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Ferdinand I

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1503–1564 Also known as Ferdinand of Habsburg

Ferdinand I (1503–1564), a Habsburg monarch, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558 to 1564 and also Archduke of Austria and King of Bohemia and Hungary.…

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  1. 1561–1564Vienna · AustriaPresiding over imperial affairs from Vienna, he maintained the confessional coexistence after the 1555 Peace of Augsburg, coordinated relations among the princes, continued to meet Ottoman pressure on the Hungarian frontier, and advanced his son Maximilian II toward assuming royal power.
  2. 1562–1570Prague · BohemiaIn 1562 he secured Maximilian II's election as King of Bohemia and his coronation as King of Hungary in 1563, laying the groundwork for a smooth transition of the Habsburg eastern lands; after Ferdinand I died in July 1564, this arrangement continued to shape Central European politics until around 1570.

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