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Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria

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Charles Joseph of Austria
Prince-Bishop of Olomouc
Reign1662 – 27 January 1664
BornCharles Joseph
7 August 1649
Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died27 January 1664 (aged 14)
Linz, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire
HouseHabsburg
FatherFerdinand III
MotherMaria Leopoldine of Austria
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Charles Joseph (German: Karl Joseph) (7 August 1649 – 27 January 1664) was an Archduke of Austria and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1662–1664). He was also the Bishop of Olmütz, and Breslau, Passau.

Life

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Portrait at the age of one, by Frans Luycx

Charles Joseph was born on 7 August 1649, in Vienna to parents Ferdinand III and Maria Leopoldine. Destined for a life in the clergy, he was appointed as the Bishop of Passau and Olmütz at the young age of 13, following in the footsteps of his uncle Archduke Leopold Wilhelm.[1] He also became the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order.[2][3]

In spite of this, there were still strong rumors that Charles Joseph could marry his niece Margaret Theresa of Spain, who was already betrothed to his brother Leopold, and in case the future King Charles II of Spain died, then Margaret and Charles Joseph would become the next Spanish monarchs.[4] The fact that the young Archduke was Catholic and a Habsburg made him completely acceptable for the Spanish court, which would never accept a member of another dynasty and even less a Protestant as a marriage candidate for Margaret Theresa. In any case, the rumors about a marriage between the Spanish Infanta and the Archduke came to nothing and Margaret remained betrothed to Emperor Leopold.

Due to his youth, Charles Joseph was unable to attain higher orders as a bishop. He died at the age of 14 on 27 January 1664, in Linz, Austria, exhausted from battling an illness.[5] His remains were transported by ship to Vienna, where he was laid to rest in the Imperial Crypt on 21 February 1664.[2]

Ancestry

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Male-line family tree

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "AT-OeStA/FHKA SUS RA 206.1.22 Aktenstücke betreffend die Wahl des Erzherzogs Karl Joseph von Österreich zum künftigen Bischof von Passau (größtenteils Berichte des zu diesem Zweck nach Passau entsandten passauischen Hofkanzlers Johann Kaltschmidt von Eisenberg an Erzherzog Leopold Wilhelm), 1662 (". www.archivinformationssystem.at. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. 1 2 Kapuzinergruft. "Erzherzog Karl Joseph: Kapuzinergruft - Wien". www.kapuzinergruft.com (in German). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "AT-OeStA/HHStA RHR Judicialia APA 201-44 Deutscher Orden; Gesuch um Unterstützung bei der Rückgewinnung weggenommener Balleien, 1663 (Akt (Sammelakt, Grundzl., Konvolut, Dossier, File))". www.archivinformationssystem.at. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Catalano, Alessandro; Keller, Katrin (eds.): Die Diarien und Tagzettel des Kardinals Ernst Adalbert von Harrach (1598-1667), Vienna: Böhlau, 2010, vol. VII, p. 256.
  5. ↑ "Karl Joseph von Habsburg". www.didaktik.mathematik.uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 Eder, Karl (1961). "Ferdinand II.". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 5. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 83–85. (full text online).
  7. 1 2 Eder, Karl (1961). "Ferdinand III.". Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German). Vol. 5. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. pp. 85–86. (full text online).
  8. 1 2 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Anna von Bayern" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 23 – via Wikisource.
  9. 1 2 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Leopold V." . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 416 – via Wikisource.
  10. 1 2 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Leopoldine" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 52 – via Wikisource.
  11. 1 2 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Claudia von Florenz" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 159 – via Wikisource.
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