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Charles IAUS

Charles I, Emperor of Austria





Reign[]

Emperor of Austria
November 21, 1916 - November 5, 1918 (1 year) (29-30)
Preceded by Franz Joseph I of Austria
Monarchy abolished on November 5, 1918


Life Data[]

Full Name Charles Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Birth August 17, 1887

Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Austria

Death April 1, 1922 (34 years)

Madeira, Portugal


Parents[]

Otto, Archduke of Austria
Birth April 1, 1865
Father Karl Ludwig, Archduke of Austria (1833-96)
Mother Maria Annunciata, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1843-71)
Death November 1, 1906 (41 years)


Maria Josepha, Princess of Saxony
Birth May 31, 1867
Father George, King of Saxony (1832-1904)
Mother Maria Ana, Infanta of Portugal (1843-84)
Death May 28, 1944 (76 years)


Siblings[]

Number Name Marriages Children
1. Maximilian Eugen, Archduke of Austria

(1895-1952) (57 years)

Franziska, Princess of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingfürst

(1897-1989, m.1917)

2 sons



Paternal Grandparents[]

Karl Ludwig, Archduke of Austria
Birth July 30, 1833
Father Franz Karl, Archduke of Austria (1802-78)
Mother Sophie, Princess of Bavaria (1805-72)
Death May 19, 1896 (62 years)


Maria Annunciata, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Birth March 24, 1843
Father Ferdinand II, King of the Two Sicilies (1810-59)
Mother Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria (1816-67)
Death May 22, 1871 (28 years)



Maternal Grandparents[]

George, King of Saxony
Birth August 8, 1832
Father John, King of Saxony (1801-73)
Mother Amalie Auguste, Princess of Bavaria (1801-77)
Death October 15, 1904 (72 years)


Maria Ana, Infanta of Portugal
Birth August 21, 1843
Father Ferdinand II, King of Portugal (1816-85)
Mother Maria II, Queen of Portugal (1819-53)
Death February 5, 1884 (40 years)


Wife: Zita, Princess of Bourbon-Parma[]

Birth May 9, 1892
Father Robert I, Duke of Parma (1848-1907)
Mother Maria Antónia, Infanta of Portugal (1862-1959)
Death March 14, 1989 (96 years)


Marriage
October 21, 1911 - April 1, 1922 (10 years, died)


Child 1: Otto, Crown Prince of Austria[]

Full Name Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius
Birth November 20, 1912
Death July 4, 2011 (98 years)


Marriage
Wife Regina, Princess of Saxe-Meiningen (1925-2010)
Wife's Parents Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1892-1946)

Klara Marie, Countess von Korff gennant Schmissing-Kerssenbrock (1895-1992)

Marriage May 10, 1951 - February 3, 2010 (58 years, widowed)


Children
Number Name Marriages Children
1. Andrea, Archduchess of Austria

(1953-) (68 years)

Karl Eugen, Count von Neipperg

(1951-, m.1977)

3 sons, 2 daughters
2. Monika, Archduchess of Austria

(1954-) (67 years)

Luis María Gonzaga de Casanova-Cárdenas y Barón, Duke of Santangelo

(1950-, m.1980)

4 sons
3. Michaela, Archduchess of Austria

(1954-) (67 years)

Eric Alba-Teran d'Antin (1920-2004, m.1984 d.1994)

Hubertus, Count von Kagenack (1940-, m.1994 d.1998)

2 sons, 1 daughter
4. Gabriela. Archduchess of Austria

(1956-) (65 years)

Christian Meister

(1954-, m.1978 d.1997)

1 son, 2 daughters
5. Walburga, Archduchess of Austria

(1958-) (63 years)

Archibald, Count Douglas

(1949-, m.1992)

1 son
6. Karl, Archduke of Austria

(1961-) (60 years)

Francesca, Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza

(1958-, m.1993 d.2017)

1 son, 2 daughters
7. Georg, Archduke of Austria

(1964-) (57 years)

Eilika, Duchess of Oldenburg

(1972-, m.1997)

1 son, 2 daughters


Child 2: Adelheid, Archduchess of Austria[]

Full Name Adelheid Maria Josepha Sixta Antonia Roberta Ottonia Zita Charlotte Luise Immakulata Pia Theresia Beatrix Franziska Isabella Henriette Maximiliana Genoveva Ignatia Marcus d'Aviano
Birth January 3, 1914
Death October 2, 1971 (57 years)


Child 3: Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este[]

Full Name Robert Karl Ludwig Maximilian Michael Maria Anton Franz Ferdinand Joseph Otto Hubert George Pius Johannes Marcus d'Aviano
Birth February 8, 1915
Death February 7, 1996 (80 years)


Marriage
Wife Margherita, Princess of Savoy-Aosta (1930-)
Wife's Parents Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (1898-1942)

Anne, Princess of Orléans (1906-86)

Marriage December 29, 1953 - February 7, 1996 (42 years, died)


Children
Number Name Marriages Children
1. Maria Beatrice, Archduchess of Austria-Este

(1954-) (67 years)

Riprand, Count of Arco-Zinneberg

(1955-, m.1980)

6 daughters
2. Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este

(1955-) (66 years)

Astrid, Princess of Belgium

(1962-, m.1984)

2 sons, 3 daughters
3. Gerhard, Archduke of Austria-Este

(1957-) (64 years)

Iris Jandrasits

(1961-, m.2015)

N/A
4. Martin, Archduke of Austria-Este

(1959-) (62 years)

Katharina, Princess of Isenburg

(1971-, m.2004)

3 sons, 1 daughter
5. Isabella, Archduchess of Austria-Este

(1963-) (58 years)

Andrea, Count Czarnock-Lucheschi

(1960-, m.1999)

3 sons, 1 daughter


Child 4: Felix, Archduke of Austria[]

Full Name Felix Friedrich August Maria vom Siege Franz Joseph Peter Karl Anton Robert Otto Pius Michael Benedikt Sebastian Ignatius Marcus d'Aviano
Birth May 31, 1916
Death September 6, 2011 (95 years)


Marriage
Wife Anna-Eugénie, Princess of Arenberg (1925-97)
Wife's Parents Robert Prosper, Prince of Arenberg (1895-1972)

Marie Gabriele, Princess of Wrede (1895-1971)

Marriage November 18, 1952 - June 9, 1997 (44 years, widowed)


Children
Number Name Marriages Children
1. Maria del Pilar, Archduchess of Austria

(1953-) (68 years)

Vollrad-Joachim, Sir Edler von Poschinger

(1952-, m.1980)

1 son, 4 daughters
2. Carlos Felipe, Archduke of Austria

(1954-) (67 years)

Martina Donath (1955-, m.1994 d.1997)

Anna-Claire Lacrambe (1959-, m.1998)

2 sons
3. Kinga, Archduchess of Austria

(1955-) (66 years)

Wolfgang, Baron von Erffa

(1948-, m.1985)

1 son, 4 daughters
4. Raimund, Archduke of Austria

(1958-2008) (50 years)

Bettina Götz

(1969-, m.1994)

1 son, 2 daughters
5. Myriam, Archduchess of Austria

(1959-) (62 years)

Jaime Corcuera Acheson

(1955-, m.1983)

4 sons
6. István, Archduke of Austria

(1961-) (60 years)

Paola de Temesváry

(1971-, m.1993)

2 sons, 1 daughter
7. Viridis, Archduchess of Austria

(1961-) (60 years)

Carl, Lord Dunning-Gribble of Marnhull

(1961-, m.1990)

3 sons, 1 daughter


Child 5: Carl Ludwig, Archduke of Austria[]

Full Name Carl Ludwig Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephen Pius Gregor Ignatius Marcus d'Aviano
Birth March 10, 1918
Death December 11, 2007 (89 years)


Marriage
Wife Yolande, Princess of Ligne (1923-)
Wife's Parents Eugène, Prince of Ligne (1893-1960)

Philippine, Princess de Noailles (1898-1991)

Marriage January 17, 1950 - December 11, 2007 (57 years, died)


Children
Number Name Marriages Children
1. Rudolf, Archduke of Austria

(1950-) (71 years)

Hélène, Baroness Villefagne de Vogelsanck

(1954-, m.1976)

6 sons, 2 daughters
2. Alexandra, Archduchess of Austria

(1952-) (69 years)

Hector Riesle

(1943-, m.1984)

1 son, 2 daughters
3. Carl Christian, Archduke of Austria

(1954-) (67 years)

Marie Astrid, Princess of Luxembourg

(1954-, m.1982)

3 sons, 2 daughters
4. Maria Constanza, Archduchess of Austria

(1957-) (64 years)

Franz Josef, Prince von Auersperg-Trautson

(1954-, m.1994)

4 daughters


Child 6: Rudolf, Archduke of Austria[]

Full Name Rudolf Syringus Peter Karl Franz Joseph Robert Otto Antonius Maria Pius Benedikt Ignatius Laurentius Justiniani Marcus d'Aviano
Birth September 5, 1919
Death May 15, 2010 (90 years)


First Marriage
First Wife Xenia, Countess Czernichev-Besobrasov (1929-68)
First Wife's Parents Sergei, Count Czernichev-Besobrasov (1895-1972)

Elisabeth Dimitrievna, Countess Sheremeteva (1893-1974)

First Marriage June 23, 1953 - September 20, 1968 (15 years, widowed)


Children via First Marriage
Number Name Marriages Children
1. Maria-Anna, Archduchess of Austria

(1954-) (67 years)

Piotr, Prince Galitzine

(1955-, m.1981)

2 sons, 4 daughters
2. Karl Peter, Archduke of Austria

(1955-) (66 years)

Alexandra, Princess of Wrede

(1970-, m.1998)

1 son, 1 daughter
3. Simeon, Archduke of Austria

(1958-) (63 years)

María, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

(1967-, m.1996)

3 sons, 2 daughters
4. Johannes Karl, Archduke of Austria

(1962-75) (13 years)

N/A N/A


Second Marriage
Second Wife Anna Gabriele, Princess of Wrede (1940-)
Second Wife's Parents Carl, Prince of Wrede (1899-1945)

Sophie, Baroness Schaffgotsch (1916-2008)

Second Marriage October 15, 1971 - May 15, 2010 (38 years, died)


Children via Second Marriage
Number Name Marriages Children
5. Catharina-Maria, Archduchess of Austria

(1972-) (49 years)

Massimiliano, Count Secco di Aragona

(1967-, m.1998)

3 sons


Child 7: Charlotte, Archduchess of Austria[]

Full Name Charlotte Hedwig Franziska Josepha Maria Antonia Roberta Ottonia Pia Anna Ignatia Marcus d'Aviano
Birth March 1, 1921
Death July 23, 1989 (68 years)


Marriage
Husband George, Duke of Mecklenburg (1899-1963)
Husband's Parents Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1859-1909)

Natalia Feodorovna, Lady Vanliarskya (1858-1921)

Marriage July 21, 1956 - July 6, 1963 (6 years, widowed)


Child 8: Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria[]

Full Name Elisabeth Charlotte Alphonsa Christina Theresia Antonia Josepha Roberta Ottonia Franziska Isabelle Pia Marcus d'Aviano
Birth May 31, 1922
Death January 6, 1993 (70 years)


Marriage
Husband Heinrich, Prince of Liechtenstein (1916-91)
Husband's Parents Alfred Roman, Prince of Liechtenstein (1875-1930)

Theresia Maria, Princess of Oettingen-Oettingen (1887-1971)

Marriage September 12. 1949 - April 17, 1991 (41 years, widowed)


Children
Number Name Marriages Children
1. Vincenz, Prince of Liechtenstein

(1950-2008) (58 years)

Hélène de Cossé-Brissac (1960-, m.1981 d.1991)

Roberta Valeri Manera (1953-, m.1999)

2 daughters
2. Michael, Prince of Liechtenstein

(1951-) (70 years)

Hildegard Peters

(1948-, m.1986)

2 daughters
3. Charlotte, Princess of Liechtenstein

(1953-) (68 years)

Pieter Kenyon van der Byl

(1923-99, m.1979)

3 sons
4. Christof, Prince of Liechtenstein

(1956-) (65 years)

N/A N/A
5. Karl, Prince of Liechtenstein

(1957-) (64 years)

N/A N/A
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