Ferdinand I of Austria
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Ferdinand I was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia, King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of other lesser titles.
Ferdinand I in the uniform of an Austrian field marshal, by Eduard Edlinger, c. 1843
Double portrait of Ferdinand and Maria Anna of Savoy
Coronation of King Ferdinand V in 1836 in Prague
State portrait of Ferdinand I in the ceremonial robes of the Order of the Golden Fleece by Leopold Kupelwieser, 1847
Francis II and I was the last Holy Roman Emperor as Francis II from 1792 to 1806, and the first Emperor of Austria as Francis I from 1804 to 1835. He was also King of Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Boh
Ferdinand I of Austria
…sobriquet The Benign (German: Der Gütige) or The Benevolent (Czech: Ferdinand Dobrotivý; Polish: Ferdynand Dobrotliwy). Ferdinand succeeded his father Francis I upon his death on 2 March 1835. He was incapable of ruling the empire because of severe epilepsy, so his father, before he died, made a will promulgating…
Portrait by Friedrich von Amerling, c. 1832
1770 painting by Anton Raphael Mengs depicting Archduke Francis at the age of 2
Francis I as Austrian Emperor wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece, undated
Portrait of Francis I of Austria, by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1818–1819