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# Generated: 2026-08-31T19:04:33.512Z

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birthDate: "1633-09-08"
deathDate: "1654-07-09"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born 8 September 1633, Ferdinand moved through the Habsburg ladder with choreographed precision: crowned King of Bohemia in 1646 at thirteen, King of Hungary and Croatia in 1647, then on 31 May 1653 elevated to King of the Romans — the formal designation of the next Holy Roman Emperor. He also held the Duchy of Cieszyn. The trajectory was imperial, the timeline methodical, every crown a step toward inheriting the largest Christian monarchy in Europe. On 9 July 1654, smallpox killed him. He was twenty years old.