Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen

Archduke of Austria (1771-1847)

Archduke Charles of Austria (1771-1847) was one of the Austrian Empire's dukes. He fought in the Napoleonic Wars.[1]

Archduke Charles
Duke of Teschen
Portrait by Anton Einsle
BornCharles Louis John Joseph Laurentius
5 September 1771
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died30 April 1847(1847-04-30) (aged 75)
Vienna, Austrian Empire
Burial
Imperial Crypt, Vienna
SpouseHenrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
Issue
Detail
  • Maria Theresa, Queen of the Two Sicilies
  • Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
  • Archduke Karl Ferdinand
  • Archduke Frederick Ferdinand
  • Archduchess Maria Karoline
  • Archduke Wilhelm Franz
Full name
Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherLeopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
MotherMaria Luisa of Spain
SignatureArchduke Charles, Duke of Teschen's signature
Military service
Allegiance Holy Roman Empire
 Austrian Empire
Branch/serviceImperial Army
Imperial and Royal Army
Years of service1792–1809
RankLieutenant Field Marshal
CommandsImperial and Royal Army
Battles/wars
  • French Revolutionary Wars
    • Battle of Jemappes
    • Battle of Neerwinden
    • Battle of Fleurus
    • Battle of Aldenhoven
    • Battle of Wetzlar (1796)
    • Battle of Kehl (1796)
    • Battle of Ettlingen
    • Battle of Neresheim
    • Battle of Amberg
    • Battle of Würzburg
    • Battle of Limburg (1796)
    • Battle of Emmendingen
    • Battle of Schliengen
    • Battle of Ostrach
    • Battle of Stockach
    • First Battle of Zurich
    • Battle of Mannheim (1799)
  • Napoleonic Wars
    • Battle of Caldiero
    • Battle of Abensberg
    • Battle of Eckmühl
    • Battle of Aspern-Essling
    • Battle of Wagram

The Austrian Empire ruled places the places that we call Hungary, Croatia, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Bosnia, Leichtenstein, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, and Albania today.

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