Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007) explained

Archduke Carl Ludwig
Birth Date:10 March 1918
Birth Place:Baden bei Wien, Baden District, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Brussels, Belgium
Full Name:Carl Ludwig Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephan Pius Gregor Ignatius Markus d'Aviano Habsburg-Lothringen
Father:Charles I of Austria
Mother:Zita of Bourbon-Parma
Issue:Archduke Rudolf
Archduchess Alexandra
Archduke Carl Christian
Archduchess Maria Constanza
House:Habsburg-Lorraine
Burial Place:Imperial Crypt

Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (Carl Ludwig Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephan Pius Gregor Ignatius Markus d'Aviano; 10 March 1918  - 11 December 2007), also known as Carl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen, was the fifth child of Charles I of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was born in Baden bei Wien and died in Brussels.[1]

Life

He studied at the University of Louvain and graduated from Université Laval,[2] in Quebec City where his family was in exile. During the Second World War, Karl Ludwig and his brother Felix volunteered to serve in the 101st Infantry Battalion of the United States Army, known as the "Free Austria Battalion". However, the battalion was disbanded when a number of exiled Jewish volunteers who made up the majority of the force ultimately declined to confirm their enlistment.[3]

He was buried beside his mother in the Kapuziner Crypt in Vienna.

Marriage and issue

He was married in Belœil on 17 January 1950 to Princess Yolande of Ligne (6 May 1923 – 13 September 2023). They had four children:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kurier.at/nachrichten/114023.php Carl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen ist tot
  2. Bernier Arcand, Philippe, « Les Bourbon-Parme dans les institutions d’enseignement du Québec », Histoire Québec, 202, p. 24-28 (lire en ligne [archive])
  3. Book: Brook-Shepherd, Gordon . Uncrowned Emperor . 2003 . Hambledon Continuum . 1-85285-439-1 . 156 .
  4. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 193-198 (French)
  5. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Haus Österreich". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 87-90, 119-120, 563, 568-569, 577. .
  6. Web site: The Management. Triple A Gestion S.A.. 21 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140417232211/http://www.aaagestion.com/management.htm. 17 April 2014. dead.
  7. Web site: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria .
  8. Marie-Eudes Lauriot-Prévost, "L'ordination de l'archiduc Johannes d'Autriche", Point de Vue, 6 July 2018.
  9. https://inside.nku.edu/nkumagazine/2015/January/northernmagazine/archduchess.html An Archduchess Among Us
  10. Web site: Verliebt, verlobt, verlobt . Tageblatt Online. German. May 23, 2023.
  11. Web site: Nicolas Fontaine. Mariage de l'archiduc Alexander d'Autriche en présence du grand-duc Henri de Luxembourg au château de Belœil. Histoires Royales. fr. 30 September 2023. 1 October 2023.
  12. Web site: Les prestigieux invités du mariage de l'archiduc Alexandre d'Autriche et de Natacha Roumiantzeff-Pachkevitch. Point de vue. fr. 2 October 2023. 3 October 2023.