![]() ![]() Following the Armistice of 11 November 1918, Charles "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. Despite Charles's efforts to preserve the empire by returning it to federalism and by championing Austro-Slavism, Austria-Hungary hurtled into disintegration: Czechoslovakia and the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs were proclaimed, and Hungary broke monarchic ties to Austria by the end of October 1918. He began secret negotiations with the Allies, hoping to peacefully end the First World War but was unsuccessful. Ĭharles succeeded to the thrones in November 1916 following the death of his grand-uncle, Franz Joseph. He is venerated in the Catholic Church, having been beatified by Pope John Paul II on 3 October 2004, and is known to the Catholic Church as Blessed Karl of Austria. In 1911, he married Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. The son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Charles became heir presumptive of Emperor Franz Joseph when his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914. Károly), King of Croatia, King of Bohemia (as Charles III, Czech: Karel III.), and the last of the monarchs belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to rule over Austria-Hungary. Sein Leben - seine Zeit.Charles I on the Austrian Army in World War IĬharles I or Karl I ( German: Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria, Hungarian: Károly Ferenc József Lajos Hubert György Ottó Mária 17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV, Hungarian: IV. Then revolutions will break out and it will all be over.”įranz Herre: Kaiser Franz Joseph von Österreich. „People say about me: He is old by now, nor does he understand. Everybody should take note of that.”Ī statement to the Chief of the General Staff Conrad von Hötzendorf in 1911.Ĭhristopher Clark: The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914 ![]() President.īeruf: Kaiser Die Geschichte der Familie Habsburg für junge Leser His statement to Theodore Roosevelt, former U.S. When he died, many people felt that it was the end of an era. He consistently kept himself to the compromise reached in 1867 and thus assured the preconditions for peaceful and safe growth for both sides of the dual state.Īlthough his marriage was a love match, the disaffection of his spouse let him to extramarital liaisons as well. The cultural performance of his era is still leaving observers aghast. During his reign, Vienna, the Imperial City flourished, followed, after the compromise with the Hungarians, by Budapest. ![]() He avoided luxury he did not smoke expensive cigars and kept a simple diet. His only real passion outside his job was hunting. He lived according to a strict daily schedule. He based his rule on immobility and a harmony of fragile balances. He did not differentiate among his subjects and did not allow any form of religious or ethnic persecution. During his long reign he preserved the unity of his empire and the peace among its 11 nationalities. He was indefatigable and conscientious in meeting his obligations and was an example of discipline and humbleness. He devoted his entire life to the service of the Empire. His ruthless reprisal against Hungarian freedom fighters has not been forgiven by Hungarians to this very day. In order to consolidate his reign he was forced to ask for help from the Russian Tzar. He took over the throne from his uncle at the time of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence of 1848. ![]()
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