Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
| Archduke Karl Ferdinand | |
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Lithograph by Josef Kriehuber, 1853
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| Born | 29 July 1818 Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 20 November 1874 (aged 56) Židlochovice Palace, Židlochovice, Moravia, Austrian Empire |
| Burial | Imperial Crypt |
| Spouse | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (m. 1854) |
| Issue | Archduke Franz Joseph Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen Maria Christina, Queen of Spain Archduke Charles Stephen Archduke Eugen Archduchess Maria Eleonora |
| House | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen |
| Mother | Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (Vienna, 29 July 1818 – Gross Seelowitz (Židlochovice Castle), 20 November 1874) was the second son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771–1847) and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and the maternal grandfather of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.
A son of the "hero of Aspern", he started his military career in Infantry Regiment 57 in Brno. Later, he received command of a brigade in Italy and fought against the insurgents in Prague in 1848.
In 1859, he was a general in Moravia and Silesia[1] and returned to Brno in 1860. He became a lieutenant field marshal of the Austrian Army. He was also awarded as a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.[2]
Marriage and children
In Vienna, on 18 April 1854, Karl Ferdinand married his first cousin, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1831–1903), the widow of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, the daughter of Archduke Joseph of Austria, Palatine of Hungary and the mother of Queen Maria Theresia of Bavaria.
They had six children:
- Archduke Franz Joseph of Austria (1855)
- Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1856–1936), Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.
- Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1858–1929), married King Alfonso XII of Spain
- Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (1860–1933), Admiral
- Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), Fieldmarshal and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
- Archduchess Maria Eleonora of Austria (1864)
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
- 8. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
- 4. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 9. Maria Theresa, Queen of Hungary
- 2. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
- 10. Charles III of Spain
- 5. Infanta Maria Louisa of Spain
- 11. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony
- 1. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
- 12. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
- 6. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
- 13. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
- 3. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
- 14. Wilhelm Georg, Burgrave of Kirchberg
- 7. Burgravine Louise Isabella of Kirchberg
- 15. Princess Isabelle Auguste Reuss of Greiz
References
- Back to citation Hamann, Brigitte (1988). Die Habsburger: ein biographisches Lexikon (in German). Piper. p. 223. ISBN 978-3-492-03163-9. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- Back to citation Biographisches Lexikon des Kaisertums Österreich. kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1860. p. 388. Retrieved 6 December 2024.