Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria

Archduke of Austria

Date of Birth: 17-May-1628

Place of Birth: Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1662

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Ferdinand Charles (17 May 1628 – 30 December 1662) was the Archduke of Further Austria, including Tyrol, from 1646 to 1662. As the son of Archduke Leopold V and Claudia de' Medici, he succeeded his father upon the latter's death in 1632, under his mother's regency.
He took over his mother's governatorial duties when he came of age in 1646.
To finance his extravagant living style, he sold goods and entitlements.
For example, he wasted the exorbitant sum which France had to pay to the Tyrolean Habsburgs for the cession of their fiefs west of the Rhine (Alsace, Sundgau and Breisach).
He also fixed the border to Graubünden in 1652. Ferdinand Charles was an absolutist ruler, did not call any diet after 1648 and had his chancellor Wilhelm Biener executed illegally in 1651 after a secret trial.
On the other hand, he was a lover of music: Italian opera was performed in his court.



Alternative names	Frans Luyckx, Luycks, Leuycx, Leux, Lux, Luix, Leic, Laix, Leix, Lieix, Löx, Likh
Description	Flemish painter, court painter and miniaturist
Date of birth/death	17 April 1604 (baptised)	1 May 1668
Location of birth/death	Antwerp	Vienna
Work location	Vienna (1647-1668)
Authority control	: Q700524 VIAF: 13231274 ISNI: 0000 0000 6680 4360 ULAN: 500014615 LCCN: nr96033172 WGA: LUYCKX, Frans WorldCat