Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007)

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Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007)

Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (Carl Ludwig Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephan Pius Gregor Ignatius Markus d'Aviano; 10 March 1918 11 December 2007), also known as Carl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen, was the fifth child of Charles I of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was born in Baden bei Wien and died in Brussels.[1]

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Archduke Carl Ludwig
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Pictured in the 1930s
Born(1918-03-10)10 March 1918
Baden bei Wien, Baden District, Austria-Hungary
Died11 December 2007(2007-12-11) (aged 89)
Brussels, Belgium
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Spouse
(m. 1950)
IssueArchduke Rudolf
Archduchess Alexandra
Archduke Carl Christian
Archduchess Maria Constanza
Names
Carl Ludwig Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephan Pius Gregor Ignatius Markus d'Aviano Habsburg-Lothringen
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherCharles I of Austria
MotherZita of Bourbon-Parma
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Life

He studied at the University of Louvain and graduated from Université Laval,[2] in Quebec City where his family was in exile. During the Second World War, Karl Ludwig and his brother Felix volunteered to serve in the 101st Infantry Battalion of the United States Army, known as the "Free Austria Battalion". However, the battalion was disbanded when a number of exiled Jewish volunteers who made up the majority of the force ultimately declined to confirm their enlistment.[3]

He was buried beside his mother in the Kapuziner Crypt in Vienna.

Marriage and issue

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He was married in Belœil on 17 January 1950 to Princess Yolande of Ligne (6 May 1923 – 13 September 2023). They had four children:[citation needed]

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Archduke Rudolf, eldest son of Carl Ludwig, during a presentation about his grandmother Zita in 2014
  • Archduke Rudolf of Austria (Rudolf Maria Carl Eugen Anna Antonius Marcus d'Aviano, born 17 November 1950), married Baroness Hélène de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck (born 24 April 1954) in Brussels on 3 July 1976; their family took up residence in Belgium thereafter.[4] On 29 May 1978, he, his children and male-line descendants were incorporated into the nobility of Belgium by royal letters patent with the hereditary title of Prince/sse de Habsbourg-Lorraine and the style of Serene Highness.[4][5] Rudolf works at investment managers AAA Gestion, based in Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland,[6] and he lives at De Diesbach Castle. He and his wife have eight children, who were later recognised by the Head of the Imperial House of Austria as Archdukes and Archduchesses of Austria:
    • Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (b. 1977), married on 2 June 2007 to Estelle Lapra de Saint-Romain (1979–2025), with five children.[7]
    • Archduchess Priscilla of Austria (b. 1979), engaged in 2022 to Gabriel Contreras Millán.[8]
    • Archduke Johannes of Austria (b. 1981), Catholic priest of the Swiss Fraternity Eucharistein.[9]
    • Archduke Thomas of Austria (b. 1983), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein.[9]
    • Archduchess Marie-des-Neiges of Austria (b. 1986), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein.[9]
    • Archduke Franz-Ludwig of Austria (b. 1988), married in 2018 to Mathilde Vignon (b. 1992).
    • Archduke Michael of Austria (b. 1990).
    • Archduke Joseph of Austria (b. 1991), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein.[9]
  • Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (born 10 July 1952), married Chilean ambassador to the Holy See Héctor Riesle Contreras (born 16 Feb 1943). They had three children:[citation needed]
    • Felipe Riesle de Habsburgo-Lorena (b. 1986), married to Pilar García-Huidobro Echeverría.
    • María Sofía Riesle de Habsburgo-Lorena (b. 1987), married to Rodrigo Risopatrón Montero.
    • Constanza Riesle de Habsburgo-Lorena (b. 1989), married to Sebastián Prieto Donoso.
  • Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (born 26 August 1954), married Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg.[4] Like his elder brother, he works at investment managers AAA Gestion, based in Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland.[6] He and his wife have five children:[citation needed]
  • Archduchess Maria Constanza of Austria (born 19 October 1957), married Franz Josef, Prince (Fürst) von Auersperg-Trautson (born 11 December 1954) in Beloeil, Belgium, on 18 June 1994.[4] They have three biological daughters (one died shortly after her birth) and one adopted daughter, Anna Maria (who bear the family name Prinzessin von Auersperg-Trautson and the courtesy title of Princess of Auersperg-Trautson):[citation needed]
    • Princess Anna Maria of Auersperg-Trautson (b. 24 September 1997).
    • Princess Alexandra Maria of Auersperg-Trautson (b. and d. 9 February 1998).
    • Princess Ladislaya of Auersperg-Trautson (b. 26 February 1999).
    • Princess Eleonora of Auersperg-Trautson (b. 28 May 2002).

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