Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Ferdinand III
Grand Duke Ferdinand III by an unknown artist.
Grand Duke of Tuscany
Reign	22 Julie 1790–3 August 1801
Predecessor	Leopold II
Successor	Louis I (as King of Etruria)
Reign	27 April 1814 – 18 June 1824
Predecessor	Elisa Bonaparte
Successor	Leopold II
Elector o Salzburg
Reign	11 February 1803–25 December 1805
Predecessor	Hieronymus von Colloredo (as Archbishop of Salzburg)
Successor	Francis I of Austria (as Duke of Salzburg)
Grand Duke of Würzburg
Reign	25 December 1805–1 May 1814
Predecessor	Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria
Successor	Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria
Born	6 May 1769 Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Died	18 June 1824(1824-06-18) (aged 55) Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Spouse	Luisa of Naples Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony
Issue	Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany Archduchess Maria Luisa Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia
Full name
Ferdinando Giuseppe Giovanni Baptista
House	Habsburg-Lorraine (Tuscany branch)
Father	Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria Luisa of Spain
Religion	Roman Catholic

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Ferdinando Giuseppe Giovanni Baptista; 6 May 1769 – 18 June 1824) was a Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1790 till 1801 an, after a period of disenfranchisement, again from 1814 to 1824.

First marriage

On 15 August 1790, Ferdinand III married his cousin Princess Luisa of Naples, daughter of King Ferdinando IV o Naples and III of Sicily and Maria Carolina of Austria.

Issue

1. Archduchess Carolina Ferdinanda Teresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (1793–1802), died young.
2. Archduke Francesco Leopoldo, Grand Prince of Tuscany (1794–1800), died young.
3. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797–1870) married Maria Anna of Saxony and had children. Remarried Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies and had issue.
4. Archduchess Maria Luisa Giuseppa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (1799–1857), born disabled.
5. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (1801–1855), married Charles Albert, Prince of Carignano and had issue.
6. Stillborn son (1802).

Second marriage

On 6 May 1821 the Grand Duke married Princess Maria Ferdinanda of Saxony, a daughter of Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony an Princess Carolina of Parma. They had no children.

Titles and styles

• 6 May 1769 - 22 June 1790 His Royal Highness The Archduke Ferdinando of Austria, Prince of Tuscany.
• 22 June 1790 - 3 August 1801 His Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duke of Tuscany
• 26 December 1802 - 25 December 1805 His Royal Highness The Prince Elector and Grand Duke of Salzburg.
• 25 December 1805 - 6 August 1806 His Royal Highness The Prince Elector and Grand Duke of Würzburg.
• 6 August 1806 - 27 April 1814 His Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duke of Würzburg.
• 27 April 1814 - 18 June 1824 His Royal Highness The Most Serene Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Honours

• Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (Austria)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary (Austria)
• Knight of the Order of the Rue Crown (Saxony)
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Ferdinand and of Merit (Two Sicilies)
• Knight of the Order o Saint Januarius (Two Sicilies)
• Knight of the Order of Saint Joseph (Tuscany)
• Knight of the Holy Military Order of Saint Stephen Pope and Martyr (Tuscany)

• Grand Masters of the Order of Saint Joseph (Tuscany)
• Grand Master of the Holy Military Order of Saint Stephen Pope and Martyr (Tuscany)