Birth of Ferdinand I1793
Birth of Ferdinand I, son of Francis II
Historical person
Ferdinand I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ferdinand I, based on 30 World History Database records associated with Austria.
30 records1793–184819 events11 places
Chronological biography
1793
1835
Succession1835
Succeeds as Emperor of Austria
1838
Succession1838
Succeeds as King of Lombardy
Succession1838
Succeeds as King of Venetia
1846
Siege of Cracow12 March 1846
Austrian & Russian troops occupy Cracow
1848
Constitution of Austria1848
Founds a Provisional Parliament
Frankfurt Assembly1848
In the Revolutions of 1848 the Austrian dominated German Confederation is dissolved and the Frankfurt Assembly seeks to establish new constitutions for the German states
German Confederation1848
In the Revolutions of 1848 the Austrian dominated German Confederation is dissolved and the Frankfurt Assembly seeks to establish new constitutions for the German states
Reballion of Rebels in Milan1848
Rebellion breaks out in Milan
Reballion of Rebels in Piedmont1848
Piedmont declares war on Austro
DemonstrationsMarch 1848
Demonstrations break out in Kracow
DemonstrationsMarch 1848
Demonstrations break out in Prague
Constitution of Austria15 March 1848
Forced to promise a constitution
Reballion of Rebels in Pest15 March 1848
A bloodless revolution in Pest leads to wider social representation in the Diet
Reballion of Rebels in Milan18 March 1848
Italian revolutionaries rebel against Austrian rule
Declaration of War22 March 1848
Sardinia-Piedmont declares war for the nationalists in Austrias Italian provinces
Reballion of Rebels in Sardinia22 March 1848
Sardinia-Piedmont declares war for the nationalists in Austrias Italian provinces
Siege of CracowApril 1848
Austrian troops bombard Cracow
Constitution of Austria11 April 1848
The Hungarian Kingdom becomes a constitutional monarchy
Reform of Taxation11 April 1848
Signs laws which abolish serfdom & makes peasants owners of the land they cultivate. Revokes the tax-free status of the nobility & ends censorship
Serfdom11 April 1848
Signs laws which abolish serfdom & makes peasants owners of the land they cultivate
Committee of Public SafetyMay 1848
The Committee of Public Safety rules Vienna
DemonstrationsMay 1848
The Court flees to Innsbruck. The Committee of Public Safety rules Vienna
DemonstrationsMay 1848
Students demonstrate over the limited franchise
FranchiseMay 1848
Students demonstrate over the limited franchise
Independence of AustriaMay 1848
Croatia declares independence
Independence of CroatiaMay 1848
Croatia declares independence
DemonstrationsAugust 1848
The Court returns to Vienna
DemonstrationsOctober 1848
The Court id forced to flee from Vienna again. Ordering troops from Vienna to Hungary provkes further demonstrations
AbdicationDecember 1848
Abdicates in favor of his nephew Francis Joseph after the revolution of 1848
Titles and roles
Emperor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.