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3 days ago · Ferdinand 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 until his death in 1564.
5 days ago · When the future emperor Ferdinand II (the son of Charles, the ruler of Inner Austria) took over in Steiermark, he proved to be the most resolute advocate of the Counter-Reformation. It was he who eventually succeeded in uprooting Protestantism, first in Inner Austria and then in the other Habsburg countries, with the exception of Hungary and ...
5 days ago · When Charles V became Holy Roman emperor in the 16th century, he entrusted his Austrian territories to his brother, the future emperor Ferdinand I. Seeking to increase their liberties and economic position, the Lower Austrian Diet rebelled against their regent.
5 days ago · In view of the treaties of 1491 and 1515, Ferdinand I and the Vienna court envisaged Hungary and Bohemia and the adjoining countries falling to the Habsburgs. Thus, the union of Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary became the leading concept of Habsburg politics. After clever diplomatic overtures, Ferdinand was elected king of Bohemia (October 23, 1526).
5 days ago · After the death of his grandfather Ferdinand II of Aragon in 1516, he was declared king of the many Spanish crowns at Brussels’ St Michael and St Goedele’s Church. However, it would take Charles another year before he would make his way to Spain, his supposed mother country.
1 day ago · Its acquisition by either France or Austria threatened the European balance of power, and Philip's proclamation as king of Spain on 16 November 1700 led to war. The French held the advantage in the early stages, but were forced onto the defensive after 1706.
3 days ago · Ferdinand is the heir apparent to the headship of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, held by his father on 1 January 2007. Any titles and honorifics are disputed due to his parents’ non-dynastic marriage; they are also unofficial as Austria is a republic with all royal titles being legally abolished in 1918.
