Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
Franz Karl at age 37, 1839.
Born	(1802-12-17)17 December 1802 Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Died	8 March 1878(1878-03-08) (aged 75) Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Spouse	Princess Sophie of Bavaria ​ ​ (m. 1824; died 1872)​
Issue	Franz Joseph I of Austria Maximilian I of Mexico Archduke Karl Ludwig Archduchess Maria Anna Archduke Ludwig Viktor
Full name
Franz Karl Joseph
House	Habsburg-Lorraine (Austria)
Father	Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
Burial	Imperial Crypt
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Archduke Franz Karl of Austria (Franz Karl Joseph; 17 December 1802 – 8 March 1878) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He was the father of two emperors: Franz Joseph I of Austria and Maximilian I of Mexico. Through his third son Karl Ludwig, he was the grandfather of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.

Marriage

On 4 November 1824, he married Princess Sophie of Bavaria in Vienna.

Issue

1. Franz Joseph I of Austria (18 August 1830 - 21 November 1916) married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria and had issue.
2. Maximilian I of Mexico (6 July 1832 - 19 June 1867) married Princess Charlotte of Belgium but had np issue.
3. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (30 July 1833 – 19 May 1896) married three times and had issue.
4. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (27 October 1835 – 5 February 1840) died in infancy.
5. Stillborn Archduke (24 October 1840)
6. Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria (15 May 1842 – 18 January 1919) never married.

Titles and styles

• 17 December 1802 – 11 August 1804 His Royal Highness Archduke Franz Karl of Austria.
• 11 August 1804 – 8 March 1878 His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Franz Karl of Austria.

Honours

• Austrian Empire:
  • Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1817
  • Grand Cross of St. Stephen, 1835
• Kingdom of France: Knight of the Holy Spirit, 5 February 1824
• Kingdom of Bavaria: Knight of St. Hubert, 1824
• Duchy of Parma: Senator Grand Cross of the Constantinian Order of St. George, with Collar, 1827
• Kingdom of Prussia:
  • Knight of the Black Eagle, 9 September 1835
  • Grand Cross of the House Order of Fidelity, 1835
  • Grand Cross of the Zähringer Lion, 1835
• Russian Empire:
  • Knight of St. Andrew, 1835
  • Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky, 1835
  • Knight of the White Eagle, 1835
  • Knight of St. Anna, 1st Class, 1835
• Template:Country data Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 30 August 1837
  • Grand Cross of the Royal Guelphic Order, 1839
  • Knight of St. George, 1847
• Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown, 1844
• Sweden-Norway: Knight of the Seraphim, 9 July 1850
• Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1856
• Template:Country data Oldenburg: Grand Cross of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown, 13 July 1858
• Template:Country data Saxe-Coburg and GothaTemplate:Namespace detect showall Template:Country data Saxe-AltenburgTemplate:Namespace detect showall Template:Country data Saxe-MeiningenTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, February 1859
• Empire of Brazil: Grand Cross of the Southern Cross
• Brunswick: Grand Cross of Henry the Lion
• Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer
• Template:Country data TuscanyTemplate:Namespace detect showall Grand Duchy of Tuscany: Grand Cross of St. Joseph
• Two Sicilies: Grand Cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit