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Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor

1503 - 1564

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Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564. Before his accession as emperor, he ruled the Austrian hereditary lands of the House of Habsburg in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Also, he often served as Charles' representative in the Holy Roman Empire and developed encouraging relationships with German princes. In addition, Ferdinand also developed valuable relationships with the German banking house of Jakob Fugger and the Catalan bank, Banca Palenzuela Levi Kahana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor is the 219th most popular politician (down from 172nd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Spain (down from 18th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Spanish Politician.

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, was most famous for his role in the Thirty Years War. Ferdinand I was Holy Roman Emperor from 1558-1619. He was also King of Hungary and Bohemia.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 219 out of 19,576. Before him are Xi Jinping, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Haakon VII of Norway, Sun Yat-sen, Lech Wałęsa, and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Mehmed III, Joanna of Castile, Benjamin Netanyahu, Richard Nixon, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, and Deng Xiaoping.

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Among people born in 1503, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 2. Before him is Nostradamus. After him are Bronzino, Isabella of Portugal, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Parmigianino, Christian III of Denmark, Henry II of Navarre, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, Robert Estienne, and Gerolama Orsini. Among people deceased in 1564, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 3. Before him are Michelangelo, and John Calvin. After him are Andreas Vesalius, Pierre Belon, Matrakçı Nasuh, Rani Durgavati, Sabina of Bavaria, Charles Estienne, Giovanni da Udine, Éléonore de Roye, and Theodore Bibliander.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 20 out of 3,355. Before him are Hadrian (76), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Theodosius I (340), Isabella I of Castile (1451), Saint Lawrence (225), and Joan Miró (1893). After him are Joanna of Castile (1479), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Pope Callixtus III (1379), Francis Xavier (1506), and Maimonides (1138).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor ranks 7. Before him are Trajan (53), Francisco Franco (1892), Philip II of Spain (1527), Hadrian (76), Theodosius I (340), and Isabella I of Castile (1451). After him are Joanna of Castile (1479), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Philip III of Spain (1578), Alfonso XIII of Spain (1886), and Charles II of Spain (1661).

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