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Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

Type Figure Region Holy Roman Empire Time 1608–1657 Also known as Ferdinand III von Habsburg

Ferdinand III (1608–1657), son of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, later succeeded to the throne.…

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  1. 1632–1640Germany · Holy Roman EmpireIn the 1630s, as crown prince, he was ordered to lead troops, cooperating with Wallenstein and imperial generals on the German front against Sweden and the Protestant coalition, taking part in battles such as Regensburg and accumulating military and political experience.
  2. 1637–1657Vienna · AustriaHe acceded after his father Ferdinand II died in 1637, continued to direct the war and signed the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, ending the Thirty Years' War and advancing the reconstruction of the postwar imperial order.

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