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
Archduke and Prince Carl Ludwig of Austria; Prince Carl Ludwig of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia
Born	(1918-03-10)10 March 1918 Baden, Austria
Died	Brussels, Belgium
Burial	Imperial Crypt
Spouse	Princess Yolande of Ligne (m. 1950)
Issue	Archduke Rudolf Archduchess Alexandra Archduke Carl Christian Archduchess Maria Constanza
Full name Carl Ludwig Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephan Pius Gregor Ignatius Markus d'Aviano
House	House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Charles I of Austria
Mother	Zita of Bourbon-Parma

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

Biography

During the Second World War, Karl Ludwig and his brother Felix volunteered to serve in the 101st Infantry Battalion of the US 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. He was buried beside his mother in the Kapuziner Crypt in Vienna.

Family

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, son of Carl Ludwig, during a presentation about grandmother Zita in Brno (2014)

• Archduke Rudolf of Austria (b. 1950); married Baroness Hélène de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck (b. 1954) in Brussels 3 July 1976, their family taking up residence in Belgium thereafter. On 29 May 1978 he and his children and male-line descendants were incorporated in the nobility of Belgium by royal letters patent with the style of Serene Highness and the hereditary title "Prince of Habsburg-Lorraine". He works at investment managers AAA Gestion, based in Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland. Together they have eight children:
  • Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (b. 1977); married on 2 June 2007 Estelle Peloux de Saint-Romain:
    • Archduchess Zita of Austria (b. 2008).
    • Archduchess Anezka of Austria (b. 2010).
    • Archduchess Anna of Austria (b. 2012).
    • Archduchess Paola of Austria (b. 2014).
  • Archduchess Priscilla of Austria (b. 1979).
  • Archduke Johannes of Austria (b. 1981).
  • Archduke Thomas of Austria (b. 1983).
  • Archduchess Marie-des-Neiges of Austria (b. 1986).
  • Archduke Franz-Ludwig of Austria (b. 1988).
  • Archduke Michael of Austria (b. 1990).
  • Archduke Joseph of Austria (b. 1991).
• Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (b. 1952); married Chilean ambassador to the Holy See Héctor Riesle Contreras. Three children:
  • Felipe Riesle (b. 1986).
  • Maria-Sofia Riesle (b. 1988).
  • Constanza Riesle (b. 1989).
• Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (b. 1954); married Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg. Like his older brother, he works at investment managers AAA Gestion, based in Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland. Carl Christian and Marie Astrid have five children:
  • Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria (b. 1983); on 6 December 2008 married Count Rodolphe of Limburg-Stirum (1979).
    • Count Léopold of Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011).
    • Count Constantin of Limburg-Stirum (b. 25 October 2013).
  • Archduke Imre of Austria (b. 1985); on 8 September 2012 married Kathleen Elizabeth Walker.
    • Archduchess Maria-Stella of Austria (b. 11 November 2013).
  • Archduke Christoph of Austria (b. 1988); married to Adélaïde Drapé-Frisch on 28 December (civil) and 29 December 2012 (religious) in Nancy, France.
    • Archduchess Katarina of Austria (b. 2014).
  • Archduke Alexander of Austria (b. 1990).
  • Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (b. 1994).
• Archduchess Maria Constanza of Austria (b. 1957); married Franz Josef, Prince (Fürst) von Auersperg-Trautson. Three biological daughters (one died shortly after her birth) and one adopted daughter, Anna Maria:
  • Princess Alexandra Maria (1998–1998).
  • Princess Ladislaya (b. 1999).
  • Princess Eleonora (b. 2002).

Ancestry

Family of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007)

16. Archduke Francis Charles of Austria               8. Archduke Charles Louis of Austria                       17. Princess Sophie of Bavaria               4. Archduke Otto Francis of Austria                             18. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies               9. Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies                       19. Maria Theresa of Austria               2. Charles I of Austria                                   20. John of Saxony               10. George of Saxony                       21. Amelia of Bavaria               5. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony                             22. Ferdinand II of Portugal               11. Maria Anna of Portugal                       23. Maria II of Portugal               1. Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria                                         24. Charles II, Duke of Parma               12. Charles III, Duke of Parma                       25. Maria Teresa of Savoy               6. Robert I, Duke of Parma                             26. Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry               13. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France                       27. Princess Caroline of the Two Sicilies               3. Zita of Parma                                   28. John VI of Portugal               14. Michael of Portugal                       29. Charlotte of Spain               7. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal                             30. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg               15. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                       31. Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg