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Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias

Field	Value
name	Ferdinand
title	Prince of Asturias
image	Infante Ferdinand by Alonso Sánchez Coello.jpg
caption	Portrait by Sánchez Coello,
house	Habsburg
father	Philip II of Spain
mother	Anna of Austria
birth_date	4 December 1571
birth_place	Madrid, Crown of Castile, Spain
death_date
death_place	Madrid, Crown of Castile, Spain
burial_place	El Escorial

Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (4 December 1571 – 18 October 1578) was a member of the House of Habsburg who was heir apparent to the Spanish throne.

Biography

Painting by Titian of Ferdinand's father offering him to victory

Born on 4 December 1571 at the Royal Alcázar of Madrid, Ferdinand was the eldest child of Philip II and Anne of Austria. His mother was Philip II's niece and fourth wife. His elder half-brother, Don Carlos, had died in 1568, which meant that he was the new heir-apparent at birth and therefore Prince of Asturias. To thank God for the birth of the long-awaited son, prisoners were released – as commemorated in Titian's painting, Philip II Offering Don Fernando to Victory.

Most of his time was spent with his mother, his nurses and his two elder half sisters Catherine and Isabella.

On 31 May 1573, Ferdinand was officially made Prince of Asturias at San Jerónimo el Real.

Ferdinand died of dysentery. His father was eventually succeeded by his youngest brother, Philip III of Spain.

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{{cite book |title=King of Two Worlds: Philip II of Spain

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