Ferdinand Karl (Austria-Tyrol)
Ferdinand Karl of Austria (born May 17, 1628 in Innsbruck ; † December 30, 1662 in Kaltern ) was an Archduke of Austria and from 1646 to 1662 Prince of Tyrol .
Life
Ferdinand was the son of Leopold V and Claudia de 'Medici and thus nephew of Emperor Ferdinand II . At the age of majority in 1646, he took over the affairs of government from his mother, who had exercised it since his father's death in 1632. To finance his dissolute lifestyle, he sold and pledged goods and rights. For example, he wasted the huge amount of compensation that France had to pay the Tyrolean Habsburgs for the final cession of the possessions on the left bank of the Rhine ( Alsace , Sundgau ) and Breisach that had been lost in the war . During his time, the state-legally unambiguous border with Graubünden was established in 1652.
Ferdinand Karl ruled in an absolutist way, did not convene a state parliament after 1648 and had his chancellor Wilhelm Biener illegally executed in 1651 after a secret trial. In 1655 the Swedish Queen Christine converted to the Catholic faith in the Innsbruck court church .
During his tenure, the Italian opera at the Innsbruck court gained European importance. The choirmaster at the court was the respected composer Antonio Cesti and one of the Italian musicians was the composer and guitarist Bartolotti , who had previously been employed at Christine's court . From 1658 Laurentius von Schnüffis - previously a traveling comedian, after the regent's death a Capuchin and as such an important preacher and poet - was a court actor in Innsbruck.
progeny
He married Anna de 'Medici (1616–1676), daughter of his maternal uncle Cosimo II of Florence, and Maria Magdalena, his paternal aunt, on June 10, 1646. Children:
- Claudia Felizitas (1653–1676), married to Emperor Leopold I.
- Maria Magdalena (1656–1669)
- Daughter (* / † 1654)
literature
- Thomas Kuster: FERDINAND KARL von Habsburg. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 32, Bautz, Nordhausen 2011, ISBN 978-3-88309-615-5 , Sp. 433-449.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Tyler: A Guide to Playing the Baroque Guitar. Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis 2011, ISBN 978-0-253-22289-3 , p. 70.
- ^ Wurzbach: Anna of Florence . No. 30. In: Biographical Lexicon. 6th part. Vienna 1860, p. 153 ( digitized version ).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Claudia de 'Medici (Regency) |
Prince of Tyrol 1646–1662 |
Sigismund Franz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferdinand Karl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ferdinand Karl of Austria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Prince of Tyrol |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1628 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | innsbruck |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 30, 1662 |
| Place of death | Kaltern |