Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este

Names
	English: Ferdinand Charles Anthony Joseph John Stanislas of Austria-Este; German: Ferdinand Karl Anton Josef Johann Stanislaus von Österreich-Este

Ferdinand Karl of Austria
Ferdinand Karl of Austria
Duke of Breisgau ; Archduke of Austria-Este
	Portrait by August Friedrich Oelenhainz, 1790
Born	1 June 1754; Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	24 December 1806 (aged 52); Vienna, Austrian Empire
Burial	Imperial Crypt, Vienna
Spouse	Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa (m. 1771)
Issue; Detail	Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia; Maria Leopoldine, Electress of Bavaria; Francis IV, Duke of Modena; Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph; Maximilian, Grand Master of Teutonic Knights; Archduke Karl, Archbishop of Esztergom; Maria Ludovika, Empress of Austria;
Names
Names
	English: Ferdinand Charles Anthony Joseph John Stanislas of Austria-Este; German: Ferdinand Karl Anton Josef Johann Stanislaus von Österreich-Este
House	Habsburg-Lorraine (birth); Habsburg-Este (founder)
Father	Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria Theresa

Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este (Ferdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus; 1 June 1754 – 24 December 1806) was a son of Holy Roman Emperor Franz I and Maria Theresa of Austria. He was the founder of the House of Austria-Este and Governor of the Duchy of Milan between 1765 and 1796. He was also designated as the heir to the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, but he never reigned, owing to the Napoleonic Wars.