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Ferdinand I Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Ferdinand I, based on 9 World History Database records associated with Germany.

9 records1503–15649 events4 places

Chronological biography

1503

Birth of Ferdinand I1503
House / House of Habsburg · Emperor

Birth of Ferdinand I

1555

Peace1555
House / House of Habsburg · Emperor · Augsburg

Ends religious wars in Germany by signing the peace of augsburg

1556

Abdication1556
House / House of Habsburg · Emperor · Augsburg

Ferdinand I becomes Emperor & rules over Austria, Hungary & Bohemia

1558

Emperor RecognizedMarch 1558
House / House of Habsburg · Emperor · Frankfurt

Ferdinand I is recognized as Holy Roman Emperor after Charles V's abdication

Holy Roman EmperorMarch 1558
House / House of Habsburg · Emperor · Frankfurt

Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor after Charles V's abdication is recognized

SuccessionMarch 1558
House / House of Habsburg · Emperor · Frankfurt

Ferdinand I is recognized as Holy Roman Emperor

1562

Peace with OttomansAugust 1562
House / House of Habsburg · King · Prague

Ferdinand agrees peace terms with Suleyman's empire

1563

Hungarian Succession SecuredSeptember 1563
House / House of Habsburg · Emperor · Vienna

Ferdinand secures Maximilian's succession in Hungary

1564

Death of Ferdinand I1564
House / House of Habsburg · Emperor

Death of Ferdinand I, succeeded by his son Maximilian II

Titles and roles

Emperor · King

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.