Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria

Archduke of Further Austria

(m. 1646)

IssueClaudia Felicitas, Holy Roman EmpressHouseHabsburgFatherLeopold V, Archduke of AustriaMotherClaudia de' MediciReligionRoman Catholicism

Ferdinand Charles (17 May 1628 – 30 December 1662) was the Archduke of Further Austria, including Tyrol, from 1646 to 1662.

As the son of Archduke Leopold V and Claudia de' Medici, he succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 1632, under his mother's regency. He took over his mother's governatorial duties when he came of age in 1646. To finance his extravagant living style, he sold goods and entitlements. For example, he wasted the exorbitant sum which France had to pay to the Tyrolean Habsburgs for the cession of their fiefs west of the Rhine (Alsace, Sundgau and Breisach). He also fixed the border to Graubünden in 1652.^[1]

Ferdinand Charles was an absolutist ruler, did not call any diet after 1648 and had his chancellor Wilhelm Biener executed illegally in 1651 after a secret trial. On the other hand, he was a lover of music: Italian opera was performed in his court.

Marriage, children and death

Ferdinand Charles married Anna de' Medici. She was a daughter of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Maria Magdalena of Austria († 1631). They had three children:

Claudia Felicitas of Austria (30 May 1653 – 8 April 1676). Married Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Daughter (born and died 19 July 1654), died at birth.
Maria Magdalena of Austria (17 August 1656 – 21 January 1669).

He died in Kaltern.

Bust portrait of Ferdinand Charles, after a painting by Anselm van Hulle. Collection Peace Palace Library.
Anna Medici, his wife by Justus Sustermans.

Ancestors

Ancestors of Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria

16. Philip I of Castile^[8]^[9]

8. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor^[4] (= 22)

17. Joanna of Castile^[9]

4. Charles II, Archduke of Austria^[2]

18. Vladislas II of Bohemia and Hungary^[10]

9. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary^[4] (= 23)

19. Anna of Foix-Candale^[10]

2. Leopold V, Archduke of Austria

20. William IV, Duke of Bavaria^[11]

10. Albert V, Duke of Bavaria^[5]

21. Marie of Baden-Sponheim^[11]

5. Maria Anna of Bavaria^[2]

22. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor^[12] (= 8)

11. Anna of Austria^[5]

23. Anna of Bohemia and Hungary^[12] (= 9)

1. Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria

24. Giovanni dalle Bande Nere^[6]

12. Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany^[6]

25. Maria Salviati^[6]

6. Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany^[3]

26. Pedro Álvarez de Toledo, Marquis of Villafranca^[13]

13. Eleanor de Toledo^[6]

27. Maria Osorio, 2nd Marquise of Villafranca^[13]

3. Claudia de' Medici

28. Francis I, Duke of Lorraine^[14]

14. Charles III, Duke of Lorraine^[7]

29. Christina of Denmark^[14]

7. Christina of Lorraine^[3]

30. Henry II of France^[15]

15. Claude of Valois^[7]

31. Catherine de' Medici^[15]

Male-line family tree

Habsburg

^{[n 1]}
Original line / Albertinian line / Leopoldian line

Max and Philip line / Spanish / Iberian line / Austrian / HRE line

Albert
Count of Habsburg
(c. 1188–1239)

Rudolf I
of Germany
(c. 1218–1291)

Albert I
of Germany
(1255–1308)

Hartmann
(1263–1281)

Rudolf II
Duke of Austria
(1270–1290)

Rudolf I
of Bohemia
(1281–1307)

Frederick
the Fair
(c. 1289–1330)

Leopold I
Duke of Austria
(1290–1326)

Albert II
Duke of Austria
(1298–1358)

Henry
the Friendly
(1299–1327)

Otto
Duke of Austria
(1301–1339)

John
Parricida
(c. 1290–1312/13)

Rudolf IV
Duke of Austria
(1339–1365)

Frederick III
Duke of Austria
(1347–1362)

Albert III
Duke of Austria
(1349–1395)

Leopold III
Duke of Austria
(1351–1386)

Frederick II
Duke of Austria
(1327–1344)

Leopold II
Duke of Austria
(1328–1344)

Albert IV
Duke of Austria
(1377–1404)

William
Duke of Austria
(c. 1370–1406)

Leopold IV
Duke of Austria
(1371–1411)

Ernest
Duke of Austria
(1377–1424)

Frederick IV
Duke of Austria
(1382–1439)

Albert II
of Germany
(1397–1439)

Frederick III
HRE
(1415–1493)

Albert VI
Archduke of Austria
(1418–1463)

Sigismund
Archduke of Austria
(1427–1496)

Ladislaus
the Posthumous
(1440–1457)

Maximilian I
HRE
(1459–1519)

Philip I
of Castile
(1478–1506)

Charles V
HRE
(1500–1558)

Ferdinand I
HRE
(1503–1564)

Philip II
of Spain
(1527–1598)

Maximilian II
HRE
(1527–1576)

Ferdinand II
Archduke of Austria
(1529–1595)

Charles II
Archduke of Austria
(1540–1590)

Carlos
Prince of Asturias
(1545–1568)

Philip III
of Spain
(1578–1621)

Rudolf II
HRE
(1552–1612)

Ernest
of Austria
(1553–1595)

Matthias
HRE
(1557–1619)

Maximilian III
Archduke of Austria
(1558–1618)

Albert VII
Archduke of Austria
(1559–1621)

Wenceslaus
Archduke of Austria
(1561–1578)

Andrew
Margrave of Burgau
(1558–1600)

Charles
Margrave of Burgau
(1560–1618)

Ferdinand II
HRE
(1578–1637)

Maximilian Ernest
of Austria
(1583–1616)

Leopold V
Archduke of Austria
(1586–1632)

Charles
of Austria
(1590–1624)

Philip IV
of Spain
(1605–1665)

Charles
of Austria
(1607–1632)

Ferdinand
of Austria
(1609–1641)

John-Charles
of Austria
(1605–1619)

Ferdinand III
HRE
(1608–1657)

Leopold Wilhelm
of Austria
(1614–1662)

Ferdinand Charles
Archduke of Austria
(1628–1662)

Sigismund Francis
Archduke of Austria
(1630–1665)

Balthasar Charles
Prince of Asturias
(1629–1646)

Charles II
of Spain
(1661–1700)

Ferdinand IV
King of the Romans
(1633–1654)

Leopold I
HRE
(1640–1705)

Charles Joseph
of Austria
(1649–1664)

Joseph I
HRE
(1678–1711)

Charles VI
HRE
(1685–1740)

Notes:

^ "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

References

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Leopold VI the Glorious (1198–1230)
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Vladislaus of Moravia (claimant 1246–1247)
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Frederick V the Peaceful (1457–1493)
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Charles I (1519–1521)
Ferdinand I (1521–1564)
Maximilian II (1564–1576)
Rudolf V (1576–1608)
Matthias (1608–1619)
Albert VII (1619)
Ferdinand III (1590, 1619–1637)
Ferdinand IV (1637–1657)
Leopold V (1623–1632)
Ferdinand Charles (1632–1662)
Sigismund Francis (1662–1665)
Leopold VI (1657, 1665–1705)
Joseph I (1705–1711)
Charles III (1711–1740)
Maria Theresa (1740–1780)
Francis I Stephen (1740–1765)
Joseph II (1765–1790)
Leopold VII (1790–1792)
Francis II (1792–1835)
Ferdinand I (1835–1848)
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Styria, Carinthia, Carniola

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William the Courteous (1386–1406)
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Ernest the Iron (1402–1424)
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Maximilian I the Last Knight (1493–1519)
Charles I (1519–1521)
Ferdinand I (1521–1564)
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Ferdinand III (1590–1637)

House of Habsburg
Tyrol

Rudolf IV the Founder (1363–1365)
Leopold III the Just (1365–1386)
William the Courteous (1386–1406)
Frederick IV of the Empty Pockets (1406–1439)
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Maximilian I the Last Knight (1490–1519)
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Ferdinand I (1521–1564)
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Leopold VI (1665–1705)

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