Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria
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Grand Admiral Archduke Charles Stephen, 1917
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5 September 1860 Židlochovice, Austria-Hungary |
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| Died | 7 April 1933 (aged 72) Żywiec, Poland |
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| Spouse | Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany | ||||
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Archduchess Eleonora Archduchess Renata Archduke Karl Albrecht Archduchess Mechthildis Archduke Leo Karl Archduke Wilhelm |
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria | ||||
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| Karl Stephan Eugen Viktor Felix Maria |
Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (German: Erzherzog Karl Stephan von Österreich, Polish: Arcyksiążę Karol Stefan Habsburg; 5 September 1860 – 7 April 1933) was a member of the House of Habsburg, a Grand Admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy and candidate for the Polish crown.
Charles Stephen was born in Židlochovice the son of Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria 1818–1874, himself son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen; and of his wife Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (1831–1903). He was born at Židlochovice Castle (Gross Seelowitz), near Brno in Moravia. At his baptism he was given the names Karl Stephan Eugen Viktor Felix Maria. Among his siblings were Queen Maria Theresia of Bavaria, Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Queen Maria Cristina of Spain, and Archduke Eugen of Austria.
On 28 February 1886 at Vienna Charles Stephen married Archduchess Maria Theresia, Princess of Tuscany (Brandeis-Altbunzlau (Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav), 18 September 1862–Castle of Saybusch (Żywiec), 10 May 1933). She was the daughter of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria, Prince of Tuscany and his wife Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. The ceremony took place in the Hofburg and was witnessed by Cardinal Ganglbauer.
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