Archduke Louis of Austria

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Archduke Louis
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Archduke Louis
Born (1784-12-13)13 December 1784
Florence, Italy
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Vienna, Austria
Full name
Louis Joseph Anton Johann
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother Maria Luisa of Spain

Archduke Louis, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia and Prince of Tuscany (Louis Joseph Anton Johann; 13 December 1784 – 21 December 1864), was the 14th child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain.

Archduke Louis was born at Florence, Italy. He entered the Austrian Imperial Army at an early age and soon gained the rank of Feldmarschal-Leutnant. In 1809, he was appointed commander of V Armeekorps. In this capacity, he fought at the battles of Abensberg, Landshut, and Ebersberg in April and May, after which he relinquished his command.

He also demonstrated his political abilities by representing his brother, Emperor Francis 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 Emperor Ferdinand I. The Archduke was in favour of Metternich’s politics and supported absolutism.

He retired after the revolution of 1848 and lived quietly until his death in Vienna.

References

  • Bowden, Scotty & Tarbox, Charlie. Armies on the Danube 1809. Arlington, Texas: Empire Games Press, 1980.

Ancestry

Family of Archduke Louis of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria
Queen Dowager of Poland-Lithuania
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis III Stephen, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Maria Theresa of Austria
Queen of Hungary & Bohemia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Archduke Louis of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Louis, Dauphin of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Philip V of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Charles III of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Edward II Farnese, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Elisabeth of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Maria Louisa of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Augustus II of Poland
Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Augustus III of Poland
Elector of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Maria Amalia of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Maria Josepha of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Calenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 

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