Person:Charles I of Austria (1)
Charles I _____, of Austria
b.17 Aug 1887
d.1 Apr 1922
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Charles I _____, of Austria1887 - 1922
  2. Maximilian Eugen von Österreich1895 - 1952
Spouse and Children
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  1. Otto _____, von Habsburg1912 - 2011
  2. Archduchess Adelheid of Austria1914 - 1971
  3. Robert _____, Archduke of Austria-Este1915 - 1996
  4. Archduke Felix of Austria1916 - 2011
  5. Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria1918 - 2007
  6. Archduke Rudolf of Austria1919 - 2010
  7. Archduchess Charlotte of Austria1921 - 1989
  8. Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria1922 - 1993
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Facts and Events
Name Charles I _____, of Austria
Gender Male
Birth[1] 17 Aug 1887 House of Lorraine
Marriage to Zita of Bourbon-Parma
Death[1] 1 Apr 1922
Reference Number? Q51068?


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Charles I or Karl I (; 17 August 18871 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV), King of Croatia, King of Bohemia (as Charles III), and the last of the monarchs belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to rule over Austria-Hungary. The son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Charles became heir presumptive of Emperor Franz Joseph after his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914. In 1911, he married Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He is venerated in the Catholic Church, having been Beatified by Pope John Paul II on 3 October 2004, and is known to the Catholic Church as Blessed Karl of Austria.

Charles succeeded to the thrones in November 1916 following the death of his grand-uncle, Franz Joseph. He began secret negotiations with the Allies, hoping to peacefully end the First World War but was unsuccessful. Despite Charles's efforts to preserve the empire by returning it to federalism and by championing Austro-Slavism, Austria-Hungary hurtled into disintegration: Czechoslovakia and the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs were proclaimed, and Hungary broke monarchic ties to Austria by the end of October 1918. Following the Armistice of 11 November 1918, Charles "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. The Republic of German-Austria was proclaimed the following day, and in April 1919 the Austrian Parliament formally dethroned the Habsburgs and banished Charles from the German-Austrian Republic for life.

Charles spent the early part of his exile in Switzerland. He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy. He made two attempts to reclaim the Hungarian throne in 1921; but failed due to the opposition of Hungary's Calvinist regent Admiral Miklós Horthy. Charles was exiled for a second time to the Portuguese island of Madeira, where he soon fell ill and died of respiratory failure in 1922.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Charles I of Austria, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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