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Ferdinand I Nicholas von Habsburg, Erzherzog, Kaiser des Heiliges Römisches Reich deutscher nation

Lithuanian: Ferdinandas I, Austrijos Erchercogas
Also Known As: "German", "Czech", "Slovak", "Croatian: Ferdinand I.; Hungarian: I. Ferdinánd; Spanish: Fernando I.", "Emperor of Germany", "Ferdinand I", "Holy Roman Emperor", "FERDINAND I", "HOLYROMANEMPEROR"
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Birthplace: Alcala de Henares, Castellón, Espagna
Death: July 25, 1564 (61)
Wien, Österreich (Austria)
Place of Burial: Praha, Böhmen, Deutschland(HRR)
Immediate Family:

Son of Felipe I el Hermoso, Rey de Castilla and Juana I 'la Loca' de Castilla y Aragón, Reina de Navarra, Aragón, Mallorca y de Sicilia
Husband of Anna Queen-Consort of Bohemia-Hungary & Holy Roman Empress
Father of Elisabeth von Österreich; Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor; Archduchess Anna of Austria; Ferdinand II, Erzherzog von Österreich; Maria of Austria - Habsburg, Archduchess, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg and 10 others
Brother of Reina Vda.de Portugal y Francia Eleonore von Kastilien, a.d.H. Habsburg; Karl V of Spain H.R.E; Isabella von Österreich, Habsburg, Dronning af Danmark, Norge og Sverige; Maria von Habsburg de Hungría, Königin and Catarina de Habsburgo, rainha consorte de Portugal

Occupation: Erzherzog von Österreich, prince de Bourgogne, prins der Nederlanden, infante de Castilla, King of Bohemia (1526-1562), Kong of Hungary (1526-1563), Holy Roman Emperor (1531-1562), Empereur d'Allemagne - Roi de Bohãeme et de Hongrie, Roman Emperor
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About Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

  • Archduke of Austria1521
  • King of Bohemia and Hungary 1526.
  • King of Croatia, Dalmatia, Slavonia, and formally king of Serbia, Galicia (in Eastern Europe) and Lodomeria, etc.
  • Holy Roman Emperor 1558
  • Full title: Ferdinand, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor, forever August, King in Germany, of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Rama, Serbia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Cumania and Bulgaria, etc. Prince-Infante in Spain, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Brabant, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Margrave of Moravia, Duke of Luxemburg, the Upper and Lower Silesia, Württemberg and Teck, Prince of Swabia, Princely Count of Habsburg, Tyrol, Ferrette, Kyburg, Gorizia, Landgrave of Alsace, Margrave of the Holy Roman Empire, Enns, Burgau, the Upper and Lower Lusatia, Lord of the Wendish March, Pordenone and Salins, etc. etc
  • Ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs most of his public life, at the behest of his elder brother Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain.
  • Ritter von Hosenbandorden #279 - 1522
  • Ritter von Orden vom Goldenen Vlies #130

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  • King of the Romans: Reign: 5 January 1531 – 25 July 1564 ,Coronation: 11 January 1531, Aachen
  • Holy Roman Emperor: Reign: 1558–1564

Predecessor: Charles V Successor: Maximilian II

  • King of Bohemia: Reign: 24 October 1526 – 25 July 1564 Coronation 24 February 1527, Prague
  • King of Hungary: Reign 16 December 1526 – 25 July 1564 Coronation: 3 November 1527, Székesfehérvár

Predecessor: Louis II Successor:Maximilian II

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Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor's Timeline

1503
March 10, 1503
Alcala de Henares, Castellón, Espagna
March 10, 1503
Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
March 10, 1503
- April 28, 1521
Madrid, Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
1521
April 28, 1521
- July 25, 1564
Age 18
Vienna, Vienna, Austria
1526
June 9, 1526
Linz, Oberösterreich, Österreich, Deutschland (HRR)
October 24, 1526
- July 25, 1564
Age 23
Budapest, Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
December 16, 1526
- July 25, 1564
Age 23
Prague, Hlavní město Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
1527
July 31, 1527
Wiener Neustadt, Österreich, Deutschland (HRR)
1528
July 7, 1528
Praha, Böhmen, Deutschland (HRR)