Ferdinand III of Habsburg
Ferdinand III (baptised as Ferdinand Ernest; 13 July 1608 in Graz – 2 April 1657 in Vienna) was Archduke of Austria from 1621, King of Hungary from 1625, King of Croatia and Bohemia from 1627 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 to 1657.
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| 18 November 1637 – 2 April 1657 | |||||
| 18 November 1637 | |||||
| Predecessor | Ferdinand II | ||||
| Successor | Leopold I | ||||
| Born | 13 July 1608 Graz, Styria | ||||
| Died | 2 April 1657 (aged 48) Vienna, Austria | ||||
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| House | Habsburg | ||||
| Father | Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Maria Anna of Bavaria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Biography
Early life
Ferdinand was born in Graz and grew up in Carinthia, he is the third son of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg. He gotten education and training from the Jesuits. After the deaths of his brothers Karl (1603) and Johann Karl (1619), he became the successor of his father.[2]
Ferdinand III Of Habsburg Media
Christoph Simon von Thun (1582-1635), teacher of young Ferdinand III
Portrait of Ferdinand's wife Maria Anna of Austria, by Diego Velázquez
Population decline in the empire as a consequence of the Thirty Years War.
Portrait by Frans Luycx, c. 1660-68
Ferdinand III, c. 1637–1638
Emperor Ferdinand III's sarcophagus in the Vienna Capuchin Crypt
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References
- ↑ Ferdinand III., der Wiederhersteller der Prager Universität. Eine hist. Skizze. na. 1835. pp. 1–.
- ↑ Vacha, Brigitte, ed. (1992). Die Habsburger. Eine europäische Familiengeschichte. Wien: Styria. p. 221. ISBN 978-3222121074.