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Austrian archduke (1833–1896) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Archduke Karl Ludwig Josef Maria of Austria (30 July 1833 – 19 May 1896) was the younger brother of both Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico, and the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863–1914), whose assassination ignited World War I.[1] His grandson was the last emperor of Austria, Charles I.
| Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria | |||||
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Photograph by Ludwig Angerer, about 1861 | |||||
| Born | 30 July 1833 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austrian Empire | ||||
| Died | 19 May 1896 (aged 62) Vienna, Austria-Hungary | ||||
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Archduke Franz Karl of Austria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sophie of Bavaria | ||||
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He was born at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802–1878) and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805–1872).
His mother ensured he was raised a devout Roman Catholic by the Vienna Prince-archbishop Joseph Othmar Rauscher, a conviction that evolved into religious mania in his later years.
Though not interested in politics, the 20 year-old joined the Galician government of Count Agenor Romuald Gołuchowski and in 1855 accepted his appointment as Tyrolean stadtholder in Innsbruck, where he took his residence at Ambras Castle. However, he found his authority to exert power restricted by the Austrian cabinet of his cousin Archduke Rainer Ferdinand and Baron Alexander von Bach. He finally laid down the office upon the issue of the 1861 February Patent for a life as patron of the arts and sciences.
As the eldest surviving brother of the Emperor, Karl Ludwig, after the death of his nephew Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in 1889, became heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A newspaper article appeared shortly after the death of his nephew claiming that the Archduke had renounced his succession rights in favor of his eldest son Franz Ferdinand.[2] This rumor proved to be false.[3][failed verification]
| Monarchical styles of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria | |
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| Reference style | His Imperial and Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
Karl Ludwig married three times.
His first wife, whom he married on 4 November 1856 at Dresden, was his first cousin Margaretha of Saxony (1840–1858), the daughter of Johann of Saxony (1801–1873) and Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (1801–1877). She died on 15 September 1858 and they had no children.[citation needed]
His second wife, whom he married by proxy on 16 October 1862 at Rome, and in person on 21 October 1862 at Venice, was Princess Maria Annunziata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843–1871), daughter of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810–1859) and Maria Theresa of Austria (1816–1867).[citation needed]
They had four children:
Maria Annunziata died on 4 May 1871.[citation needed]
His third wife, whom he married on 23 July 1873 at Kleinheubach, was Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855–1944), daughter of Miguel I of Portugal (1802–1866) and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1831–1909).[citation needed]
They had two daughters:
Karl Ludwig died of typhoid at Schönbrunn in Vienna after returning from a journey to Palestine and Egypt, allegedly after the consumption of contaminated Jordan waters.
His widow Maria Teresa died on 12 February 1944.[better source needed]
Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1873[7]
Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1853[8]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 20 May 1853 – wedding gift[9]
Empire of Brazil: Grand Cross of the Southern Cross
Duchy of Brunswick: Grand Cross of Henry the Lion
Denmark: Knight of the Elephant, 21 July 1890[10]
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, May 1857[11]
French Empire: Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 13 August 1851[12]
Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 21 September 1873[13]
Holy See: Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX
Sovereign Military Order of Malta: Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion
Mexican Empire: Grand Cross of the Mexican Eagle
Nassau Ducal Family: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion
Ottoman Empire: Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class in Diamonds
Persian Empire: Order of the August Portrait, in Diamonds
Kingdom of Portugal: Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword
Kingdom of Prussia:
Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
Russian Empire:
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon, 1885[15]
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown.svg){kind=small}
Principality of Serbia: Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo
Siam: Grand Cross of the Crown of Siam, in Diamonds
Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar, 15 April 1888[16]
Sweden-Norway: Knight of the Seraphim, 7 January 1870[17]
Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1867[18]| Ancestors of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria |
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