Ferdinand IV of Hungary
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Ferdinand IV was King of the Romans
King of the Romans
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, King of Hungary, and King of Bohemiahttp://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/204534/Ferdinand-IV.
He was born in Vienna
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, the eldest son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III was Holy Roman Emperor from 15 February 1637 until his death, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia and Archduke of Austria.-Life:...

 and his first wife Maria Ana of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain
Philip III of Spain
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 and Margaret of Austria.

He was an older brother of Mariana of Austria
Mariana of Austria
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 and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...

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He was made King of Bohemia in 1646, King of Hungary
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Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 in 1647 (coronation took place on June 16 in Pressburg) and was elected King of the Romans (future ruler of the Holy Roman Empire
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) on May 31, 1653, and crowned at Ratisbon (Regensburg
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) on June 18 of the same year. He died in Vienna, predeceasing his father, leaving his younger brother, the future Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
| style="float:right;" | Leopold I was a Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia. A member of the Habsburg family, he was the second son of Emperor Ferdinand III and his first wife, Maria Anna of Spain. His maternal grandparents were Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria...

, as heir. He died of smallpox
Smallpox
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