Karl Ludwig of Austria
Archduke Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (born July 30, 1833 in Schönbrunn , then near Vienna ; † May 19, 1896 in Vienna) was the second younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria .
Life
Karl Ludwig was the third son of Archduke Franz Karl after the later Emperor Franz Joseph I and the later Emperor Maximilian of Mexico . After the death of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico in 1867 he was the oldest living brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I and therefore - from the death of Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889 until his own death - heir to the throne. He was the father of Franz Ferdinand (heir to the throne 1896–1914) and Archduke Otto Franz Joseph , father of the last Emperor of Austria, Karl I.
Karl Ludwig's highest political function was that of the Imperial and Royal Governor in Tyrol . He was appointed by Franz Joseph I in 1855. In 1861 he gave up the office when the emperor with the February patent enacted an imperial constitution that subordinated the governor to the minister of the interior; He considered this inappropriate for a member of the ruling family.
His interest was more in art than politics and the military . He was the protector of several artists' associations and liked to give balls and charity events.
His mother, Archduchess Sophie , raised Karl Ludwig strictly Catholic and also chose his three wives. He increasingly suffered from religious madness and blessed passers-by from the carriage.
After the death of Crown Prince Rudolf in 1889, he was automatically heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy . Karl Ludwig died of an illness that he contracted on a trip to Egypt and Palestine when he drank (contaminated) Jordan water for religious reasons . There he visited his son Franz Ferdinand, who was curing his tuberculosis in Cairo .
Marriages and offspring
First marriage, 1856: Margarete von Sachsen (1840–1858) , daughter of Johann I , King of Saxony
Second marriage, 1862: Maria Annunziata (1842–1871), daughter of Ferdinand II , King of the Two Sicilies
- Franz Ferdinand (1863–1914) ⚭ 1900 Countess Sophie Josephine Albina , daughter of Count Bohuslaw Chotek-Chotkova and Wognin and his wife, Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz and Tettau
- Otto Franz Joseph (1865–1906) ⚭ 1886 Princess Maria Josepha , daughter of King George I of Saxony and his wife Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal
- Ferdinand Karl Ludwig (1868–1915), (Ferdinand Burg) ⚭ 1909 Berta Czuber, daughter of the university professor Emanuel Czuber
- Margarete Sophie (1870–1902) ⚭ 1893 Duke Albrecht of Württemberg , son of Duke Philipp of Württemberg and his wife Archduchess Marie Therese of Austria
Third marriage, 1873: Maria Theresa of Portugal (1855–1944), daughter of Michael I , King of Portugal.
- Maria Annunziata (1876–1961), abbess in Prague
- Elisabeth Amalie (1878–1960) ⚭ 1903 Prince Alois , son of Prince Alfred von und zu Liechtenstein and his wife Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein
ancestors
See also
literature
- Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria Erzhg. von Österr .. In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815-1950 (ÖBL). Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1965, p. 240.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Karl Ludwig . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1860, pp. 395–397 ( digitized version ).
- Oscar Criste: Karl Ludwig . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 51, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, pp. 53-56.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Biography in the Austrian Biographical Lexicon of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
- ^ Friedrich Weissensteiner : Franz Ferdinand - The prevented ruler . Öst.Bundesverlag, 1983
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| SURNAME | Karl Ludwig of Austria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian Archduke and heir to the throne |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1833 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna - Schönbrunn |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1896 |
| Place of death | Vienna - Schönbrunn |