Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria

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Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Born (1818-07-29)29 July 1818
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died 20 November 1874(1874-11-20) (aged 56)
Židlochovice Palace, Židlochovice, Moravia, Austria
Spouse Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
Issue Archduke Franz Joseph
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
Maria Christina, Queen of Spain
Archduke Charles Stephen
Archduke Eugen
Archduchess Maria Eleonora
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Mother Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg

Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (29 July 1818 – 20 November 1874) was the second son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and the maternal grandfather of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.


Marriage[edit]

On 18 April 1854, he married Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, daughter of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg.

Issue[edit]

  1. Archduke Franz Joseph of Austria (1855–1855) died young.
  2. Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Duke of Teschen (4 June 1856 – 30 December 1936) married Princess Isabella of Croÿ and had issue.
  3. Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (21 July 1858 – 6 February 1929) married King Alfonso XII of Spain and had issue.
  4. Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (5 September 1860 – 7 April 1933) married Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria and had issue.
  5. Archduke Eugen of Austria (21 May 1863 – 30 December 1954) never married.
  6. Archduchess Maria Eleonora of Austria (1864–1864) died young.


Titles and styles[edit]

  • 29 July 1818 – 20 November 1874 His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Bohemia.