Archduke Karl Ambrosius Joseph Johann Baptist of Austria-Este ( hu, Habsburg–Estei Károly Ambrus főherceg;

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, 2 November 1785 –

Tata, Hungary Tata (german: Totis; la, Dotis) is a town in Komárom-Esztergom County, northwestern Hungary, northwest of the county town Tatabánya. Location Tata is located in the valley between the Gerecse Mountains and Vértes Mountains, some fro ...

2 September 1809) was an Archbishop of Esztergom.

Biography

Born ''His Royal Highness'' Archduke Karl Ambrosius of Austria-Este, the sixth son of

Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este Archduke (feminine: Archduchess; German: ''Erzherzog'', feminine form: ''Erzherzogin'') was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of Austria, and later by all senior members of that dynasty. It denotes a rank withi ...

(son of

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and governor of Italy) and of his wife, Princess

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, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara, Lady of

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. He spent his youth in Monza, where his family had fled after the French invasion of the

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. After staying in

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and

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, his family moved in

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. Because of his fragility, he was intended for church life. He became Bishop of

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in 1806 and Archbishop of

Esztergom Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Dan ...

, two years later, making him

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.
He died one year later at the age of 23.

Ancestry

External links

www.catholic-hierarchy.org
18th-century Hungarian people 18th-century Italian people Archbishops of Esztergom Bishops of Vác Hungarian Roman Catholics Austria-Este Modenese princes Hungarian people of Italian descent Italian expatriates in Hungary Clergy from Milan Burials at Esztergom Basilica 1785 births 1809 deaths Austrian princes Nobility from Milan Grand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Sons of monarchs {{Austria-hist-stub