Archduke Karl of Austria-Este

Karl of Austria-Este
Prince Archbishop of Esztergom
Archduke Karl Ambrosius of Austria-Este, Prince Archbishop of Esztergom.
Born	(1785-11-02)2 November 1785 Milan, Duchy of Milan
Died	2 September 1809(1809-09-02) (aged 24) Tata, Hungary
Full name Karl Ambrosius Joseph Johann Baptist
House	House of Austria-Este
Father	Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este
Mother	Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este

Archduke Karl Ambrosius Joseph Johann Baptist of Austria-Este (Hungarian: Habsburg–Estei Károly Ambrus főherceg; Milan, November 2, 1785 - Tata, Hungary September 2, 1809) was an Archbishop of Esztergom.

Biography

Tomb of Archduke Karl of Austria-Este, by Giuseppe Pisani.

Born His Imperial & Royal Highness Archduke Karl Ambrosius of Austria-Este, the sixth son of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este (son of Maria Theresa of Austria and governor of Italy) and of his wife, Princess Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara, Lady of Lunigiana.

He spent his youth in Monza, where his family had fled after the French invasion of the Duchy of Modena. After staying in Verona, Padua, Trieste and Ljubljana, his family moved in Wiener Neustadt.

Because of his fragility, he was intended for church life. He became Bishop of Vác in 1806 and Archbishop of Esztergom, two years later, making him Primate of Hungary.
He died one year later at the age of 24.

Ancestry

Family of Archduke Karl of Austria-Este

16. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine               8. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine                       17. Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria               4. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor                             18. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans               9. Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans                       19. Elisabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine               2. Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este                                   20. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor               10. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor                       21. Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg               5. Maria Theresa of Austria                             22. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               11. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel                       23. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen               1. Archduke Karl of Austria–Este                                         24. Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena               12. Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena                       25. Charlotte of Brunswick-Lüneburg               6. Ercole III d'Este, Duke of Modena                             26. Philippe II, Duke of Orléans               13. Charlotte Aglaé of Orléans                       27. Françoise-Marie de Bourbon               3. Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este                                   28. Carlo II Cibo-Malsapina, Duke of Massa               14. Alderano Cibo-Malsapina, Duke of Massa                       29. Teresa Pamfili               7. Maria Teresa Cibo-Malsapina, Duchess of Massa                             30. Camillo III Gonzaga, Count of Novellara               15. Ricciarda Gonzaga of Novellara                       31. Matilde d'Este

External links

• www.catholic-hierarchy.org