Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007)

For the father of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria see Archduke Charles Louis of Austria.

Archduke Carl Ludwig Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephan Pius Gregor Ignatius Markus d'Aviano of Austria, also known as Carl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen (10 March 1918 – 11 December 2007) was the fifth child of Charles I of Austria and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was born in Baden bei Wien and died in Brussels.^[1][2]

During the Second World War, Karl Ludwig and his brother Felix volunteered to serve in the 101st US Infantry Battalion known as the "Free Austria Battalion". However the battalion was disbanded when a number of exiled Jewish volunteers who made up the majority of force ultimately declined to confirm their enlistment.^[3] He was buried beside his mother in the Kapuziner Crypt in Vienna.

He was married in Belœil on 17 January 1950 to Princess Yolande of Ligne (born 6 May 1923). They had four children.^[4]

• Archduke Rudolf (b. 1950) married Marie Hélène de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck. Eight children:
  • Archduke Carl Christian (b. 1977) married on 2 June 2007 Estelle de Saint-Romain: Zita (2008) and Anezka (2010).
  • Archduchess Priscilla (b. 1979).
  • Archduke Johannes (b. 1981).
  • Archduke Thomas (b. 1983).
  • Archduchess Marie-des-Neiges (b. 1986).
  • Archduke Franz-Ludwig (b. 1988).
  • Archduke Michael (b. 1990).
  • Archduke Joseph (b. 1991).
• Archduchess Alexandra (b. 1952) married Chilean ambassador to the Holy See Héctor Riesle Contreras.^[5] Three children:
  • Felipe Riesle (b. 1986).
  • Maria-Sofia Riesle (b. 1988).
  • Constanza Riesle (b. 1989).
• Archduke Carl Christian (b. 1954) married Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg. Five children:
  • Archduchess Marie Christine (b. 1983) on 6 December 2008 married Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum (1979).
    • Count Léopold of Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011).
  • Archduke Imre (b. 1985).
  • Archduke Christoph (b. 1988).
  • Archduke Alexander (b. 1990).
  • Archduchess Gabriella (b. 1994)
• Archduchess Maria Constanza (b. 1957) married Franz Josef, Prince (Fürst) von Auersperg-Trautson. Three biological daughters (one died shortly after her birth) and one adopted daughter:
  • Princess Alexandra Maria (1998—1998).
  • Princess Ladislaya (b. 1999).
  • Princess Eleonora (b. 2002).

Ancestry

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