Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007)

:"For the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria see Archduke Charles Louis of Austria".

Infobox Austrian Royalty
name = Archduke Carl Ludwig
title = Archduke of Austria
date of birth = birth date|1918|3|10
place of birth = Baden, Austria
date of death = death date and age|2007|12|11|1918|3|10
place of death = Brussels, Belgium
father = Charles I of Austria
mother = Zita of Bourbon-Parma
spouse = Princess Yolande of Ligne
issue = Archduke Rudolf
Archduchess Alexandra
Archduke Carl Christian
Archduchess Maria Constanza

Archduke "Carl Ludwig" Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephan Pius Gregor Ignatius Markus d'Aviano of Austria, also known as Carl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen (March 10, 1918 – December 11, 2007) wasthe fifth child of Charles I of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was born in Baden, Austria, and died in Brussels. [ [http://www.thepeerage.com/p11167.htm#i111666 Karl Ludwig Erzherzog von Österreich] at thePeerage.com] [ [http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/114023.php Carl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen ist tot] kurier.at]

During the Second World War, Karl Ludwig and his brother Felix volunteered to serve in the 101st US Infantry Battalion known as the "Free Austria Battalion". However the battalion was disbanded when a number of exiled Jewish volunteers who made up the majority of force ultimately declined to confirm their enlistment. [cite book |title=Uncrowned Emperor |last=Brook-Shepherd |first=Gordon |year=2003 |publisher=Hambledon Continuum |isbn=1852854391 |pages=156 ] He was buried beside his mother in the Kapuziner Crypt in Vienna.

He was married in Beloeil on 17 January 1950 to Princess Yolande of Ligne (born May 6, 1923). They had four children. [ [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/austria.html Online Gotha] ]
*Archduke Rudolf (b. 1950) married Marie Hélène de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck. Eight children.
*Archduchess Alexandra (b. 1952) married Héctor Riesle Contreras. Three children.
*Archduke Carl Christian (b. 1954) married Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg. Five children.
*Archduchess Maria Constanza (b. 1957) married Franz Josef, Prince (Fürst) von Auersperg-Trautson. Three biological daughters (one died shortly after her birth) and one adopted daughter.

Ancestry

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1= 1. Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria
2= 2. Charles I of Austria
3= 3. Zita of Parma
4= 4. Archduke Otto Francis of Austria
5= 5. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
6= 6. Robert I, Duke of Parma
7= 7. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
8= 8. Archduke Charles Louis of Austria
9= 9. Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
10= 10. George of Saxony
11= 11. Maria Anna of Portugal
12= 12. Charles III, Duke of Parma
13= 13. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France
14= 14. Michael of Portugal
15= 15. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
16= 16. Archduke Francis Charles of Austria
17= 17. Princess Sophie of Bavaria
18= 18. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
19= 19. Maria Theresa of Austria
20= 20. John of Saxony
21= 21. Amelia of Bavaria
22= 22. Ferdinand II of Portugal
23= 23. Maria II of Portugal
24= 24. Charles II, Duke of Parma
25= 25. Maria Teresa of Savoy
26= 26. Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry
27= 27. Princess Caroline of the Two Sicilies
28= 28. John VI of Portugal
29= 29. Charlotte of Spain
30= 30. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
31= 31. Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

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