What provinces did Ferdinand inherit after his father's death?
Styria, Carinthia, Carniola
Bohemia, Prussia, Saxony
Alsace, Lorraine, Franche-Comté
Franconia, Thuringia, Swabia
Answer
Ferdinand inherited Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from his father, Maximilian I, in 1519. Styria was a province in the Holy Roman Empire, while Carinthia and Carniola were provinces in the Habsburg monarchy. Ferdinand also inherited the Kingdom of Bohemia and the Kingdom of Hungary from his father.
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