 1567.
    4. 5. Archduchess of Austria Maria Of HABSBURG  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 May 1531; died on 11 Dec 1581.
    5. 6. Johanna Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jan 1547; died on 10 Apr 1578.
    6. 7. Ursula Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jul 1541; died on 30 Apr 1543.
    7. 8. Eleonora Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 02 Nov 1534; died on 05 Aug 1594.
    8. 9. Ferdinand II Archduke Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1529; died on 24 Jan 1595.
    9. 10. Johann Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1538; died on 20 Mar 1539.
    10. 11. Catharine Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1533; died on 28 Feb 1572.
    11. 12. Helen Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Jan 1543; died on 05 Mar 1574.
    12. 13. Elisabeth Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Jul 1526; died on 15 Jun 1543.
    13. 14. Barbara Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Apr 1539; died on 19 Sep 1572.
    14. 15. Maximilian II Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1527 in Vienna; died on 12 Oct 1576.
    15. 16. Anna Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Jul 1528; died between 16 and 17 Oct 1590.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles II Archduke Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 03 Jun 1540; died on 10 Jul 1590.

    Family/Spouse: Maria Anna Of BAVARIA. Maria (daughter of Albert V Duke Of BAVARIA and Anna Of AUSTRIA) was born on 21 Mar 1551; died on 29 Apr 1608. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Margarita Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 18. Maria Magdalena Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Oct 1589 in Graz; died on 01 Nov 1631 in Padua.
    3. 19. Ferdinand II Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Jul 1578 in Graza; died on 15 Feb 1637.

  2. 3.  Magdalena Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 14 Aug 1532; died on 10 Sep 1590.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: A Nun


  3. 4.  Margaret Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 16 Feb 1536; died on 12 Mar 1567.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: A Nun


  4. 5.  Archduchess of Austria Maria Of HABSBURG Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 15 May 1531; died on 11 Dec 1581.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Consort of Wilhelm, Duke of Julich-Cleves-Berg


  5. 6.  Johanna Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 24 Jan 1547; died on 10 Apr 1578.

    Johanna married Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco DE'MEDICI, I on 18 Dec 1565. Francesco (son of Cosimo DE'MEDICI, I and Eleonora DE TOLEDO) was born on 25 Mar 1541; died on 19 Oct 1587. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Eleonora DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Mar 1566; died on 09 Sep 1611.
    2. 21. Romola DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Nov 1568; died on 02 Dec 1568.
    3. 22. Anna DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1569; died on 19 Feb 1584.
    4. 23. Isabella DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1571; died on 08 Aug 1572.
    5. 24. Lucrezia DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 07 Nov 1572; died on 14 Aug 1574.
    6. 25. Maria DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1573 in Florence; died on 03 Jul 1642 in Cologne.
    7. 26. Filippo DE'MEDICI  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 May 1577; died on 29 Mar 1582.

  6. 7.  Ursula Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 24 Jul 1541; died on 30 Apr 1543.

  7. 8.  Eleonora Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 02 Nov 1534; died on 05 Aug 1594.

    Family/Spouse: William I Duke Of MANTUA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 9.  Ferdinand II Archduke Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 14 Jun 1529; died on 24 Jan 1595.

  9. 10.  Johann Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 10 Apr 1538; died on 20 Mar 1539.

  10. 11.  Catharine Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 15 Sep 1533; died on 28 Feb 1572.

    Catharine married Sigismund II King Of Poland And LITHUANIA in 1553. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  11. 12.  Helen Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 07 Jan 1543; died on 05 Mar 1574.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: A Nun


  12. 13.  Elisabeth Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 09 Jul 1526; died on 15 Jun 1543.

    Elisabeth married Sigismund II King Of Poland And LITHUANIA in 1543. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  13. 14.  Barbara Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 30 Apr 1539; died on 19 Sep 1572.

    Family/Spouse: Alfonso D'ESTE, II. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 15.  Maximilian II Holy Roman EMPEROR Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 31 Jul 1527 in Vienna; died on 12 Oct 1576.

    Notes:

    From 1562 King of Bohemia
    From 1563 King of Hungary
    From 1564 Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

    Member of the House of Habsburg

    Family/Spouse: Maria Of SPAIN. Maria (daughter of Charles V Holy Roman EMPEROR and Isabella Of PORTUGAL) was born on 21 Jun 1528; died on 26 Feb 1603. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 27. Albert VII Archduke Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Nov 1559; died on 13 Jul 1621.
    2. 28. Son Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Oct 1557; died on 20 Oct 1557.
    3. 29. Marie Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1555; died on 25 Jun 1556.
    4. 30. Marie Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Feb 1564; died on 26 Mar 1564.
    5. 31. Karl Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Sep 1565; died on 23 May 1566.
    6. 32. Maximilian III Archduke Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Oct 1558; died on 02 Nov 1618.
    7. 33. Eleonore Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Nov 1568; died on 12 Mar 1580.
    8. 34. Archduke Ernest Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1553; died on 12 Feb 1595.
    9. 35. Ferdinand Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Mar 1551; died on 25 Jun 1552.
    10. 36. Matthias Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Feb 1557; died on 20 Mar 1619.
    11. 37. Anna Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Nov 1549; died on 26 Oct 1580.
    12. 38. Margaret Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jan 1567; died on 05 Jul 1633.
    13. 39. Rudolf II Holy Roman EMPEROR  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jul 1552; died on 20 Jan 1612.
    14. 40. Wenzel Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Mar 1561; died on 22 Sep 1578.
    15. 41. Friedrich Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1562; died on 16 Jan 1563.
    16. 42. Elizabeth Of AUSTRIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 05 Jun 1554; died on 22 Jan 1592.

  15. 16.  Anna Of AUSTRIA Descendancy chart to this point (1.Ferdinand1) was born on 07 Jul 1528; died between 16 and 17 Oct 1590.

    Family/Spouse: Albert V Duke Of BAVARIA. Albert (son of William IV Duke Of BAVARIA and Jakobaea Of BADEN) was born on 29 Feb 1528; died on 24 Oct 1579. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Maximiliana Maria Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Jul 1552; died on 11 Jul 1614.
    2. 44. William V The Pious Duke Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1548 in Lanshut; died on 07 Feb 1626.
    3. 45. Fredrich Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Jul 1553; died on 18 Apr 1554.
    4. 46. Ferdinand Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1550; died on 30 Jan 1608.
    5. 47. Maria Anna Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1551; died on 29 Apr 1608.
    6. 48. Charles Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1547; died in 1547.
    7. 49. Ernest Of BAVARIA  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Dec 1554; died on 18 Feb 1612.


  

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