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Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Austrian archduke (1802–1878) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Archduke Franz Karl Joseph of Austria (17 December 1802 – 8 March 1878) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He was the father of two emperors: Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico. Through his third son Karl Ludwig, he was the grandfather of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria – whose assassination sparked the hostilities that led to the outbreak of World War I.
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Born | (1802-12-17)17 December 1802 Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
Died | 8 March 1878(1878-03-08) (aged 75) Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||||
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House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
Father | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
Mother | Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily |
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Reference style | His Imperial and Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
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