Archduke Frederick Ferdinand of Austria

Archduke Frederick Ferdinand Leopold of Austria-Teschen (14 May 1821 Vienna, Austria - 5 Oct 1847 Vienna, Austria), was the son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847) and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1797-1829).Infobox Austriaemperorstyles
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altstyle=Sir|He gained the rank of Vice-Admiral and Commander-in-Chief in the service of the Imperial Marine. During the Oriental crisis of 1840 between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire, Archduke Frederick served with the Austrian fleet off the Levantine coast, as captain of the ship "Guerriera". He personally led the assault on the citadal of Sidon and Beirut soon fell afterwards. After the bombardment of Acre on 3 November 1840, Archduke Frederick led a small landing party of Austrians, British and Ottoman Turks and took the citadel of Acre after the Egyptian garrison had fled and flew the Turkish, British and Austrian flags over the citadel. In 1844 Archduke Frederick was made commander of the Austrian navy after the mutiny by Venetian Italian junior officers led by the sons of Austria's most prominent admiral, Baron Francesco Bandiera. He gained the rank of General Field Marshal in the service of the Austrian Army.

He died unmarried and without issue at the age of 26. He is buried in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna, Austria.

Ancestry

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1= 1. Archduke Frederick Ferdinand of Austria
2= 2. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
3= 3. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
4= 4. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
5= 5. Maria Louisa of Spain
6= 6. Frederick William, Duke of Nassau
7= 7. Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
8= 8. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
9= 9. Maria Theresa of Austria
10= 10. Charles III of Spain
11= 11. Maria Amalia of Saxony
12= 12. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
13= 13. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
14= 14. Georg, Landgrave of Kirchberg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg
15= 15. Countess Elisabeth Augusta Reuss of Greiz
16= 16. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
17= 17. Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans
18= 18. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
19= 19. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
20= 20. Philip V of Spain
21= 21. Elisabeth of Parma
22= 22. Augustus III of Poland
23= 23. Maria Josepha of Austria
24= 24. Charles Augustus, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
25= 25. Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein
26= 26. William IV, Prince of Orange
27= 27. Anne, Princess Royal
28= 28. Wilhelm Ludwig, Landgrave of Kirchberg
29= 29. Countess Luise of Dhaun
30= 30. Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz
31= 31. Konradine Eleonore, Princess Reuss of Köstritzahnentafel bottom