| Archduke Joseph Karl | |
| Palatine of Hungary (titular) | |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1833 |
| Birth Place: | Pressburg, Kingdom of Hungary |
| Death Place: | Fiume, Austria-Hungary |
| Burial Place: | Palatinal Crypt |
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| Full Name: | Josef Karl Ludwig |
| House: | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father: | Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary |
| Mother: | Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg |
Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (de|(Erzherzog) Josef Karl (Ludwig) von Österreich, hu|Habsburg–Lotaringiai József Károly (Lajos) főherceg; 2 March 1833 - 13 June 1905) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He was the second son of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (seventh son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor) and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg.
Like many junior members of royal families, Archduke Joseph Karl entered the military. He became a Major General in the Austrian Army in 1860. During the Austro-Prussian War he commanded a Brigade in the North Army and had three horses shot under him at Königgrätz.[1] In 1867, he became Palatine of Hungary after the death of his childless half-brother Stephen, though the post by that time was symbolic only.
The archduke had an interest in the Romani language and occasionally wrote on this topic to Albert Thomas Sinclair, an American lawyer who shared this interest. A biography of Sinclair notes that the archduke sent a copy of his work, "a large octavo volume handsomely bound. It is a most important and valuable philological work comparing the gypsy words with Sanskrit, Hindustani Persian, etc".[2]
As early as the late 1880s, Archduke Joseph advocated turning the poor fishing village of Crikvenica into a new health resort. In 1895 the Grand Hotel named after the archduke was opened there.[3]
His residence was the Archduke Joseph's Palace in Budapest.
On 12 May 1864 in Coburg, Archduke Joseph married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1846–1927), the elder daughter of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Clémentine of Orléans. They had seven children :
He received the following orders and decorations: