Archduke Carl Christian of Austria
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] (German: Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus d'Aviano, Erzherzog und Prinz von Österreich, Prinz von Ungarn, Kroatien, und Böhmen; born 26 August 1954 at Château de Belœil in Belœil, Belgium)[2] is a Belgian aristocrat and a member of the formerly ruling Austro-Hungarian House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He is the third child of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria and his wife, Princess Yolande de Ligne.
Austrian Royalty |
House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
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Francis I (Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor) |
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Ferdinand I |
Franz Joseph I |
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Charles I |
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Archduke Carl Christian | |||||
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Born | Château de Belœil, Belœil, Belgium | 26 August 1954||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Marie Christine, Countess of Limburg-Stirum Imre Christoph Alexander Gabriella | ||||
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House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
Father | Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria | ||||
Mother | Princess Yolande de Ligne | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Belgian branch of the Habsburg family
In 1983, Carl Christian, along with his children, were incorporated by King Baudouin into the Belgian nobility with the title and style of HSH Prince/sse de Habsbourg-Lorraine.[4] To this day, they are considered, together with his cousin Archduke Lorenz and his brother Archduke Rudolf, the founders of the Belgian branch of the Habsburg imperial family.
Marriage and issue
Carl Christian married his second cousin Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg (born 17 February 1954 in Betzdorf), eldest child and daughter of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, on 6 February 1982 in Luxembourg.[2] They have five children.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 26 August 1954 – present: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Carl Christian of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia[2] (traditional title; Austria legally abolished its nobility and banned noble titles in 1919)
- in Belgium: 1983 – present: His Serene Highness Prince Charles Christian of Habsbourg-Lorraine[4]
Honours
- Dynastic honours
Austrian Imperial and Royal Family: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece[2]
References
- Grand Ducal Court of Luxembourg
- Almanach de Gotha (2018), 'Austria', Pages 42-86
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (1978), 'Österreich, P 111-139
- de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 738-742, 748-749, 756-759 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- Burkes Royal Families of the World Vol 1 (1977), Page 10-32
- Les Maisons Imperiales et Royales d'Europe (1966), Pages 16-88
- Gothaisches Genealogisches Handbuch (2015), Pages 167-225