Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria-Teschen (Vienna, 29 July 1818 – Gross Seelowitz (Židlochovice Castle), 20 November 1874) was the second son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771–1847) and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and the maternal grandfather of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.
A son of the "hero of Aspern" he started a military career in Infantry Regiment 57 in Brno. Later he received command of a brigade in Italy and fought against the insurgents in Prague in 1848.
In 1859 he was a general in Moravia and Silesia and returned to Brno in 1860. He became a Lieutenant Field Marshal of the Austrian Army.
Marriage and children
In Vienna, on 18 April 1854, Karl Ferdinand married his first cousin, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1831–1903), the widow of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, and the daughter of Archduke Joseph of Austria, Palatine of Hungary.
They had six children :
- Archduke Franz Joseph of Austria (1855-1855)
- Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1856–1936), Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.
- Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1858–1929), married King Alfonso XII of Spain
- Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (1860–1933), Admiral
- Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954), Fieldmarshal
- Archduchess Maria Eleonora of Austria (1864-1864)
Ancestry
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| 16. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine |
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| 8. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | |
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| 17. Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans |
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| 4. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor | |
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| 18. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor |
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| 9. Maria Theresa of Austria | |
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| 19. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel |
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| 2. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen | |
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| 20. Philip V of Spain |
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| 10. Charles III of Spain | |
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| 21. Elisabeth of Parma |
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| 5. Maria Louisa of Spain | |
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| 22. Augustus III of Poland |
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| 11. Maria Amalia of Saxony | |
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| 23. Maria Josepha of Austria |
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| 1. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria | |
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| 24. Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg |
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| 12. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | |
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| 25. Princess Auguste Friederike of Nassau-Idstein |
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| 6. Frederick William, Duke of Nassau | |
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| 26. William IV, Prince of Orange |
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| 13. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau | |
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| 27. Anne, Princess Royal |
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| 3. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg | |
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| 28. Wilhelm Ludwig, Landgrave of Kirchberg |
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| 14. Georg, Landgrave of Kirchberg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg | |
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| 29. Countess Luise of Dhaun |
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| 7. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg | |
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| 30. Heinrich XI, Prince Reuss of Greiz |
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| 15. Countess Elisabeth Augusta Reuss of Greiz | |
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| 31. Konradine Eleonore, Princess Reuss of Köstritz |
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- Descent of Charles I :
- Crown Prince Otto
- Robert***
- Felix
- Carl Ludwig
- Rudolf
Descent of Maximilian :
- Ferdinand Karl
- Heinrich Maria
Tuscany :
- Leopold Franz**
- Guntram**
- Radbot**
- Johann**
- Georg**
- Stephan**
- Dominic**
- Friederich Salvator**
- Andreas Salvator**
- Markus**
- Johann**
- Michael**
- Franz Salvator**
- Karl Salvator**
Palatines of Hungary :
- Joseph Karl
- Andreas Agustinus
- Nicholas Franz
- Johann Jacob
- Edward Karl
- Paul Rudolf
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18th generation |
- Descent of Charles I :
- Karl
- Georg
- Lorenz***
- Gerhard***
- Martin***
- Karl Philipp
- Raimund Joseph
- Itsván
- Rudolf
- Carl Christian
- Karl Peter
- Simeon
- Johannes
Descent of Maximilian :
- Maximilian Heinrich
- Philipp Joachim
- Ferdinand Karl
- Konrad
Tuscany :
- Sigismund**
- Georg**
- Guntram**
- Leopold**
- Alexander Salvator**
- Thaddäus Salvator**
- Casimir Salvator**
- Matthias**
- Johannes**
- Bernhard**
- Benedikt**
Palatines :
- Joseph Albrecht (1994–)
- Paul Leo (1996–)
- Friedrich Cyprian (1995–)
- Pierre (1997–)
- Benedikt Alexander (2005–)
- Nicolás (2003–)
- Santiago (2006–)
- Johannes (2010–)
- Paul Benedikt (2000–)
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- (bold) Holy Roman Emperor
- *also an infante of Spain
- ** also a prince of Tuscany
- *** also a prince of Modena
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