Ferdinand III of Austria
Known to historians as Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, (July 13, 1608 – April 2, 1657), he was made King of Hungary in 1625, and King of Bohemia in 1627 in OTL. As the oldest son of Ferdinand II he eventually reigned as Holy Roman Emperor—between February 15, 1637 – 1657.
- In the 1632 series: He was replaced by Wallenstein in 1633 as leader of Bohemia (Ring of Fire.) After the death of his father he publicly renounced the title of "Holy Roman Emperor" and assumed the title Emperor of Austria-Hungary
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“I fairly confess that, acting as nature and simplicity dictated, no sooner did I see the once loved bosom of my Ferdinand free from those deformed demons which had crept in and filled up the vacant space, than beholding my natural home once more the seat of innocence and truth, my heart joyfully danced into its delightful abode.”
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)