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Charles I, also known as Charles Robert ( Hungarian: Károly Róbert; Croatian: Karlo Robert; Slovak: Karol Róbert; 1288 – 16 July 1342), was King of Hungary and Croatia from 1308 to his death. He was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the only son of Charles Martel, Prince of Salerno.
- 1301/08 – 1342
- Clemence of Austria
Charles I of Hungary (1288, Naples, Italy – July 16, 1342, Visegrád, Hungary, is also known as Charles Robert, Charles Robert of Anjou, and Charles Robert of Anjou-Hungary, King of Hungary and King of Croatia (1308-1342). He belonged to the royal house of Anjou-Hungary, was a patrilineal descendant of the capetian dynasty of Anjou (Anjou ...
Feb 21, 2024 · Charles (I) (born August 17, 1887, Persenbeug Castle, Austria—died April 1, 1922, Quinta do Monte, Madeira) was the emperor ( Kaiser) of Austria and, as Charles IV, king of Hungary, the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy (November 21, 1916–November 11, 1918).
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Feb 21, 2024 · See all related content →. Charles I (born 1288, Naples, Kingdom of Naples [Italy]—died July 16, 1342, Visegrád, Hung.) was a courtly, pious king of Hungary who restored his kingdom to the status of a great power and enriched and civilized it. Charles was the son of Charles Martel of Anjou-Naples and Clemencia of Habsburg, daughter of the ...
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Jun 1, 2022 · In the second half of his reign, Charles did not hold Diets and administered his kingdom with absolute power. He established the Order of Saint George, which was the first secular order of knights. He promoted the opening of new gold mines, which made Hungary the largest producer of gold in Europe.
After the second failed attempt at restoration in Hungary, Charles and his pregnant wife Zita were arrested by the Hungarian authorities and imprisoned in Tihany Abbey.
The Blessed Charles I ( Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen ), (17 August, 1887 – 1 April, 1922) ( Hungarian: Károly IV ( Károly Ferenc József) was, among other titles, the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Hungary, the final King of Bohemia, and the last monarch of the Habsburg Dynasty.