What illness prevented Ferdinand I from actively ruling the empire?
Smallpox
Typhoid
Severe epilepsy
Insanity
Answer
Severe epilepsy prevented Ferdinand I from actively ruling the empire. He had frequent epileptic seizures, which were often accompanied by violent convulsions and uncontrollable movements. These seizures left him exhausted and unable to concentrate, and they made it difficult for him to perform his duties as ruler. As a result, his brother Maximilian II became the de facto ruler of the empire.
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