Archduke Louis, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia and Prince of Tuscany (Louis Joseph Anton Johann; 13 December 1784 – 21 December 1864), was the 14th child of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain.
Archduke Louis was born at Florence, Italy. He entered the Austrian Imperial Army at an early age and soon gained the rank of Feldmarschal-Leutnant. In 1809, he was appointed commander of V Armeekorps. In this capacity, he fought at the battles of Abensberg, Landshut, and Ebersberg in April and May, after which he relinquished his command.
He also demonstrated his political abilities by representing his brother, Emperor Francis II, on several occasions and was appointed in his brother’s will to be head of the State Conference (from 1836 to 1848) which controlled all government offices on behalf of Emperor Ferdinand I. The Archduke was in favour of Metternich’s politics and supported absolutism.
He retired after the revolution of 1848 and lived quietly until his death in Vienna.
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| Ancestors of Archduke Louis of Austria |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine | | | | | | | | | 8. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Eleonora Maria Josefa of Austria
Queen Dowager of Poland-Lithuania | | | | | | | | | 4. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis III Stephen, Duke of Lorraine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Philippe I, Duke of Orléans | | | | | | | | | 9. Princess Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Charlotte of Simmern | | | | | | | | | 2. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor | | | | | | | | | 10. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg | | | | | | | | | 5. Maria Theresa of Austria
Queen of Hungary & Bohemia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | | | | | | | | | 11. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen | | | | | | | | | 1. Archduke Louis of Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Louis, Dauphin of France | | | | | | | | | 12. Philip V of Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria | | | | | | | | | 6. Charles III of Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Edward II Farnese, Duke of Parma | | | | | | | | | 13. Elisabeth of Parma | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg | | | | | | | | | 3. Maria Louisa of Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Augustus II of Poland
Elector of Saxony | | | | | | | | | 14. Augustus III of Poland
Elector of Saxony | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | | | | | | | | | 7. Maria Amalia of Saxony | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor | | | | | | | | | 15. Maria Josepha of Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Calenberg | | | | | | | |
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