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| Archduke Louis | |||||
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 Lithograph by Johann Stadler, 1840 | |||||
| Born | (1784-12-13)13 December 1784 Florence,Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Died | 21 December 1864(1864-12-21) (aged 80) Vienna,Austrian Empire | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Maria Luisa of Spain | ||||
Archduke Louis, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia and Prince of Tuscany (Louis Joseph Anton Johann; 13 December 1784 – 21 December 1864), was the 15th child ofHoly Roman Emperor Leopold II,King of Hungary andBohemia,Grand Duke of Tuscany, andInfantaMaria Luisa of Spain.
Archduke Louis was born inFlorence,Italy. He entered the Austrian Imperial Army at an early age and soon gained the rank ofFeldmarschal-Leutnant. From 1807 to 1809, he was general director of theMilitary Frontier. In 1809, he was appointed commander of V Armeekorps. In this capacity, he fought at the battles ofAbensberg,Landshut, andEbersberg in April and May, after which he relinquished his command.
He also demonstrated his political abilities by representing his brother, EmperorFrancis II, on several occasions and was appointed in his brother's will to be head of the State Conference (from 1836 to 1848), which controlled all government offices on behalf of EmperorFerdinand I. The Archduke was in favour ofMetternich's politics and supportedabsolutism.
He retired after the revolution of 1848[which?] and lived quietly until his 1864 death inVienna, the last surviving child ofLeopold II.
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