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
Princess Amalia, Duchess of Seelow
Prince Franz, Duke of Pommern
Princess Helene, Duchess of Karinthia

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.