Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria
- Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria
Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Further Austria (de: "Erzherzog Ferdinand Karl von Österreich"), (May 17, 1628 – December 30, 1662 in Kaltern) was the ruler of Further Austria including Tirol from 1646 to 1662.
As the son of Archduke Leopold V and Claudia de' Medici, 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.
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. In 1655, the Swedish Queen Christine converted to the Catholic Faith in Innsbruck's Court Church.
Ancestors
Marriage and children
Ferdinand Charles married Anna of Medici. She was a daughter of Cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Maria Magdalena of Austria (+1631). They had two children:
*Claudia Felicitas of Austria (30 May, 1653 - 8 April, 1676). Married Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
*Maria Magdalena of Austria (17 August, 1656 - 21 January, 1669).
External links
* [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/habsburg/habsburg4.html#FKP A listing of descendants of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]
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