Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

## **Reign**

* April 27, 1814 - June 18, 1824 (10 years, as Grand Duke of Tuscany)
* Preceded by Elisa, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
* Succeeded by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

* December 25, 1805 - May 1, 1814 (8 years, as Grand Duke of Würzburg)
* Preceded by Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria
* Succeeded by Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria

* December 25, 1805 - August 6, 1806 (7 months, as Elector of Würzburg)
* Preceded by Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria
* The Electorship of Würzburg was abolished with the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire.

* February 11, 1803 - December 25, 1805 (2 years, as Elector of Salzburg)
* Preceded by Hieronymous, Count Colleredo von Wallsee und Melz
* Succeeded by Francis I, Emperor of Austria

* July 22, 1790 - August 3, 1801 (11 years, as Grand Duke of Tuscany)
* Preceded by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
* Succeeded by Louis I, King of Etruria

## **Life Data**

* Ferdinando Giuseppe Giovanni Battista
* House of Habsburg-Lorraine
* Born May 6, 1769 (Florence, Italy)
* Died June 18, 1824 (55 years)

## **Immediate Family**

* Father: Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747-92)
* Mother: Maria Luisa, Infanta of Spain (1745-92)

* Sibling 1: Maria Theresa, Queen of Saxony (1767-1827)
* Sibling 2: Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)
* Sibling 3: Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria (1770-1809)
* Sibling 4: Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847)
* Sibling 5: Alexander Leopold, Archduke of Austria (1772-95)
* Sibling 6: Albrecht, Archduke of Austria (1773-74)
* Sibling 7: Maximilian, Archduke of Austria (1774-78)
* Sibling 8: Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776-1847)
* Sibling 9: Maria Clementina, Duchess of Calabria (1777-1801)
* Sibling 10: Anton Victor, Archduke of Austria (1779-1835)
* Sibling 11: Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria (1780-98)
* Sibling 12: John, Archduke of Austria (1782-1859)
* Sibling 13: Rainer Joseph, Archduke of Austria (1783-1853)
* Sibling 14: Louis, Archduke of Austria (1784-1864)
* Sibling 15: Rudolf, Archduke of Austria (1788-1831)

* Paternal Grandfather: Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708-65)
* Paternal Grandmother: Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria (1717-80)

* Maternal Grandfather: Charles III, King of Spain (1716-88)
* Maternal Grandmother: Maria Amalia, Princess of Saxony (1724-60)

## **First Wife: Luisa, Princess of Naples and Sicily**

* Born July 27, 1773
* Father: Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies (1751-1825)
* Mother: Maria Carolina, Archduchess of Austria (1752-1814)
* Died September 19, 1802 (29 years)

* Marriage: August 15, 1790 - September 19, 1802 (12 years, widowed)

## **Child 1: Carolina Ferdinanda, Archduchess of Austria**

* Carolina Ferdinanda Teresa
* Born August 2, 1793
* Died January 5, 1802 (8 years)

## **Child 2: Francesco Leopoldo, Grand Prince of Tuscany**

* Francesco Leopoldo
* Born December 15, 1794
* Died May 18, 1800 (5 years)

## **Child 3: Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany**

* Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl
* Born October 3, 1797
* Died January 29, 1870 (72 years)

* First Wife: Maria Anna, Princess of Saxony (1799-1832)
* Marriage: November 16, 1817 - March 24, 1832 (14 years, widowed)

* Child 1: Carolina Auguste, Archduchess of Austria (1822-41)

* Child 2: Auguste Ferdinande, Archduchess of Austria (1825-64)
* m.1844 Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821-1912)
* Children: 3 sons, 1 daughter

* Child 3: Maria Maximiliana, Archduchess of Austria (1827-34)

* Second Wife: Maria Antonia, Princess of the Two Sicilies (1814-98)
* Marriage: June 7, 1833 - January 29, 1870 (36 years, died)

* Child 4: Maria Isabella, Archduchess of Austria (1834-1901)
* m.1850 Francis, Count of Trapani (1827-92)
* Children: 2 sons, 4 daughters

* Child 5: Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1835-1908)
* m.1856 Anna, Princess of Saxony (1836-59)
* Children: 1 daughter
* m.1868 Alice, Princess of Bourbon-Parma (1849-1935)
* Children: 5 sons, 5 daughters

* Child 6: Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria (1836-38)
* Child 7: Maria Christina, Archduchess of Austria (1838-49)

* Child 8: Karl Salvator, Archduke of Austria (1839-92)
* m.1861 Maria Immaculata, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1844-99)
* Children: 5 sons, 5 daughters

* Child 9: Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria (1840-41)
* Child 10: Rainer Salvator, Archduke of Austria (1842-44)

* Child 11: Maria Luisa, Archduchess of Austria (1845-1917)
* m.1865 Karl, Prince of Isenburg-Büdingen (1838-99)
* Children: 5 sons, 4 daughters

* Child 12: Ludwig Salvator, Archduke of Austria (1847-1915)

* Child 13: Johann Salvator, Archduke of Austria (1852-90)
* m.1889 Ludmilla Stubel (1852-90)

## **Child 4: Maria Luisa, Archduchess of Austria**

* Maria Luisa Giuseppa Cristina Rosa
* Born August 30, 1798
* Died June 15, 1857 (58 years)

## **Child 5: Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria**

* Maria Teresa Francesca Giuseppa Giovanna Benedetta
* Born March 12, 1801
* Died January 12, 1855 (53 years)

* Husband: Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1798-1849)
* Marriage: September 30, 1817 - July 28, 1849 (31 years, widowed)

* Child 1: Victor Emmanuel II, King of Italy (1820-78)
* m.1842 Adelaide, Archduchess of Austria (1822-55)
* Children: 6 sons, 2 daughters
* m.1869 Rosa Vercellana, Countess of Mirafiori and Fontanafredda (1833-85)

* Child 2: Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa (1822-55)
* m.1850 Elisabeth, Princess of Saxony (1830-1912)
* Children: 1 son, 1 daughter

* Child 3: Maria Cristina, Princess of Savoy (1826-27)

## **Second Wife: Maria Ferdinanda, Princess of Saxony**

* Born April 27, 1796
* Father: Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1759-1838)
* Mother: Carolina, Princess of Parma (1770-1804)
* Died January 3, 1865 (68 years)

* Marriage: May 6, 1821 - June 18, 1824 (3 years, died)