Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este (1754–1806)

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Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este
Ferdinand Karl and Beatrice of Austria-Este

Ferdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus of Austria (born June 1, 1754 in Vienna , † December 24, 1806 there ) was Archduke of Austria, Governor General of Lombardy and the founder of the House of Austria-Este .

Life

Archduke Ferdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus von Habsburg-Lothringen was born on June 1, 1754 as the fourteenth child and fourth son of Maria Theresa and Emperor Franz I Stephan in Vienna .

Ferdinand Karl was an Austrian archduke and, as one of the youngest children of Maria Theresa, spent a rather carefree childhood and youth, as his older brothers were far ahead of him in the line of succession. Maria Theresa forged marriage plans for her fourteen surviving children at an early age. As part of these marriage negotiations, beneficial dynastic relationships should be established. Archduke Ferdinand was therefore betrothed to the Duke of Modena's only daughter, Maria Beatrice d'Este (1750–1829), at an early age . The young Italian princess was to inherit the Duchy of Modena from her father. On October 15, 1771, the young 17-year-old Archduke Ferdinand married Maria Beatrice in Milan .

On this festive occasion, 15-year-old Mozart wrote the opera Ascanio in Alba . The opera premiered on October 17, 1771 in Milan at the Teatro Ducale.

Part of the wedding celebrations was the world premiere of the opera Il Ruggiero by Johann Adolph Hasse .

The marriage between Ferdinand Karl and Maria Beatrice was a happy one. The residence was the Royal Villa of Monza . The couple had nine children and became the founders of the Habsburg-Este line. In 1780 Ferdinand Karl became governor of Lombardy until he and his family were expelled from there by Napoleon . Politically, however, like his older sister Maria Christina , he remained powerless as governor of the Netherlands. Joseph II did not give his brother much leeway. Nevertheless, the couple was very popular with the population, mainly because of their social commitment.

Napoleon's invasion of Milan in 1796 forced the family to flee from the French troops. After staying in Trieste and Brno, the Duchess and some of the children settled in Wiener Neustadt, while Ferdinand and his older sons moved into residence in the Belvedere Palace in Vienna.

In 1803 his father-in-law, Ercole III, died. d'Este and Ferdinand inherited his compensation country, the Duchy of Modena-Breisgau . Also in 1803 his wife bought a house in the center of Vienna, where the whole family moved. However, the Archduke could not enjoy the common domicile for long, as he died of ascites on Christmas Day 1806 . Karl Ferdinand of Austria-Este one of those 41 those "a funeral Isolated " with allocation of the body on all three traditional burial sites Wiener Habsburg ( Kaisergruft , Herzgruft , Herzog crypt received).

progeny

ancestors

Pedigree of Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este
Great-great-grandparents

Nikolaus Franz von Vaudémont (1609–1670)
⚭ 1634
Claudia of Lorraine (1612–1648)

Emperor
Ferdinand III. (1608–1657)
⚭ 1651
Eleonora of Mantua (1630–1686)

King
Louis XIII (1601–1643)
⚭ 1615
Anna of Austria (1601–1666)

Elector
Karl I. Ludwig (1617–1680)
⚭ 1650
Charlotte von Hessen-Kassel (1627–1686)

Emperor
Ferdinand III. (1608–1657)
⚭ 1631
Maria Anna of Spain (1606–1646)

Elector
Philipp Wilhelm (1615–1690)
⚭ 1653
Elisabeth Amalia of Hessen-Darmstadt (1635–1709)

Prince
Anton Ulrich von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1633–1714)
⚭ 1656
Elisabeth Juliane von Holstein-Norburg (1634–1704)

Prince
Albrecht Ernst I of Oettingen (1642–1683)
⚭ 1665

Christine Friederike von Württemberg (1644–1674)
Great grandparents

Duke Karl V. Leopold (1643–1690)
⚭ 1678
Eleanor of Austria (1653–1697)

Philip I of Bourbon (1640–1701)
⚭ 1671
Elisabeth of the Palatinate (1652–1722)

Emperor Leopold I (1640–1705)
⚭ 1676
Eleonore Magdalene von der Pfalz (1655–1720)

Duke Ludwig Rudolf of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1671–1735)
⚭ 1690
Christine Luise von Oettingen (1671–1747)
Grandparents

Duke Leopold Joseph of Lorraine (1679–1729)
⚭ 1698
Élisabeth Charlotte de Bourbon-Orléans (1676–1744)

Emperor Charles VI. (1685–1740)
⚭ 1708
Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1691–1750)
parents

Emperor Franz I Stephan (1708–1765)
⚭ 1736
Maria Theresia (1717–1780)

Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este

literature

Web links

Commons : Ferdinand Karl von Österreich-Este  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Friedrich Weissensteiner : Women on the Habsburgs Throne - the Austrian Empresses , Ueberreuter-Verlag Vienna, 1998
personal data
SURNAME Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus of Austria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Archduke of Austria, Governor General of Lombardy and founder of the House of Habsburg-Este
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1754
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH December 24, 1806
Place of death Vienna