Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw
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Archduke Charles of Austria |
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| Prince-Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau) | |
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| Native name | Karl von Österreich |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrocław |
| Appointed | 1608 |
| Term ended | 1624 |
| Predecessor | Johann VI of Sitsch |
| Successor | Karol Ferdynand Vasa |
| Other posts |
Prince-Bishop of Brixen Grand Master of the Teutonic Order |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 7, 1590 Graz, Styria |
| Died | December 28, 1624 (aged 34) Madrid, Spain |
| Buried | El Escorial |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Residence | Neisse (Nysa) |
| Parents |
Charles II, Archduke of Austria Maria Anna of Bavaria |
Charles of Austria (German: Karl von Österreich; 7 August 1590 – 28 December 1624), nicknamed the Posthumous, a member of the Imperial House of Habsburg, was Prince-Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau) from 1608, Prince-Bishop of Brixen from 1613, and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1618 until his death. In 1621 he also received the Bohemian County of Kladsko as a fief from the hands of his brother, Emperor Ferdinand II.
Born in Graz, Styria, Charles was the youngest son of Archduke Charles II of Austria (1540–1590), ruling over the Inner Austrian estates of the Habsburg Monarchy, and his consort Maria Anna (1551–1608), daughter of the Wittelsbach duke Albert V of Bavaria. Born two months after his father's death, he was nicknamed "Charles the Posthumous" (Karl der Posthume). As the last of 15 siblings, Charles, like his brother Leopold V was destined for an ecclesiastical career.
In 1602 he was appointed to a canonry of Salzburg Cathedral and in 1605 to a canonry of Passau. Further canonries in Trent and Brixen followed in 1606, and in Cologne Cathedral in 1618. These were for the most part absentee appointments that provided him with an income from ecclesiastical revenues. On 7 July 1608, at the age of 17, he was elected Prince-bishop at Breslau (Wrocław); he entered the city on December 14. In 1613 Charles also became Bishop of Brixen, however, he left the governance of the diocese to an administrator as he had chosen Neisse (Nysa) for his permanent residence. He did not receive holy orders until 1615, due to his young age. In 1619 he succeeded his cousin Archduke Maximilian III of Austria as Grand Master (Hochmeister) of the Teutonic Knights.
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