Karl Ambrosius of Austria-Este

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Karl Ambrosius Joseph Johann Baptist of Austria-Este (born November 2, 1785 in Milan , † September 2, 1809 in Tata ) was Archbishop of Gran and Prince-Primate of Hungary .

Life

His parents were Ferdinand of Austria and Maria Beatrice d'Este . Karl Ambrosius was appointed bishop of Vác on November 17, 1806 . He received the sacrament of ordination on November 4, 1807.

On March 16, 1808, he became Archbishop of Gran . He was ordained bishop on July 24, 1808, by the Archbishop of Eger , István Fischer de Nagy . Co- consecrators were Jozef Ignác Wilt , Bishop of Győr (Raab) , and Lipót Perlaki Somogy , Bishop of Szombathely . As Archbishop of Gran he was also the Primate of Hungary .

Archbishop Karl Ambrosius died at the age of 23. He was buried in the Saint Adalbert Cathedral in Gran, his tomb was created in 1826 by the Italian sculptor Giuseppe Pisani .

Constantin von Wurzbach : Este, Karl Ambros . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 4th part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, p. 88 ( digitized version ).
Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Karl Ambros Joseph Johann Baptist . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1860, p. 388 ( digitized version ).

Commons : Karl Ambrosius von Österreich-Este - Collection of images

↑ Ilse Krumpöck: The images in the Army History Museum. Vienna 2004, p. 134 f.

predecessor	Office	successor
József Batthyány	Archbishop of Gran 1808–1809	Alexander Rudnay
Ferenc Splényi	Bishop of Waitzen 1806-1808	László Kámánházy

personal data
SURNAME	Karl Ambrosius of Austria-Este
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Karl Ambrosius Joseph Johann Baptist of Austria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Archbishop of Gran
DATE OF BIRTH	November 2, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH	Milan
DATE OF DEATH	September 2, 1809
Place of death	Tata