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Ferdinand I of Austria

Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia. Born at Vienna. Died at Prague.

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Reigned

1835–1848	King of Bohemia
1835–1848	Emperor of Austria

'I am the emperor and I want dumplings'

Ferdinand I of Austria had epilepsy and was thought unfit to rule, so a council governed for him. Viennese tradition credits him with the line 'I am the emperor and I want dumplings!' He abdicated in 1848.

Family

Father: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother: Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
Married: Empress Maria Anna of Austria 1831
Siblings (7): Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma 1791
Maria Leopoldina of Austria 1797
Archduchess Maria Clementina, Princess of Salerno 1798
Archduke Joseph Franz of Austria 1799
Archduchess Marie Caroline Ferdinanda of Austria 1801
Archduke Franz Karl of Austria 1802
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria 1804

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