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Karl of Austria

Charles I & IV
Charles I of Austria.jpg
Reign 21 November 1916 – 11 November 1918
Coronation 30 December 1916
Predecessor Franz Joseph I
Successor Monarchy abolished
Prime Ministers
Born (1887-08-17)17 August 1887
Persenbeug Castle, Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary
Died 1 April 1922(1922-04-01) (aged 34)
Madeira, Portuguese Republic
Burial Igreja Nossa Senhora do Monte, Madeira
Heart buried in Muri Abbey, Switzerland
Spouse Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma
Issue
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Archduke Otto Franz of Austria
Mother Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
Religion Roman Catholicism
Blessed Charles of Austria-Hungary
Kaiser Karl I., Ölbild von Hannes Scheucher.jpg
Emperor; Layman
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Beatified 3 October 2004, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Feast 21 October
Attributes
  • Imperial attire
  • Medals
Styles of
Charles I of Austria
Imperial Coat of Arms of the Empire of Austria.svg
Reference style His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty
Spoken style Your Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty
Alternative style Sir

Charles I & IV (Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria; 17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922) was the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Hungary (as Charles IV), and the last monarch belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. After his uncle Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914 Charles became the designated successor of the Emperor Franz Josef, Charles I reigned from 1916 until 1918 when he "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy until his death in 1922. Following his beatification by the Catholic Church in 2004, he has become commonly known as Blessed Charles of Austria.

Charles was born 17 August 1887 in the Castle of Persenbeug in Lower Austria. His parents were Archduke Otto Franz of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony. At the time, his granduncle Franz Joseph reigned as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, and his uncle Franz Ferdinand became heir presumptive two years later.

As a child, Archduke Charles was reared a devout Roman Catholic. He spent his early years wherever his father's regiment happened to be stationed; later on he lived in Vienna and Reichenau an der Rax. He was privately educated, but, contrary to the custom ruling in the imperial family, he attended a public gymnasium for the sake of demonstrations in scientific subjects. On the conclusion of his studies at the gymnasium, he entered the army, spending the years from 1906 to 1908 as an officer chiefly in Prague, where he studied law and political science concurrently with his military duties.


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