Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

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Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor was a 16th-century Habsburg ruler who served as Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and Hungary, and a key architect of the empire’s consolidation in Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century ruler
Archduke of Austria
Habsburg monarch
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary
associatedWith Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Holy Roman Empire
birthDate 1503-03-10
birthPlace Alcalá de Henares
Crown of Castile
burialPlace Prague Castle
St. Vitus Cathedral
child Anna of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria
Magdalena of Austria
surface form: Barbara of Austria

Catherine of Austria
surface form: Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland

Charles II, Archduke of Inner Austria
Eleonore of Austria
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria
Magdalena of Austria
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperor 1558
deathDate 1564-07-25
deathPlace Duchy of Austria
surface form: Archduchy of Austria

Vienna
dynasticPolicy strengthening of Habsburg dynastic unions in Central Europe
electedKingOfTheRomans 1531
father Philip I of Castile
fullName Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ferdinand I
house House of Habsburg
language German
Spanish
mother Joanna of Castile
notableFor administrative reforms in the Habsburg lands
consolidation of Habsburg power in Central Europe
involvement in the Peace of Augsburg
participation in the Schmalkaldic War
role in the Habsburg–Ottoman conflicts
politicalRole mediator between Charles V and German princes
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorEnd 1564
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorStart 1558
reignAsKingOfBohemiaStart 1526
reignAsKingOfHungaryStart 1526
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
signed Peace of Augsburg
spouse Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
title King of the Romans

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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor abdicatedInFavorOf Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Joanna of Castile child Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Philip I of Castile child Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor fullName Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ferdinand I
Emperor Maximilian I grandfatherOf Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy majorRuler Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Peace of Augsburg mediatedBy Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
this entity surface form: Ferdinand I, King of the Romans
Ferdinand notableBearer Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia notableHolder Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
House of Habsburg notableMember Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Kingdom of Hungary notableRuler Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Margaret of Parma (governor) relative Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
subject surface form: Margaret of Parma
this entity surface form: Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (uncle)
Catherine of Austria sibling Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles I of Spain sibling Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Eleanor of Austria sibling Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Isabella of Austria sibling Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mary of Hungary sibling Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles I of Spain successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor