Karl Joseph of Austria (1649–1664)

Archduke Karl Joseph of Austria

Karl Joseph of Austria

Karl Joseph of Austria (born August 7, 1649 in Vienna , † January 27, 1664 in Linz ) was Bishop of Olmütz , Bishop of Passau and Prince-Bishop of Breslau and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order .

Life

Karl Joseph's grave

The parents were Emperor Ferdinand III. and Maria Leopoldine of Tyrol . At the age of 13 he became Bishop of Olomouc and Bishop of Passau as well as Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.

In the succession of his uncle Leopold Wilhelm , from whom he inherited his fortune and his art collection, he was named Karl III on February 23, 1663. elected Bishop of Wroclaw . The election was confirmed by Pope Alexander VII on April 23, 1663 and Archdeacon Sebastian von Rostock was appointed coadjutor .

Karl Joseph, who was not yet able to receive higher ordinations because of his youth, could not exercise office and dignity because he died at the age of less than 15 years. Like his parents and other members of the House of Habsburg , he was buried in the "New Crypt" of the Vienna Imperial Crypt. His entrails were buried separately and are located in the duke's crypt .

literature

Gigi Beutler: The Imperial Crypt . Modulverlag, Vienna 1993, ISBN 3-900507-06-6 .
Karl Kastner: Wroclaw Bishops . East German Publishing House, Breslau 1929.
Sabine Weiss: Born to rule. Childhood and youth in the House of Habsburg from Emperor Maximilian to Crown Prince Rudolf . Tyrolia-Verlag, Innsbruck et al. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7022-2972-6 .
Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Karl Joseph (1649–1664) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1860, p. 389 ( digitized version ).

Web links

Commons : Karl Joseph von Österreich (1649–1664) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

predecessor	Office	successor
Leopold Wilhelm of Austria	Prince-Bishop of Breslau 1663–1664	Sebastian from Rostock

personal data
SURNAME	Karl Joseph of Austria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Archduke of Austria, Bishop of Olmütz, Bishop of Passau, Prince-Bishop of Breslau and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
DATE OF BIRTH	August 7, 1649
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	January 27, 1664
Place of death	Linz