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Charles II Francis of Austria (German: Karl II. Franz von Innerösterreich ) (3 June 1540 – 10 July 1590) was an Archduke of Austria and a ruler of Inner Austria ( Styria , Carniola , Carinthia and Gorizia) from 1564.
NameBirthDeathNotesArchduke FerdinandJudenburg, 15 July 1572Judenburg, 3 August 1572Died in infancy.Graz, 16 August 1573Warsaw, 10 February 1598Married on 31 May 1592 to Sigismund III ...Graz, 10 November 1574Hall in Tirol, Tyrol, 6 April 1621Married on 6 August 1595 to Sigismund ...Graz, 4 January 1576Graz, 29 June 1599Died unmarried.Charles’s powerful Spanish relatives played a considerable role in his search for a suitable wife. Negotiations were initiated for a marriage between him and Elisabeth I of England.
Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (German: Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 1771 – 30 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third son of Emperor Leopold II and his wife, Maria Luisa of Spain.
Whereas Catholics tended to support centralistic monarchical power, adherents of the Reformation were suspected of sympathizing with federalistic rule with extended participation in decision-making by the Estates. In this matter Charles was forced to make concessions.
Charles, who was destined for greatness by his father, Emperor Ferdinand I—e.g. he was negotiated as a potential husband for Elizabeth I of England and her rival Mary Stuart—finally had to content himself with a Bavarian princess and the regency of Inner Austria.
Charles II Francis of Austria (German: Karl II. Franz von Innerösterreich) (3 June 1540 – 10 July 1590) was an Archduke of Austria and a ruler of Inner Austria (Styria, Carniola, Carinthia and Gorizia) from 1564. He was a member of the House of Habsburg. Biography
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Died in Graz on 10 July 1590. At the partition of the Habsburg domains under the sons of Emperor Ferdinand I the youngest son Charles was assigned the group of lands making up Inner Austria. Charles made Graz his residence, from where he organized the Austrian defences against the Turks.
