Ferdinand Karl Viktor (20 July 1821 – 15 December 1849) was Archduke of
Austria-Este and Prince of
Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label= Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and '' comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.
A town, and seat o ...
.
Biography
Born in
Modena
Modena (, , ; egl, label= Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and '' comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy.
A town, and seat o ...
, he was the second son of
Francis IV of Modena
Francis IV Joseph Charles Ambrose Stanislaus (Italian: ''Francesco IV Giuseppe Carlo Ambrogio Stanislao d'Asburgo-Este''; 6 October 1779 – 21 January 1846) was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola (from 1815), Duke of Massa and Prince of Car ...
and his niece-consort
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
Maria Beatrice of Savoy (Maria Beatrice Vittoria Giuseppina; 6 December 1792 – 15 September 1840) was Duchess of Modena by marriage to Francis IV, Duke of Modena.
Biography Early life
She was the eldest daughter of Victor Emmanuel, Duke of A ...
. His paternal grandmother had been heiress to the Duchy of Modena, because her father
Ercole III d'Este had no sons.
Ferdinand married
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, daughter of
Archduke Josef Anton of Austria and his third wife
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline; 1 November 1797 in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia – 30 March 1855 in Pest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756–1817) and Princess ...
on 4 December 1846 in the
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace (german: Schloss Schönbrunn ; Central Bavarian: ''Schloss Scheenbrunn'') was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in Hietzing, Vienna. The name ''Schönbrunn'' (meaning “beautiful spring”) has its root ...
in Vienna. Elisabeth and Ferdinand had one daughter:
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Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919), who became the last
Queen of Bavaria. She also became the
Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland upon the death of her uncle
Francis V of Modena.
Ferdinand, who was a Feldmarschalleutnant (Austrian "two stars" general rank), died at
Brno
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a few months later at the age of 28 from
typhus
Typhus, also known as typhus fever, is a group of infectious diseases that include epidemic typhus, scrub typhus, and murine typhus. Common symptoms include fever, headache, and a rash. Typically these begin one to two weeks after exposure. ...
. His widow remarried with
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria.
Ferdinand is the link in the
Jacobite succession between his brother
Francis V, Duke of Modena and his daughter
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este.
Ancestry
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1821 births
1849 deaths
Deaths from typhus
Austria-Este
Modenese princes
Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria
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