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Abdication

Name: Abdication – Germany factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Germany · House / House of Habsburg. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records

1556–1806Date range

2Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1556

Ferdinand I1556

Augsburg · House / House of Habsburg

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

1806

Francis II1806

House / House of Habsburg

Abdicates as Holy Roman Emperor

Names involved

Ferdinand IFrancis II

Provenance

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