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 asCarl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen, was the fifth child ofCharles I of Austria andPrincess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was born inBaden bei Wien and died inBrussels.[1]
He studied at the University of Louvain and graduated from Université Laval,[2] in Quebec City where his family was in exile. During theSecond World War, Karl Ludwig and his brotherFelix volunteered to serve in the101st Infantry Battalion of theUnited States Army, known as the "Free Austria Battalion". However, the battalion was disbanded when a number of exiled Jewish volunteers who made up the majority of the force ultimately declined to confirm their enlistment.[3]
Archduke Rudolf, eldest son of Carl Ludwig, during a presentation about his grandmotherZita in 2014
Archduke Rudolf of Austria (Rudolf Maria Carl Eugen Anna Antonius Marcus d'Aviano, born 17 November 1950), married Baroness Hélène deVillenfagne deVogelsanck (born 24 April 1954) in Brussels on 3 July 1976; their family took up residence in Belgium thereafter.[4] On 29 May 1978, he, his children and male-line descendants were incorporated into thenobility of Belgium by royalletters patent with the hereditary title ofPrince/sse de Habsbourg-Lorraine and the style ofSerene Highness.[4][5] Rudolf works at investment managers AAA Gestion, based inVillars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland,[6] and he lives atDe Diesbach Castle. He and his wife have eight children, who were later recognised by the Head of theImperial House of Austria asArchdukes and Archduchesses of Austria:
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (b. 1977), married on 2 June 2007 to Estelle Lapra de Saint-Romain (1979–2025), with five children.[7]
Archduchess Priscilla of Austria (b. 1979), engaged in 2022 to Gabriel Contreras Millán.[8]
Archduke Johannes of Austria (b. 1981), Catholic priest of the Swiss FraternityEucharistein.[9]
Archduke Thomas of Austria (b. 1983), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein.[9]
Archduchess Marie-des-Neiges of Austria (b. 1986), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein.[9]
Archduke Franz-Ludwig of Austria (b. 1988), married in 2018 to Mathilde Vignon (b. 1992).
Archduke Michael of Austria (b. 1990).
Archduke Joseph of Austria (b. 1991), member of the Swiss Catholic Fraternity Eucharistein.[9]
Archduchess Alexandra of Austria (born 10 July 1952), marriedChilean ambassador to theHoly See Héctor Riesle Contreras (born 16 Feb 1943). They had three children:[citation needed]
ArchduchessMarie-Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. 31 July 1983,Brussels, Belgium). Her engagement was announced on 16 May 2008 to CountRodolphe Christian Léopold Carl Ludwig Phillipe de Limburg-Stirum (b. 20 March 1979,Uccle,Brussels,Belgium). On 6 December 2008, they married in a civil ceremony at Mechelen town hall inMechelen, Belgium, and then had a religious ceremony atSt. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium.[10][better source needed]They have three sons:[citation needed]
CountLéopold Menno Philippe Gabriel François-Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain de Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011,Buenos Aires, Argentina).
Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (b. 25 October 2013,Buenos Aires, Argentina).
ArchdukeAlexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. 26 September 1990,Meyrin, Switzerland). He married on 30 September 2023 at Belœil, Belgium, to NatachaRoumiantzeff-Pachkevitch.[15][16]
ArchduchessGabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine-Charlotte of Austria (b. 26 March 1994,Geneva, Switzerland). She became engaged to PrinceHenri Luitpold Antoine Victor Marie Joseph of Bourbon-Parma (b. 14 October 1991,Roskilde,Denmark), on 22 October 2017.[citation needed] The couple were married on 12 September 2020 atTratzberg Castle inJenbach,Tyrol, Austria. They have three daughters:
PrincessAnastasia Erika Alexandra Marie Yolande of Bourbon-Parma (b. 3 July 2021,Geneva, Switzerland).
Princess Philippina of Bourbon-Parma (b. 2023).
Archduchess Maria Constanza of Austria (born 19 October 1957), married Franz Josef, Prince (Fürst) vonAuersperg-Trautson (born 11 December 1954) inBeloeil, Belgium, on 18 June 1994.[4] They have three biological daughters (one died shortly after her birth) and one adopted daughter, Anna Maria (who bear the family namePrinzessin von Auersperg-Trautson and the courtesy title ofPrincess of Auersperg-Trautson):[citation needed]
Princess Anna Maria of Auersperg-Trautson (b. 24 September 1997).
Princess Alexandra Maria of Auersperg-Trautson (b. and d. 9 February 1998).
Princess Ladislaya of Auersperg-Trautson (b. 26 February 1999).
Princess Eleonora of Auersperg-Trautson (b. 28 May 2002).
^Bernier Arcand, Philippe, « Les Bourbon-Parme dans les institutions d’enseignement du Québec »,Histoire Québec, 202, p. 24-28 (lire en ligne [archive])
^Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (2003).Uncrowned Emperor. Hambledon Continuum. p. 156.ISBN1-85285-439-1.
^abcdde Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy.Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 193-198 (French)ISBN2-9507974-3-1
^Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Haus Österreich". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 87-90, 119-120, 563, 568-569, 577.ISBN978-3-7980-0824-3.
Generations are numbered by male-line descent from the first archdukes. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished in 1919.
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