Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria

For the son of Charles I of Austria, see Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007).

Archduke Karl Ludwig
Spouse	Princess Margaretha of Saxony Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
Issue
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Archduke Otto Franz Archduke Ferdinand Karl Archduchess Margarete Sophie Archduchess Maria Annunziata Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie
Father	Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Mother	Sophie, Princess of Bavaria
Born	30 July 1833(1833-07-30) Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
Died	19 May 1896(1896-05-19) (aged 62)

Monarchical styles of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
Reference style	His Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Imperial and Royal Highness
Alternative style	Sir

Archduke Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (30 July 1833 – 19 May 1896) was the younger brother of Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830–1916) and the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863–1914), whose assassination ignited the start of World War I.^[1]

Biography

He was born at Schönbrunn in Vienna, the son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802–1878) and his wife Sophie of Bavaria (1805–1872).^[1] His siblings included Franz Joseph, Emperor of Austria and Maximilian (1832–1867), the executed Emperor of Mexico.

After the death of his nephew Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (1858–1889), he became heir presumptive to Austro-Hungarian Empire but renounced his succession rights a few days later in favour of his eldest son Franz Ferdinand.^[2]

He 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.^[1][3]

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 Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843–1871), daughter of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies (1810–1859) and Maria Theresa of Austria (1816–1867).^[1]

They had four children:

• Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863–1914). Married morganatically to Sophie Chotek; had issue.
• Archduke Otto Franz of Austria (1865–1906). Married Maria Josepha of Saxony; had issue including Karl I of Austria.
• Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria (1868–1915). Married morganatically to Bertha Czuber; no issue.
• Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (1870–1902). Married Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg; had issue.^[4]

Maria Annunciata died on 4 May 1871.^[5]

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).^[1]

They had two daughters:

• Archduchess Maria Annunziata of Austria (1876–1961). Abbess of the Theresia Convent in the Hradschin, Prague.
• Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (1878–1960). Married Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein; had issue including Franz Joseph II of Liechtenstein.^[6]

Karl Ludwig died of typhoid at Schönbrunn in Vienna. His widow, Maria Teresa died 12 February 1944.^[7]

See also

• List of heirs to the Austrian throne

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria Erzherzog von Österreich at thePeerage.com
2. ^ "The Crown Prince’s Successor". New York Times. 1889-02-02. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F04E0D9153AE033A25751C0A9649C94689FD7CF. 
3. ^ Margarete Karoline Prinzessin von Sachsen ibid.
4. ^ Children of Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria Erzherzog von Österreich and Marie Annunciade di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone della Due Sicilie ibid.
5. ^ Marie Annunciade di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone della Due Sicilie ibid.
6. ^ Children of Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria Erzherzog von Österreich and Maria Teresa da Immaculda de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal ibid.
7. ^ Maria Teresa da Immaculda de Bragança, Infanta de Portugal ibid.

Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria House of Habsburg-Lorraine Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine Born: 30 July 1833 Died: 19 May 1896
Austro-Hungarian royalty
Preceded by Crown Prince Rudolf	Heir to the Austrian-Hungarian throne 30 January 1889 – 1 February 1889	Succeeded by Franz Ferdinand

Persondata
Name	Charles Louis, Archduke Of Austria
Alternative names
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Date of birth	30 July 1833
Place of birth	Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
Date of death	19 May 1896
Place of death