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 Charles I or Karl I (german: Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria, hu, Károly Ferenc József Lajos Hubert György Ottó Mária; 17 August 18871 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV, ), King of Croatia, ...

and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was born in Baden bei Wien and died in

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Life

During the

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, Karl Ludwig and his brother

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volunteered to serve in the 101st Infantry Battalion of the

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

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Marriage and issue

He was married in Belœil on 17 January 1950 to Princess Yolande of Ligne (born 6 May 1923). They had four children. * Archduke Rudolf of Austria (Rudolf Maria Carl Eugen Anna Antonius Marcus d'Aviano;born 1950); married Baroness Hélène de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck (b. 1954) in Brussels 3 July 1976, their family taking up residence in Belgium thereafter.de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ''Le Petit Gotha''. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 193-198 (French) On 29 May 1978 he, his children and male-line descendants were incorporated in the nobility of Belgium by royal

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with the hereditary title ''Prince/sse de Habsbourg-Lorraine'' and the style of ''

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''.''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XVI. "Haus Österreich". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 87-90, 119-120, 563, 568-569, 577. . Rudolf works at investment managers AAA Gestion, based in

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, Switzerland and lives at

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. He and Hélène have eight children: ** Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (b. 1977); married on 2 June 2007 to Estelle de Saint-Romain (b. 1979) ** Archduchess Priscilla of Austria (b. 1979) ** Archduke Johannes of Habsburg-Lorraine (b. 1981), Catholic priest of the Swiss Fraternity Eucharistein Marie-Eudes Lauriot-Prévost
Point de Vue">"L'ordination de l'archiduc Johannes d'Autriche", '':fr:Point de vue (magazine), Point de Vue
'', 6 July 2018./ref> ** Archduke Thomas of Austria (b. 1983), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein ** Archduchess Marie-des-Neiges of Austria (b. 1986), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein ** Archduke Franz-Ludwig of Austria (b. 1988); married in 2018 to Mathilde Vignon (b. 1992) ** Archduke Michael of Austria (b. 1990) ** Archduke Joseph of Austria (b. 1991), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein * Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (born 1952); married Chilean ambassador to the Holy See Héctor Riesle Contreras. Three children: ** Felipe Riesle de Habsburgo-Lorena (b. 1986), married to Pilar García-Huidobro Echeverría. ** María Sofía Riesle de Habsburgo-Lorena (b. 1988), married to Rodrigo Risopatrón Moreno. ** Constanza Riesle de Habsburgo-Lorena (b. 1989), married to Sebastián Prieto Donoso. *

Archduke Carl Christian of Austria Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria (born Princess Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg on 17 February 1954) is the elder daughter and eldest child of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, and the wife of Archduke ...

(born 1954); married Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg. Like his older brother, he works at investment managers AAA Gestion, based in

, Switzerland. Carl Christian and Marie Astrid have five children: ** Archduchess ''Marie-Christine'' Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. 31 July 1983,

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). Her engagement was announced on 16 May 2008 to Count ''Rodolphe'' Christian Léopold Carl Ludwig Phillipe de Limburg-Stirum (b. 20 March 1979,

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). On 6 December 2008 married in a civil ceremony in

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, Belgium and then a religious ceremony at

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, Belgium. They have three sons: *** Count ''Léopold'' Menno Philippe Gabriel François-Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain de Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011,

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). *** Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (b. 25 October 2013,

). *** Count Gabriel de Limburg-Stirum (b. 2016). ** Archduke ''Imre'' Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. 8 December 1985,

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), his engagement to ''Kathleen'' Elizabeth Walker (b. 17 April 1986,

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, US), was announced on 22 December 2011. The couple got married on 8 December 2012 at

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, Washington, D.C., US. and they met in April 2010. They have four daughters: *** Archduchess ''Maria-Stella'' Elizabeth Christiana Yolande Alberta of Austria (b. 11 November 2013,

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). *** Archduchess ''Magdalena'' Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. 24 February 2016,

). *** Archduchess ''Juliana'' Marie Christine Wilhelmina Margaret Astrid of Austria (b. 14 October 2018,

). *** Archduchess ''Cecilia'' Marie Josephine Adelaide Henrietta of Austria (b. 15 January 2021,

). ** Archduke ''Christoph'' Henri Alexander Maria Marcus d' Aviano of Austria (b. 2 February 1988,

). His engagement to ''Adélaïde'' Marie Béatrice Drapé-Frisch (b. 4 September 1989,

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, Paris, France), was announced on 22 December 2011. The couple married on 29 December 2012 at

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( :fr:Basilique Saint-Epvre de Nancy) in

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.Verliebt, verlobt, verlobt
– website Tageblatt Online They have three children: *** Archduchess ''Katarina'' Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria ((b. 22 December 2014,

). *** Archduchess Sophia of Austria (b. 31 August 2017,

). *** Archduke Josef of Austria (b. October 2020,

). ** Archduke ''Alexander'' Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. 26 September 1990, Meyrin, Switzerland). ** Archduchess ''Gabriella'' Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine-Charlotte of Austria (b. 26 March 1994,

). She got engaged to Prince ''Henri'' Luitpold Antoine Victor Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parma (b. 14 October 1991,

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), on 22 October 2017. The couple got married on 12 September 2020 at Tratzberg Castle,

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. They have two daughters: *** Princess ''Victoria'' Antonia Marie-Astrid Lydia of Bourbon-Parma (b. 30 October 2017,

, born out of wedlock). *** Princess ''Anastasia'' Erika Alexandra Marie Yolande of Bourbon-Parma (b. 3 July 2021,

). * Archduchess Maria Constanza of Austria (born 1957); married Franz Josef, Prince (Fürst) von Auersperg-Trautson. Three biological daughters (one died shortly after her birth) and one adopted daughter, Anna Maria, who adopted the title Princess of Auersperg-Trautson. ** Princess Anna Maria of Auersperg-Trautson (24 September 1997) ** Princess Alexandra Maria of Auersperg-Trautson (b. & d. 9 February 1998) ** Princess Ladislaya of Auersperg-Trautson (26 February 1999) ** Princess Eleonora of Auersperg-Trautson (28 May 2002).

Ancestry

References

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