Charles I of Austria
Last monarch of Austria-Hungary (r. 1916–1918)
Feast: 21 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Charles I and IV (German: Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria, Hungarian: Károly Ferenc József Lajos Hubert György Ottó Mária; 17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria (as Charles I), King of Hungary (as Charles IV), and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from November 1916 until the monarchy was abolished in November 1918. He was the last of the monarchs belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to rule over Austria-Hungary. The son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Charles became heir presumptive of Emperor Franz Joseph when his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Connected on this site
- Zita of Bourbon-Parma Servant of God Spouse“In 1911, he married Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma.” — Wikipedia
- Vatican City State — Saint of the day: Blessed Charles of Austria, Emperor — Last emperor of Austria-Hungary, died in exile on Madeira 1 April 1922; beatified by John Paul II on 3 October 2004, feast 21 October.
- Wikidata Q51068 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Charles I of Austria (CC BY-SA)
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