Maria Beatrice d'Este
Maria Theresa of Austria’s fourth son Ferdinand – Founder of a new House
The fourth son and fourteenth child of Maria Theresa and her husband Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, was born on 1 June 1754. The baby Archduke was named Ferdinand Karl. As one of the last children of the Imperial couple, it was always unlikely that Ferdinand would rule as Emperor or reign over any of [read more]