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Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

1608–1657 · 17th century

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, of the Habsburg dynasty, reigned from 1637 to 1657. He commanded the imperial army at Nördlingen in 1634 and, as emperor, sought to end the Thirty Years' War, accepting the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Like other emperors he raised loyal nobles in rank, creating new imperial duchies and counties.

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
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Duchy of ArenbergCounty of Rantzau

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