Ferdinand I von Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor
General Notes: Ferdinand I (1503-64), Holy Roman Emperor, was born in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. He aided Charles in Italy, and on the latter’s behalf made the treaties of Passau (1552) and Augsburg (1555). He successfully opposed Charles V’s plan of making his son Philip emperor, and was himself elected (1556) to the dignity. [World Wide Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1935] Noted events in his life were: • Title: Holy Roman Emperor, 1558-1564. • Title: King of Germany, 1558-1564. • Alt. Death, 1561. 713 Ferdinand married Anne of Bohemia, daughter of King Vladislav II of Bohemia and Anne de Foix, in 1521.713 (Anne of Bohemia was born in 1503 713 and died in 1547 713.) |