Archduke Carl Christian of Austria
Archduke Carl Christian | |||||
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Archduke and Prince Carl Christian of Austria; Prince Carl Christian of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia | |||||
Born | Château de Belœil, Belœil, Belgium |
26 August 1954 ||||
Spouse | Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg (m. 1982) | ||||
Issue | Archduchess Marie Christine, Countess of Limburg-Stirum Archduke Imre Archduke Christoph Archduke Alexander Archduchess Gabriella |
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House | House of Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
Father | Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria | ||||
Mother | Princess Yolande of Ligne |
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (German: Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus d'Aviano, Erzherzog und Prinz von Österreich, Prinz von Ungarn, Kroatien, und Böhmen[1][2]) (born 26 August 1954 at Château de Belœil in Belœil, Belgium[1][2]) is a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. Carl Christian is the third child and second-youngest son[1][2] of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria and his wife Princess Yolande of Ligne.[1][2]
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Marriage and issue
Carl Christian married Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, eldest child and daughter of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, on 6 February 1982 in Luxembourg.[1][2] Carl Christian and Marie Astrid have five children and five grandchildren:[1][2]
- Archduchess Marie Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. Brussels, 31 July 1983), Countess of Limburg-Stirum after her marriage on 6 December 2008 in Mechelen, Belgium, to Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum (b. Uccle, 20 March 1979).[3] They have two sons:
- Count Léopold Menno Philippe Gabriel François-Xavier Marie Joseph Ghislain de Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011).
- Count Constantin de Limburg-Stirum (b. 25 October 2013).
- Archduke Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (born 8 December 1985) married on 8 September 2012 Kathleen Elizabeth Walker (b. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1986) in Washington, D.C..[4][5] The couple lives in Luxembourg, where Archduke Imre works for Ernst and Young.[6] They have two daughters:
- Archduchess Maria Stella Elizabeth Christiana Yolande Alberta of Austria (b. 11 November 2013)[7]
- Archduchess Magdalena Maria Alexandra Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. 24 February 2016)
- Archduke Christoph Henri Alexander Maria Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. Geneva, 2 February 1988), who married Adélaïde Marie Béatrice Drapé-Frisch (b. Lilas, 4 September 1989) on 28 December (civil) and 29 December 2012 (religious) in the Basilica of Saint-Epvre, Nancy, France.[8] They have one daughter:
- Archduchess Katarina Marie-Christine Fabiola of Austria (b. 22 December 2014)[9]
- Archduke Alexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. Meyrin, 26 September 1990).
- Archduchess Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine Charlotte of Austria (b. Geneva, 26 March 1994).
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 9 May 1977 - 28 May 1978: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Carl Christian of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (Traditional title: Austria legally abolished its nobility and banned noble titles in 1919)
- 29 May 1978 – present: His Serene Highness Prince Carl Christian of Habsburg-Lorraine[10]
Honours
Foreign honours
- Luxembourg: Grand Cross of Order of Adolphe of Nassau [11][12]
- Luxembourg : Commemorative Silver Jubilee Medal of His Royal Highness The Grand Duke Jean (12 November 1989)
Dynastic honours
- Austrian Empire: Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece [12]
Ancestry
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References
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- ↑ Paul Theroff's Royal News of 2008
- ↑ Lux-arazzi, Archduke "marries American"
- ↑ Tageblatt.lu (German), Photos from the wedding
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- ↑ http://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/its-girl.html
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/31/austria-royal-wedding-photos_n_2389326.html
- ↑ http://www.wort.lu/en/panorama/news-from-the-royal-household-seventh-great-grandchild-for-grand-duke-jean-54affdf10c88b46a8ce510e6
- ↑ de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 738-742, 748-749, 756-759 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ↑ Royalement Blog, Bal in the early 1980s, Photos of Carl Christian & Nikolaus wearing the Order of Adolphe of Nassau
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Noblesse et Royautés, Guillaume of Luxembourg's wedding : gala dinner, 2012, Photo of Carl Christian & Marie-Astrid