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  1. www.britannica.com › biography › Ferdinand-I-emperor-of-AustriaFerdinand (I) | Biography, Reign, & Facts | Britannica

    Jun 25, 2024 · Ferdinand (I), emperor of Austria from 1835 to 1848, when he abdicated his throne and was succeeded by his nephew, Franz Joseph. Ferdinand was the eldest son of Holy Roman emperor Francis II and Maria Teresa of Naples-Sicily. Learn more about Ferdinand, including his reign and abdication.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ferdinand_I,_Holy_Roman_EmperorFerdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Ferdinand-I-Holy-Roman-emperorFerdinand I | Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia & Hungary

    Jun 14, 2024 · Ferdinand I (born March 10, 1503, Alcalá de Henares, Spain—died July 25, 1564, Vienna, Habsburg domain [now in Austria]) was the Holy Roman emperor (1558–64) and king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526, who, with his Peace of Augsburg (1555), concluded the era of religious strife in Germany following the rise of Lutheranism by ...

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Franz_Joseph_I_of_AustriaFranz Joseph I of Austria - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · By the abdication of his uncle Ferdinand and the renunciation of his father (the mild-mannered Franz Karl), Franz Joseph succeeded as Emperor of Austria at Olmütz on 2 December 1848. At this time, he first became known by his second as well as his first Christian name.

  7. en.wikipedia.org › Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_FerdinandAssassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was one of the key events that led to World War I. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip.

  8. www.britannica.com › biography › Franz-Ferdinand-Archduke-ofFranz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este - Britannica

    Jun 24, 2024 · Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria-Este, Austrian archduke whose assassination was the immediate cause of World War I. He and his wife, Sophie, were murdered by the Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on June 28, 1914, and a month later Austria declared war on Serbia.

  9. www.historyisnowmagazine.com › blog › 2024/6/24The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: 110 Years Ago

    Jun 24, 2024 · June 28 this week marks the 110th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The assassination was one of history's greatest turning points, putting into play the diplomatic crisis that led to the First World W