Ruler · 1503 – 1564

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

Lived 1503 – 1564; monarch, politician. Holy Roman Emperor of Holy Roman Empire, 1556 – 1564; also in the line of House of Habsburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Kingdom of Bohemia, Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867) and Habsburg monarchy.

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Lived: 1503 – 1564; 61 years
In office: 38 years; one reign
Lines: 6; states
Left it: died in office; read off the dates alone

Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Empire · the 21st of 34 dated reigns · 962 – 1806

17 before

Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor1452 – 1493

Maximilian I1508 – 1519

Charles V1519 – 1556

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor1556 – 1564

Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor1564 – 1576

Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor1576 – 1612

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor1612 – 1619

10 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 1556 – 1564 · 8 years · came to it aged 53

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1564, the year they died

Also in the line of House of Habsburg (4th of 14), Kingdom of Hungary (38th of 55), Kingdom of Bohemia (18th of 34), Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867) (1st of 17, read from the line of Austria-Hungary) and Habsburg monarchy (2nd of 9).

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