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  1. Charles was born on 17 August 1887, in the Castle of Persenbeug, in Lower Austria. His parents were Archduke Otto Franz of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony. [3] At the time, his grand-uncle Franz Joseph reigned as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. Upon the death of Crown Prince Rudolph in 1889, the Emperor's brother, Archduke ...

  2. May 25, 2024 · Charles (I) was the emperor (Kaiser) of Austria and, as Charles IV, king of Hungary, the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy (November 21, 1916–November 11, 1918). A grandnephew of the emperor Franz Joseph, Charles became heir presumptive to the Habsburg throne upon the assassination of his

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  3. His grandfather, Charles Louis, Archduke of Austria (1833-1896) was the brother of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1830-1916). His father, Otto Franz, Archduke of Austria (1865-1906) , had married Maria Josepha, Princess of Saxony (1867-1944) , in 1877, who was strongly committed to the Catholic education of her children.

  4. Charles I was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and King of Croatia, King of Bohemia, and the last of the monarchs belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to rule over Austria-Hungary. The son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Charles became heir presumptive of Emperor Franz Joseph when his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914 ...

  5. Childhood & Early Life. Charles I of Austria was born on August 17, 1887 in the Castle of Persenbeug to Archduke Otto Franz of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony. He was the grandnephew of Franz Joseph, who then reigned as the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. Raised as a devout Catholic, young Charles had a religious bent of mind.

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  6. May 11, 2018 · Learn about Charles I, the last Habsburg emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, who ruled from 1916 to 1918. Find out how he was forced into exile and tried to regain his throne.

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  8. Aug 19, 2015 · His grandfather, Charles Louis, Archduke of Austria (1833-1896) was the brother of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1830-1916). His father, Otto Franz, Archduke of Austria (1865-1906), had married Maria Josepha, Princess of Saxony (1867-1944), in 1877, who was strongly committed to Table of Contents 1. Youth and Education