Today in History
Archduke Karl with his staff. Color print by Felician Myrbach
– April 30th, 1847 – Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen
Archduke Charles (full name in German: Karl Ludwig Johann Joseph Lorenz)
of Austria was born on September 5th. 1771 in Florence
(then the Grand Duchy of Tuscany).
His parents were Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain.
The family of Archduke Charles of Austria, painting by
Johann Ender
In 1815 he married Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. They had 7 children.
Archduke Charles of Austria began his military service in the wars of the French
Revolution. He commanded a Brigade at the Battle of Jemappes (1792). In 1806
he became a field marshal. Archduke Charles of Austria was noted as one of the
best generals of Europe.
He died in Vienna on April 30th. 1847.
