How to Pronounce Charles I of Austria
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Aug 17, 1887 Persenbeug Gottsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria Died on 01 Apr 1922 (aged 34)
Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary as Charles IV
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About Charles I Of Austria
- Charles I or Karl I (Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria; 17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922) was the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Hungary (as Charles IV, Hungarian: IV.
- Károly), the last King of Bohemia (as Charles III, Czech: Karel III.), and the last monarch belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine before the dissolution of Austria-Hungary.
- After his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914, Charles became heir presumptive of Emperor Franz Joseph.
- Charles I reigned from 21 November 1916 until 11–12 November 1918, when he "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate.
- He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy until his death in 1922.
- Beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2004, he is known to the Catholic Church as Blessed Karl of Austria.
