Archduke Charles Louis of Austria
| Archduke Karl Ludwig | |
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| Archduke of Austria | |
Karl Ludwig about 1861,
photograph by Ludwig Angerer |
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| Born |
30 July 1833 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 19 May 1896 (aged 62) |
| Burial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna |
| Spouse |
Princess Margaretha of Saxony (m. 1856 - 1858; her death) Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (m.1862 - 1871; her death) Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal (m. 1873 - 1896; his death) |
| Issue |
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Archduke Otto Franz Archduke Ferdinand Karl Archduchess Margarete Sophie Archduchess Maria Annunciata Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie, Princess Mother of Liechtenstein |
| Father | Archduke Franz Karl of Austria |
| Mother | Princess Sophie of Bavaria |
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Monarchical styles of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria |
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| Reference style | His Imperial and Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Sir |
Archduke Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria (30 July 1833 – 19 May 1896) was the younger brother of Franz Joseph I of Austria (1830–1916), the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863–1914), whose assassination ignited World War I, and grandfather of the last emperor, Charles I.
He was born at Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, the son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (1802–1878) and his wife Sophie of Bavaria (1805–1872).
His mother ensured he was raised a devout Roman Catholic by the Vienna Prince-archbishop Joseph Othmar Rauscher, a conviction that evolved into religious mania in his later years.
Though not interested in politics, the 20-year-old joined the Galician government of Count Agenor Romuald Gołuchowski and in 1855 accepted his appointment as Tyrolean stadtholder in Innsbruck, where he took his residence at Ambras Castle. However, he found his authority to exert power restricted by the Austrian cabinet of his cousin Archduke Rainer Ferdinand and Baron Alexander von Bach. He finally laid down the office upon the issue of the 1861 February Patent for a life as patron of the arts and sciences.
As the eldest surviving brother of the Emperor, Karl Ludwig, after the death of his nephew Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria in 1889, became heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A newspaper article appeared shortly after the death of his nephew claiming that the Archduke had renounced his succession rights in favor of his eldest son Franz Ferdinand. This rumor proved to be false.
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