Ferdinand Diederich Geske
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Ferdinand I | |
Reign | 12 March 1916 – 17 July 1917 |
Coronation | 20 July 1916 |
Predecessor | Kaiser Rudolf I |
Successor | Ferdinand II |
Born | 14 June 1871 Breslau, Breslau, Rotgeheim |
Spouse | Anna Maria Reininghaus |
Issue | Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Breslau Prince Hermann, Duke of Lindenfeld |
Full name | Ferdinand Diederich Wilhelm Geske |
House | House of Breslau |
Father | Rudolf I |
Mother | Annaliese Ehrenreich |
Religion | Lutheran |
Ferdinand Diederich Geske (born 14 June 1871), also known as Ferdinand I, is a member of the royal family of Breslau and former Kaiser of Rotgeheim. On 11 March 1916 his father, Kaiser Rudolf I, died, passing on rule of the country on to Ferdinand Diederich. He served on the throne for a little over a year before willfully abdicating in favor of his eldest son, Ferdinand Ludwig Geske.