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Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745–1761)
Austrian archduke

Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1745–1761)

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Austrian archduke
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Vienna
Age
15 years
Family
Mother:
Maria Theresa of Austria
Father:
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Siblings:
Leopold II Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand Duke of Breisgau Joseph II Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria Maria Carolina of Austria Maria Christina Duchess of Teschen Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria Archduchess Maria Johanna Gabriela of Austria Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria Marie Antoinette Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria
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Biography

Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria (1 February 1745 – 18 January 1761) was the second son of the Habsburg ruler Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Life

Archduke Charles Joseph, by Johann Christoph von Reinsperger.

Charles Joseph was the favourite son of Maria Theresa and Francis. He is known to have hated his older brother, the future Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II. He ridiculed him for his haughtiness and thought himself to be more deserving of the Crown of the Holy Roman Empire because he was the first son born to Francis during his reign as emperor. Charles Joseph often said that he meant to contend with his brother for the imperial crown.

The rivalry between the brothers was ended by Charles Joseph's death from smallpox, two weeks before his sixteenth birthday. While his mother was sitting by his bed in tears, Charles Joseph told her:

You should not weep for me, dear mother, for had I lived, I would have brought you many more tears!

Charles Joseph is buried in the Imperial Crypt in Vienna. His heart was buried separately in the Habsburg Crypt in the Loreto chapel of the Augustinian Church in Vienna.

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