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Born in the castle in Graz on 9 July 1578, Ferdinand was the son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria, and Maria of Bavaria. [1] Charles II, who was the youngest son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, had inherited the Inner Austrian provinces—Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Gorizia, Fiume, Trieste and parts of Istria and Friuli—from his father in 1564. [2]
The Habsburg monarchy, [i] also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm, [j] was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Austrian monarchy (Latin: Monarchia Austriaca) or the Danubian monarchy. [k] [2]
Habsburg family tree. This is a family tree of the Habsburg family. This family tree only includes male scions of the House of Habsburg from 1096 to 1564. [1] Otto II was the first to take the Habsburg Castle name as his own, adding "von Habsburg" to his title and creating the House of Habsburg.
Ferdinand II of Spain (a.k.a. "Ferdinand and Isabella," who financed Christopher Columbus' journey to the Americas!) Maximilian I of Mexico One of the early family members to gain power was Rudolf ...
After the celebration of Ferdinand II's obsequies on 14 March 1516, Charles was crowned king in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula of Brussels as Charles I of Spain or Charles I of Castile and Aragon, controlling both Spanish crowns in personal union. [20] Joanna confined in Tordesillas.
Werner I, Count of Habsburg (1025/1030–1096). Besides Otto II, there was another son, Albert II, who was reeve of Muri from 1111 to 1141 after the death of Otto II. Otto II of Habsburg; first to name himself as "of Habsburg" [61] (died 1111) Father of: Werner II of Habsburg (around 1135; died 1167) Father of: Albrecht III of Habsburg (the ...
With the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in 1700, King Louis XIV of France claimed the Spanish throne for his grandson Philip V, which caused the War of the Spanish Succession. In the treaty of Utrecht , Louis succeeded in installing the Bourbon dynasty in a Spain that was by now a second-rank power, and in bringing the Habsburg ...
Ferdinand of Habsburg or Ferdinand Habsburg may refer to: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503–1564) Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1578–1637) Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608–1657) Ferdinand I of Austria (1793–1875) Ferdinand Habsburg (racing driver) (born 1997)