Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria

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Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria was a 17th-century Spanish Habsburg prince, cardinal, and military commander noted for his role in the Thirty Years' War and governance of the Spanish Netherlands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
Habsburg
Spanish prince
cardinal
human
military commander
ally Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III
appointedBy Philip IV of Spain
burialPlace El Escorial
causeOfDeath illness
centuryOfActivity 17th century
commanded Spanish forces at the Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
countryOfCitizenship Spanish monarchy
surface form: Monarchy of Spain
dateOfBirth 1609-05-16
dateOfDeath 1641-11-09
era Early modern period
father Philip III of Spain
fullName Ferdinand of Austria
governed Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
house House of Habsburg
surface form: House of Austria
languageSpoken German
Spanish
memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
militaryRank captain general
mother Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
nobleTitle Infante of Portugal
Infante of Spain
notableEvent Battle of Nördlingen (1634)
Thirty Years' War
notableFor coordinating Spanish and Imperial forces in the Thirty Years' War
strengthening Spanish Habsburg control in the Low Countries
notableWork Governance of the Spanish Netherlands during the Thirty Years' War
opponent Kingdom of France
Protestant German princes
Swedish Empire
participatedIn Habsburg military campaigns in Germany
placeOfBirth El Escorial
surface form: Escorial, Spain
placeOfDeath Brussels-Capital Region
surface form: Brussels, Spanish Netherlands
positionHeld Archbishop of Toledo-elect
Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
religion Catholicism
sexOrGender male
sibling Queen Anne of Austria
surface form: Anne of Austria, Queen of France

Philip IV of Spain

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Philip III of Spain child Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain child Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
this entity surface form: Ferdinand of Austria, Cardinal-Infante
Army of Flanders commander Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
this entity surface form: Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria
Philip III of Portugal child Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
this entity surface form: Cardinal Ferdinand of Austria
Charles of Austria, Prince of Asturias sibling Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
this entity surface form: Cardinal Ferdinand of Austria
Battle of Nördlingen (1634) commander Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
this entity surface form: Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain
Ferdinand of Austria alsoKnownAs Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
this entity surface form: Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand
Ferdinand of Austria alsoKnownAs Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
this entity surface form: Cardinal-Infante of Spain
Captain General of the Army of Flanders officeHolder Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria
this entity surface form: Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria