Person

Ferdinand I of Austria

1793–1875 · 19th century

Ferdinand I of Austria was emperor from 1835 to 1848, also king of Hungary, Bohemia and Illyria. Suffering from epilepsy, he left government to a regency council dominated by Metternich. During the revolutions of 1848 he was persuaded to abdicate in favour of his nephew Franz Joseph I, and he lived quietly in Prague until his death.

Ferdinand I of Austria
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