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{{Short description|Emperor of Austria from 1835 to 1848}}
{{distinguish|Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor}}
{{Infobox royalty|
| name         = Ferdinand I & V
| full name    = {{langx|de|Ferdinand Karl Leopold Joseph Franz Marcellin}}<br />{{langx|en|Ferdinand Charles Leopold Joseph Francis Marcellin}}
| image        = File:Leopold Kupelwieser - Kaiser Ferdinand I.jpg
| caption      = State portrait of Ferdinand I in the ceremonial robes of the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]] (by [[Leopold Kupelwieser]], {{circa|1847}})
| succession   = [[Emperor of Austria]] <br /> [[King of Hungary]]
| moretext     = ([[Grand title of the emperor of Austria|more...]])
| cor-type     = [[Coronation]]s
| coronation   = {{nowrap|28 September 1830, [[Pressburg]]}}<br />{{nowrap|7 September 1836, [[Prague]]}}<br /> {{nowrap|6 September 1838, [[Milan]]}}
| reign        = 2 March 1835 {{ndash}} {{nowrap|2 December 1848}}
| predecessor  = [[Francis I of Austria|Francis I]]
| successor    = [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I]]
| succession1  = [[President of the German Confederation|Head of the ''Präsidialmacht'' Austria]]
{{Infobox officeholder/office
| termstart    = 2 March 1835
| termend      = 12 July 1848
| predecessor  = Francis I
| successor    = Franz Joseph I
}}
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Maria Anna of Savoy]]|1831}}
| house        = [[Habsburg-Lorraine]]
| father       = [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor]]
| mother       = [[Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1793|4|19|df=y}}
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|1875|6|29|1793|4|19|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Vienna]], [[Archduchy of Austria]],<ref name="eb1911">{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Ferdinand I. of Austria}}</ref> [[Holy Roman Empire]]
| death_place  = [[Prague]], [[Austria-Hungary]]<ref name="eb1911" />
| burial_place = [[Imperial Crypt]]
| signature    = Signatur Ferdinand I. (Österreich).PNG
| religion     = [[Roman Catholicism]]
}}

'''Ferdinand I''' ({{langx|de|Ferdinand I.}} 19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was [[Emperor of Austria]] from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also [[King of Hungary]], [[King of Croatia|Croatia]] and [[King of Bohemia|Bohemia]] (as '''Ferdinand V'''), King of [[Lombardy–Venetia]] and holder of other lesser titles (see [[grand title of the Emperor of Austria]]). Due to his passive but well-intentioned character, he gained the [[sobriquet]] '''The Benign''' ({{langx|de|Der Gütige}}) or '''The Benevolent''' ({{langx|cs|Ferdinand Dobrotivý}}, Polish: ''Ferdynand Dobrotliwy'').<ref>Thomas Nipperdey: Deutsche Geschichte 1800-1866. Bürgerwelt und starker Staat, C.H. Beck, broschierte Sonderausgabe 1998, S. 339.</ref>

Ferdinand succeeded his father [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Francis I]] upon his death on 2 March 1835. He was incapable of ruling the empire because of severe [[epilepsy]], so his father, before he died, made a will promulgating that Ferdinand should consult his uncle [[Archduke Louis of Austria|Archduke Louis]] on all aspects of internal policy and urged him to be influenced by [[Klemens Wenzel, Prince von Metternich|Prince Metternich]], Austria's [[Foreign Minister]].<ref name=":0">[[A. J. P. Taylor|Taylor, A. J. P.]]: "The Habsburg Monarchy 1809-1918" (Penguin Books, Great Britain, 1990, {{ISBN|978-0-14-013498-8}}), pp 52-53</ref>

Following the [[Revolutions of 1848]], Ferdinand abdicated on 2 December 1848. He was succeeded by his nephew, [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph]]. Following his abdication, he lived in [[Prague Castle|Hradčany Palace]], [[Prague]], until his death in 1875.<ref>van der Kiste, p. 16</ref>

Ferdinand married [[Maria Anna of Savoy]], the sixth child of [[Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia]]. They had no children.

== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Ferdinand was the eldest son of [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor]] and [[Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily]]. Possibly as a result of his parents' [[inbreeding|genetic closeness]] (they were [[Cousin#Additional terms|double first cousins]]), Ferdinand had [[hydrocephalus]], neurological problems including [[epilepsy]], and a [[speech impediment]]. He was educated by [[Josef Kalasanz von Erberg|Baron Josef Kalasanz von Erberg]], and his wife Countess Josephine von [[Attems]].<ref name="SBL">{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://nl.ijs.si:8080/fedora/get/sbl:0432/VIEW/ |title=Erberg Jožef Kalasanc baron |trans-title=Erberg Joseph Calasanz baron |encyclopedia=Slovenski biografski leksikon |editor=Cankar, Izidor |display-editors=et al |date=1925–1991 |language=sl |last=Grafenauer |first=Bogo |isbn=978-961-268-001-5 |access-date=2012-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128140340/http://nl.ijs.si:8080/fedora/get/sbl:0432/VIEW |archive-date=2012-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== Reign ===
[[File:Stadler Ferdinand und Maria Anna.jpg|thumb|left|Double portrait of Ferdinand and Maria Anna of Savoy]]
[[File:Eduard Gurk 001.jpg|thumb|Coronation of King Ferdinand V in 1836 in Prague]]
Although Ferdinand has been depicted as feeble-minded and incapable of ruling, he kept a coherent and legible diary and has even been said to have had a sharp wit. However, suffering as many as twenty seizures per day severely restricted his ability to rule with any effectiveness. Though he was not declared incapacitated, a [[Secret State Conference|Regent's Council]] ([[Archduke Louis of Austria|Archduke Louis]], [[Count Franz Anton von Kolowrat-Liebsteinsky|Count Kolowrat]], and [[Prince Klemens von Metternich|Prince Metternich]]) steered the government.

[[File: 1 thaler Ferdinand I - 1840A.png|thumb|right|[[Thaler]] minted during the reign of Ferdinand I, {{circa|1840}}]]
When Ferdinand married Princess [[Maria Anna of Savoy]], the court physician considered it unlikely that he would be able to [[Consummation|consummate]] the marriage.<ref name=":1">van der Kiste, John. ''Emperor Francis Joseph'' London: Sutton Publishing, 2005 {{ISBN|0-7509-3787-4}}. p 2</ref> When he tried to consummate the marriage, he had five seizures. He is also remembered for his command to his cook: when told he could not have apricot [[dumpling]]s (''[[Marillenknödel]]'') because [[apricot]]s were out of season, he said "I am the Emperor, and I want dumplings!" ({{langx|de|Ich bin der Kaiser und ich will Knödel}}!).<ref>According to A.J.P. Taylor, he was in fact asking for ''noodles'' - "But it is an unacceptable pun in English for a noodle to ask for noodles" - ''The Habsburg Monarchy 1809–1918''</ref><ref>Regan, Geoffrey. ''Royal Blunders'' page 72</ref>

=== 1848 Revolution ===
[[File:Kaiser Ferdinand I.jpg|thumb|Ferdinand I in the uniform of an Austrian field marshal, by Eduard Edlinger, 1843]]
As the revolutionaries of 1848 were marching on the palace, he is supposed to have asked Metternich for an explanation. When Metternich answered that they were starting a revolution, Ferdinand is supposed to have said "But are they allowed to do that?" ([[Viennese German]]: ''Ja, dürfen's denn des?''). He was convinced by [[Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg]] to abdicate in favour of his nephew, [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph]] (the next in line was Ferdinand's younger brother [[Archduke Franz Karl of Austria|Franz Karl]], but he was persuaded by his wife [[Princess Sophie of Bavaria|Sophie]] to renounce his succession rights in favour of his son), who would occupy the Austrian throne for the next 68 years.

Ferdinand recorded the events in his diary:

{{quote|The affair ended with the new Emperor kneeling before his old Emperor and Lord, that is to say, me, and asking for a blessing, which I gave him, laying both hands on his head and making the sign of the Holy Cross ... then I embraced him and kissed our new master, and then we went to our room. Afterwards I and my dear wife heard Holy Mass ... After that I and my dear wife packed our bags.}}

===In retirement (1848–1875)===
[[File:Ferdinando I d'Austria.jpg|thumb|190px|alt=Photograph of the aged Ferdinand dated circa 1870|Photograph of the aged Ferdinand by the 1860s]]

[[File:Sarcophagus Ferdinand 1 of Austria Kaisergruft Vienna.jpg|thumb|right|Ferdinand's sarcophagus in the [[Imperial Crypt, Vienna]]]]
Ferdinand was the last [[King of Bohemia]] to be crowned as such. Due to his sympathy with Bohemia (where he spent the rest of his life in [[Prague Castle]]) he was given the [[Czech language|Czech]] nickname "Ferdinand V, the Good" (''Ferdinand Dobrotivý''). In Austria, Ferdinand was similarly nicknamed "Ferdinand der Gütige" (Ferdinand the Benign), but also ridiculed as "Gütinand der Fertige" (Goodinand the Finished).

Ferdinand was also the last ruler to be crowned with the [[Iron Crown of Lombardy]] in his capacity as [[King of Lombardy-Venetia]].

He is interred in tomb number 62 in the [[Imperial Crypt, Vienna|Imperial Crypt]] in Vienna.

== Honours ==
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* {{flag|Austrian Empire}}:<ref name="Handbuch">{{citation|chapter=Ritter-Orden|chapter-url=http://alex.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/alex?aid=shb&datum=1834&size=45&page=153|title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Kaiserthumes Österreich|date=1834|access-date=18 June 2020|pages=23, 34, 41, 57}}</ref>
** [[Order of the Golden Fleece|Knight of the Golden Fleece]], ''1793''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antiquesatoz.com/sgfleece/knights3.htm |title=Chevaliers de la Toisón d'Or - Knights of the Golden Fleece |last= Boettger|first=T. F.|website=La Confrérie Amicale|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref>
** [[Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary|Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen]], ''1830''<ref>[http://tornai.com/rendtagok.htm "A Szent István Rend tagjai"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222022855/http://tornai.com/rendtagok.htm|date=22 December 2010}}</ref>
** Grand Cross of the [[Order of Leopold (Austria)|Imperial Order of Leopold]]
** [[Order of the Iron Crown (Austria)|Knight of the Iron Crown, 1st Class]]
* France:
** {{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg}} [[First French Empire|French Empire]]: Grand Eagle of the [[Legion of Honour]]
** {{flagicon image|Pavillon royal de France.svg}} [[Bourbon Restoration in France|Kingdom of France]]: [[Order of the Holy Spirit|Knight of the Holy Spirit]], ''1816''<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Teulet|first1=Alexandre|date=1863|title=Liste chronologique des chevaliers de l'ordre du Saint-Esprit depuis son origine jusqu'à son extinction (1578-1830)|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k122126/f374.item.zoom|language=fr|trans-title=Chronological list of knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit from its origin to its extinction (1578-1830)|journal=Annuaire-bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire de France |number=2 |page=114 |access-date=20 May 2020}}</ref>
* {{flag|Kingdom of Bavaria}}: [[Order of St. Hubert|Knight of St. Hubert]], ''1824''<ref>{{cite book|title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern: 1833|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8dlAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP5|year=1833|publisher=Landesamt|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=8dlAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA23 6]}}</ref>
* {{Flag|Duchy of Parma}}: [[Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George|Senator Grand Cross of the Constantinian Order of St. George]], with Collar, ''1826''<ref>{{Cite book|title=Almanacco di corte|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EqYSAAAAYAAJ&q=Almanacco%20di%20Parma&pg=PA220|date=1858|access-date=2019-04-24|language=it}}</ref>
* {{flag|Grand Duchy of Hesse}}: [[Ludwig Order|Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order]], ''11 April 1830''<ref>{{citation |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LvlSAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA8|chapter=Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen|title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Hessen: für das Jahr ... 1858 |date=1858|location=Darmstadt|access-date=12 March 2020|page=8|language=de|author1=Hessen-Darmstadt}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Hesse}} [[Electorate of Hesse]]: [[House Order of the Golden Lion (Hesse-Kassel)|Grand Cross of the Golden Lion]], ''26 December 1830''<ref name="Hessen-Kassel1858">{{cite book|author=Hessen-Kassel|title=Kurfürstlich Hessisches Hof- und Staatshandbuch: 1858|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sPRSAAAAcAAJ|year=1858|publisher=Waisenhaus|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_sPRSAAAAcAAJ/page/n36 15]}}</ref>
* {{flag|Baden}}:<ref>''Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden'' (1834), "Großherzogliche Orden" [https://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/blbihd/periodical/pageview/1866769 pp. 32], [https://digital.blb-karlsruhe.de/blbihd/periodical/pageview/1866787 50]</ref>
** [[House Order of Fidelity|Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity]], ''1830''
** [[Order of the Zähringer Lion|Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion]], ''1830''
* {{flag|Kingdom of Saxony}}: [[Order of the Rue Crown|Knight of the Rue Crown]], ''1830''<ref name="Sachsen1866">{{cite book|author=Sachsen|title=Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1865/66|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SBFTAAAAcAAJ|year=1866|publisher=Heinrich|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=SBFTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA3 3]}}</ref>
* {{flag|Two Sicilies}}:
** [[Order of Saint Januarius|Knight of St. Januarius]], ''1830''<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.socistara.it/studi/Real%20Ordine%20di%20San%20Gennaro.pdf|page=8|language=Italian|title=Vicende e personaggi dell'Insigne e reale Ordine di San Gennaro dalla sua fondazione alla fine del Regno delle Due Sicilie|author=Angelo Scordo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190749/http://www.socistara.it/studi/Real%20Ordine%20di%20San%20Gennaro.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-04}}</ref>
** [[Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit|Grand Cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit]]
* {{flag|Württemberg}}: [[Order of the Crown (Württemberg)|Knight of the Golden Eagle]], ''1830''<ref name="Württemberg1858">{{cite book|author=Württemberg|title=Königlich-Württembergisches Hof- und Staats-Handbuch: 1858|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AFwAAAAAcAAJ|year=1858|publisher=Guttenberg|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=AFwAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA31 31]}}</ref>
* {{flag|Kingdom of Sardinia}}: [[Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation|Knight of the Annunciation]], ''12 January 1831''<ref name="Cibrario1869">{{cite book|author=Luigi Cibrario|title=Notizia storica del nobilissimo ordine supremo della santissima Annunziata. Sunto degli statuti, catalogo dei cavalieri|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q2aP6enNFoYC&pg=PA105|year=1869|publisher=Eredi Botta|page=105}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1892).svg}} [[Kingdom of Prussia]]: [[Order of the Black Eagle|Knight of the Black Eagle]], ''24 January 1831''<ref>''Liste der Ritter des Königlich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler'' (1851), "Von Seiner Majestät dem Könige Friedrich Wilhelm III. ernannte Ritter" [https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb10362193?page=29 p. 19]</ref>
* {{flag|Denmark}}: [[Order of the Elephant|Knight of the Elephant]], ''1 February 1831''<ref name="Berlien1846"/>
* {{flag|Empire of Brazil}}: [[Order of the Southern Cross|Grand Cross of the Southern Cross]]<ref name="Berlien1846">{{cite book|author=J ..... -H ..... -Fr ..... Berlien|title=Der Elephanten-Orden und seine Ritter|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_-BAZAAAAYAAJ|year=1846|publisher=Berling|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_-BAZAAAAYAAJ/page/n197/mode/2up 166]–167}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Portugal (1750).svg}} [[History of Portugal (1777–1834)|Kingdom of Portugal]]:
** [[Order of Christ (Portugal)|Grand Cross of the Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ]]<ref name="Berlien1846"/>
** [[Order of the Tower and Sword|Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword]]<ref name = "TowerAndSword">{{cite web|url=https://geneall.net/en/title/25080/grand-crosses-of-the-order-of-the-tower-and-sword/|title=Grand Crosses of the Order of the Tower and Sword|website=geneall.net}} Retrieved 2018-09-21.</ref>
* {{flag|Russian Empire}}: [[Order of St. Andrew|Knight of St. Andrew]], ''28 February 1835''
* {{flag|Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach}}: [[Order of the White Falcon|Grand Cross of the White Falcon]], ''2 April 1835''<ref>''Staatshandbuch für das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach'' (1864), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200619060201/https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00183895/Staatshandbuch_Film_Nr_13_0429.tif 11]</ref>
* {{flagicon|Sweden|1818}} [[Sweden-Norway]]: [[Order of the Seraphim|Knight of the Seraphim]], ''14 April 1835''<ref>{{citation|title=Sveriges och Norges Statskalender |year=1864|page=421|url=https://runeberg.org/sonkal/1864/0461.html|via=runeberg.org|access-date=2019-02-20|language=sv}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Saxe-Coburg and Gotha}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Altenburg}} {{flagicon|Saxe-Meiningen}} [[Ernestine duchies]]: [[Saxe-Ernestine House Order|Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order]], ''May 1835''<ref>{{citation |chapter-url=https://zs.thulb.uni-jena.de/rsc/viewer/jportal_derivate_00243961/Sachsen_Coburg_Gotha_165771801_1843_0041.tif?logicalDiv=jportal_jparticle_00473415|chapter=Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden|title=Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha |date=1843|location=Coburg, Gotha|publisher=Meusel|access-date=12 March 2020|page=4|language=de}}</ref>
* {{flagicon image|Flag of Anhalt Duchies.png}} [[House of Ascania|Ascanian duchies]]: [[Order of Albert the Bear|Grand Cross of Albert the Bear]], ''18 March 1837''<ref name="Anhalt-Köthen1851">{{cite book|author=Anhalt-Köthen|title=Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch für die Herzogthümer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Köthen: 1851|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OI4AAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA10|year=1851|publisher=Katz|page=10}}</ref>
* {{flag|Kingdom of Hanover}}:<ref name="Hannover1865">{{cite book|author=Staat Hannover|title=Hof- und Staatshandbuch für das Königreich Hannover: 1865|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bAFTAAAAcAAJ|year=1865|publisher=Berenberg|pages=[https://books.google.com/books?id=bAFTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA37 37], [https://books.google.com/books?id=bAFTAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA73 73]}}</ref>
** [[Order of St. George (Hanover)|Knight of St. George]], ''1847''
** [[Royal Guelphic Order|Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order]], ''1847''
* {{flag|Spain|1785}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Charles III]], ''23 April 1849''<ref>{{citation|chapter-url=http://hemerotecadigital.bne.es/issue.vm?id=0002300923&search=&lang=en|chapter=Caballeros Grandes Cruces de la Real y distinguida orden de Carlos Terceros|title=Guía Oficial de España|date=1868|access-date=18 June 2020|page=167|language=es}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon|Tuscany|habsburg}} [[Grand Duchy of Tuscany]]: [[Order of Saint Joseph|Grand Cross of St. Joseph]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Almanacco Toscano per l'anno 1855|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Y5fOnwLsZxsC|year=1855|publisher=Stamperia Granducale|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Y5fOnwLsZxsC/page/n312 272]}}</ref>
}}

== Ancestry ==
{{ahnentafel
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|1= 1. '''Ferdinand I of Austria'''
|2= 2. [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor]]
|3= 3. [[Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily]]
| 4 = 4. [[Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor]]<ref name="BLKO-Franz I">{{BLKO|wstitle=Habsburg, Franz I.|volume=6|page=208}}</ref>
| 5 = 5. [[Maria Luisa of Spain]]<ref name="BLKO-Franz I"/>
| 6 = 6. [[Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies]]<ref name="BLKO-Maria Theresia von Neapel">{{BLKO|wstitle=Habsburg, Maria Theresia von Neapel|volume=7|page=81}}</ref>
| 7 = 7. [[Maria Carolina of Austria]]<ref name="BLKO-Maria Theresia von Neapel"/>
| 8 = 8. [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor]]<ref name="BLKO-Maria Theresia">{{BLKO|wstitle=Habsburg, Maria Theresia (deutsche Kaiserin)|volume=7|page=60}}</ref> (= 14)
| 9 = 9. [[Maria Theresa, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary]]<ref name="BLKO-Maria Theresia"/> (= 15)
| 10 = 10. [[Charles III, King of Spain]]<ref name="BLKO-Maria Ludovica">{{BLKO|wstitle=Habsburg, Maria Ludovica (deutsche Kaiserin)|volume=7|page=53}}</ref> (= 12)
| 11 = 11. [[Maria Amalia of Saxony]]<ref name="BLKO-Maria Ludovica"/> (= 13)
| 12 = 12. [[Charles III, King of Spain]]<ref name="Genealogie9">{{cite book|title=Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans| trans-title=Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AINPAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA9|year=1768|publisher=Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel|location=Bourdeaux|language=fr|page=9}}</ref> (= 10)
| 13 = 13. [[Maria Amalia of Saxony]]<ref name="Genealogie9"/> (= 11)
| 14 = 14. [[Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor]]<ref name="BLKO-Maria Theresia"/> (= 8)
| 15 = 15. [[Maria Theresa, Queen of Bohemia and Hungary]]<ref name="BLKO-Maria Theresia"/> (= 9)
}}
[[File:Ferdinand_I_-_family_tree.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ancestry of Ferdinand I of Austria]]
Ferdinand's parents were [[double first cousin]]s as they shared all four grandparents (Francis' paternal grandparents were his wife's maternal grandparents and vice versa). Therefore, Ferdinand only had four great-grandparents, being descended from each of them twice. Further back in his ancestry there is more [[pedigree collapse]] due to the close intermarriage between the Houses of Austria and Spain and other Catholic monarchies.

== See also ==
* [[Charles II of Spain]] (1661–1700)
* [[List of heirs to the Austrian throne]]
* [[Rulers of Germany family tree]]. He was related to every other ruler of Germany.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons}}
* Tomáš Kleisner, [https://www.academia.edu/5735605/Medals_of_the_Emperor_Ferdinand_the_Good_1793-1875_._Collection_of_the_National_Museum_Prague_2013._192pp "Medals of the Emperor Ferdinand the Good 1793-1875"] Prague 2013 {{ISBN|978-80-7036-396-6}}
* [http://madmonarchs.guusbeltman.nl/madmonarchs/ferdinand/ferdinand_bio.htm "Biography of Emperor Ferdinand"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190917021426/http://madmonarchs.guusbeltman.nl/madmonarchs/ferdinand/ferdinand_bio.htm |date=2019-09-17 }}
* {{DNB-Portal|118686747|NAME=Ferdinand I}}
* {{DDB|Person|118686747}}
* ''Ferdinand I'' In: {{citation
|title=Brockhaus Bilder-Conversations-Lexikon
|volume=2
|location=Leipzig
|year=1837
|pages=25–26
|language=de
|url=http://www.zeno.org/Brockhaus-1837/A/Ferdinand+I.
}}
* ''Ferdinand I'' In: {{citation
|title=Brockhaus' Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
|edition=5
|volume=1
|location=Leipzig
|year=1911
|pages=569
|language=de
|url=http://www.zeno.org/Brockhaus-1911/A/Ferdinand+I.
}}
* {{Austriaforum|AEIOU/Ferdinand_I}}
* {{Nömuseum|p|794}}

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