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Charles Joseph (German: Karl Joseph) (7 August 1649 – 27 January 1664) was an Archduke of Austria and Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1662–64). He was also the Bishop of Olmütz , and Breslau , Passau .
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (Carl Josef Emanuel Johann Nepomuk Anton Prokop; 1 February 1745 – 18 January 1761) was the second son and seventh child of the Habsburg ruler Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.
- Youth and Early Career
- Napoleonic Wars
- Later Life
- Assessment of His Achievements
- Works
- References
- Further Reading
Charles was born in Florence, Tuscany. His father, then Grand Duke of Tuscany, generously permitted Charles's childless aunt Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria and her husband Albert of Saxe-Teschen to adopt and raise the boy in Vienna. Charles spent his youth in Tuscany, at Vienna and in the Austrian Netherlands, where he began his career of m...
In 1797 he was sent to arrest the victorious march of General Bonaparte in Italy, and he conducted the retreat of the over-matched Austrians with the highest skill. In the campaign of 1799 he once more opposed Jourdan, whom he defeated in the battles of Ostrach and Stockach, following up his success by invading Switzerland and defeating Masséna in ...
When Austria joined the ranks of the allies during the War of the Sixth Coalition, Charles was not given a command and the post of commander-in-chief of the allied Army of Bohemia went to the Prince of Schwarzenberg.[citation needed] Charles spent the rest of his life in retirement, except for a short time in 1815 when he was military governor of t...
The caution which the archduke preached so earnestly in his strategic works, he displayed in practice only when the situation seemed to demand it, although his education certainly prejudiced him in favor of the defensive at all costs. He was at the same time capable of forming and executing the most daring offensive strategy, and his tactical skill...
Grundsätze der Kriegskunst für die Generale(1806)Grundsätze der Strategie erläutert durch die Darstellung des Feldzugs 1796(1814)Geschichte des Feldzugs von 1799 in Deutschland und in der Schweiz(1819)This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Charles [Karl Ludwig]". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Pre...
Clausewitz, Carl von (2020). Napoleon Absent, Coalition Ascendant: The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland, Volume 1. Trans and ed. Nicholas Murray and Christopher Pringle. Lawrence, Kansas: Uni...Clausewitz, Carl von (2021). The Coalition Crumbles, Napoleon Returns: The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland, Volume 2. Trans and ed. Nicholas Murray and Christopher Pringle. Lawrence, Kansas:...Criste, Oscar "Erzherzog Carl" (3 vols) (Vienna 1912)Eysturlid, Lee "The Formative Influences, Theories, and Campaigns of the Archduke Carl of Austria" (2000)Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria ( Carl Josef Emanuel Johann Nepomuk Anton Prokop; 1 February 1745 – 18 January 1761) was the second son and seventh child of the Habsburg ruler Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.
1649-1664. Biography. Son of Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, his titles included Archduke of Austria, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights and bishop of Olmütz, and Breslau, Passau. He died on his early teens. New search.
Last updated May 02, 2024. "Archduke Charles of Austria" redirects here. For other uses, see Archduke Charles of Austria (disambiguation). Archduke Charles. Duke of Teschen. Portrait by Anton Einsle. Born. Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius 5 September 1771 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Died.
Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (Carl Josef Emanuel Johann Nepomuk Anton Prokop; 1 February 1745 – 18 January 1761) was the second son and seventh child of the Habsburg ruler Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Read more on Wikipedia.
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