Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria (1793 - 1875) and Maria Anna of Savoy (1803 - 1884)

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Ferdinand was the eldest son of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily. As a result of his parents' genetic closeness (they were double first cousins), Ferdinand suffered from epilepsy, hydrocephalus, neurological problems, and a speech impediment. Upon his marriage to Maria Anna of Savoy, the court physician considered it unlikely that he would be able to consummate the marriage. He was educated by Baron Josef Kalasanz von Erberg, and his wife Josephine, née Gräfin von Attems

María Ana de Austria, la abnegación de una Emperatriz

 

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Emperor Ferdinand I enjoyed studying heraldry. Despite being handicapped, he kept a regular diary.

 

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Ferdinand's sarcophagus in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna.

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During his reign, Emperor Ferdinand I was known as "Ferdinand the Good".

 

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Illustration of Empress Maria Anna

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Coronation of Ferdinand I of Austria and Maria Anna of Sardinia as King and Queen of Bohemia, in Prague in 1836.

Ferdinand I in 1843.

 

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Photograph of the Emperor Ferdinand I by the 1860s.