Ferdinand Charles Leopold Joseph Francis Marcelin (Habsburg-Lothringen) Österreich (1793 - 1875)

Born 19 Apr 1793 in Wien, Österreich unter der Enns, Heiliges Römisches Reich

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Died 29 Jun 1875 at age 82 in Prag, Böhmen, Österreich-Ungarn

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Biography

Ferdinand I (19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria, President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary 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, Francis Joseph. Following his abdication, he lived in Hradčany Palace, Prague, until his death in 1875^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia:Ferdinand_I_of_Austria

• Wikidata: Item Q183579
• Ferdinand I on Find A Grave: Memorial #22121 retrieved 23 sep 2016