Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este

Archduke Ferdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus of Austria-Este (1 June 1754-24 December 1806), was the fourth son and fourteenth child of Franz I and Maria Theresa, became heir to the Duchies of Modena and Reggio through his marriage on 15 October 1771 to Beatrice d'Este, the daughter of Ercole III d'Este, and served as commander of an Austrian army in the War of the Third Coalition (1805).

Related Topics:
1 June - 1754 - 24 December - 1806 - Franz I - Maria Theresa - Duchies of Modena and Reggio - 15 October - 1771 - Este - War of the Third Coalition - 1805

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Children of Archduke Ferdinand Karl and Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Modena:

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• Josef Franz (1772)
• Maria Theresia (1773-1832), married Victor Emanuel I, King of Sardinia
• Josepha (1775-1777)
• Maria Leopoldina (1776-1848), married Karl Theodor, Elector of Bavaria
• Franz (1779-1846), Duke of Modena, married eldest daughter of his sister, Maria Theresia
• Ferdinand Karl Joseph (1781-1850)
• Maximilian Joseph (1782-1863), Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
• Maria Antonia (1784-1786)
• Karl (1785-1809)
• Marie Ludovika (1787-1816), married her first cousin Franz I, Emperor of Austria