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Ferdinand I the Benign 1793-1875
In German: Ferdinand Der
Gütige
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Emperor Ferdinand
I in the robes of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Painting by
Leopold Kupelwieser, 1847
Schloß Schönbrunn |
Ferdinand became Emperor of Austria in 1835, succeeding his
father
Francis II.
Ferdinand abdicated in December
1848 and his nephew
Francis Joseph became
emperor.
Ferdinand suffered from epilepsy.
Ferdinand's
Family
Ferdinand's father was
Francis II. His mother
was Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily.
Ferdinand married Maria Anna of
Savoy, which made King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia his
father-in-law.
Ferdinand and Maria Anna had no
children.
See also
Governments of Austria
and
Klemens von Metternich.
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