Germany: Ferdinand I (1503-1564), 31st Holy Roman emperor, 17th century. Engraved by Peter Troschel (1620 - 1667). Ferdinand I (1503-1564) was the so

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Germany: Ferdinand I (1503-1564), 31st Holy Roman emperor, 17th century. Engraved by Peter Troschel (1620 - 1667). Ferdinand I (1503-1564) was the son of Philip I of Castile and Queen Joanna I of Castile, grandson of Emperor Maximilian I and younger brother of future emperor Charles V. Born and raised in Spain, he was sent to Flanders in 1518. When Charles became Holy Roman emperor in 1519, Ferdinand was entrusted with the governing of their hereditary Austrian lands, becoming Archduke of Austria and adopting the German culture as his own.

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