Person:Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1)
Erzherzog Karl Ludwig von Österreich
b.5 Sep 1771
d.30 Apr 1847
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 Aug 1765
  1. Erzherzogin Maria Theresia von Österreich1767 - 1827
  2. Francis II _____, Holy Roman Emperor1768 - 1835
  3. Ferdinand III _____, Grand Duke of Tuscany1769 - 1824
  4. Maria Anna von Habsburg1770 - 1809
  5. Erzherzog Karl Ludwig von Österreich1771 - 1847
  6. Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria1772 - 1795
  7. Archduke Joseph _____, Palatine of Hungary1776 - 1847
  8. Archduchess Maria Clementina of Austria1777 - 1801
  9. Archduke Anton Victor of Austria1779 - 1835
  10. Maria Amalia of Austria1780 - 1798
  11. Archduke John of Austria1782 - 1859
  12. Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria1783 - 1853
  13. Archduke Louis of Austria1784 - 1864
  14. Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen1788 - 1831
Spouse and Children
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m. 17 Sep 1815
  1. Maria Theresia von Österreich1816 - 1867
  2. Erzherzog Albrecht von Österreich-Teschen1817 - 1895
  3. Erzherzog Karl Ferdinand von Österreich1818 - 1874
  4. Archduke Friedrich of Austria1821 - 1847
  5. Maria Karoline of Austria1825 - 1915
  6. Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria1827 - 1894
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Facts and Events
Name Erzherzog Karl Ludwig von Österreich
Alt Name[2] Karl Ludwig Johann Joseph Laurenz _____
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 5 Sep 1771
Marriage 17 Sep 1815 Weilburg, Gießen, Hessen, Germanyto Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
Death[1][2] 30 Apr 1847
Reference Number? Q84201?


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Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (; 5 September 177130 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain. He was also the younger brother of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. Despite being epileptic, Charles achieved respect both as a commander and as a reformer of the Austrian army. He was considered one of Napoleon's more formidable opponents and one of the greatest generals of the French Revolutionary Wars.

He began his career fighting the revolutionary armies of France. Early in the wars of the First Coalition, he saw victory at Neerwinden in 1793, before being defeated at Wattignies 1793 and Fleurus 1794. In 1796, as chief of all Austrian forces on the Rhine, Charles defeated Jean-Baptiste Jourdan at Amberg, Würzburg and Limburg, and then won victories at Wetzlar, Emmendingen and Schliengen that forced Jean Victor Marie Moreau to withdraw across the Rhine. He also defeated opponents at Zürich, Ostrach, Stockach, and Mannheim in 1799. He reformed Austria's armies to adopt the nation-at-arms principle. In 1809, he entered the War of the Fifth Coalition and inflicted Napoleon's first major setback at Aspern-Essling, before suffering a defeat at the bloody Battle of Wagram. After Wagram, Charles saw no more significant action in the Napoleonic Wars.

As a military strategist, Charles was able to successfully execute complex and risky maneuvers of troops. However, his contemporary Carl von Clausewitz criticized his rigidity and adherence to "geographic" strategy.

Austrians nevertheless remember Charles as a hero of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wurzbach, Constantin. Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich: enthaltend die Lebenskizzen der denkwürdigen Personen, welche 1750 bis 1850 im Kaiserstaate und in Kronländer gelebt haben. (Wien: K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1856-1891)
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