Charles II, Emperor of Austria


HIM The Emperor of Austria

Titles	Emperor of Austria King of Hungary King of Bohemia King of Croatia King of Poland
Reign	4 July 2011 - present
Coronation	27 April 2012
Predecessor	Otto
Heir	Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria
Biographical Information
Born	11 January 1961 (aged 65) Vienna, Austria, Austria-Hungary
Spouse	Francesca von Thyssen-Bornemisza (m. 1993)
Issue	Queen Eleonore of Wurttemberg Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria Gloria, Hereditary Duchess of Arenberg
Name	Charles Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam
House	Habsburg
Father	Emperor Otto of Austria
Mother	Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
Religion	Roman Catholic

Charles II, Emperor of Austria (born Charles, Crown Prince of Austria on 11 January 1961) is the current reigning Emperor of Austria.

Life

Charles was born the sixth child and elder son of Emperor Otto of Austria and Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen.

He ascended to the throne upon the death of his father in 2011, having served as regent since 2007.

Marriage and Issue

On 14 April 1992, Francesca's engagement to Francesca von Thyssen-Bornemisza was announced. Despite being of modest noble birth, the match was declared dynastic by Emperor Otto and the couple were wed in Vienna on 31 January 1993.

Charles and Francesca have three children, Eleonore, Ferdinand, and Gloria.

The couple have lived separately since 2003, but continue to perform public duties together.

Name	Birth	Marriage
Queen Eleonore of Wurttemberg	2 February 1994	Wilhelm III, King of Wurttemberg (m. 2020); has issue
Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria	21 June 1997	Princess Mafalda-Cecilia of Preslav (m. 2021); has issue
Gloria, Hereditary Duchess of Arenberg	15 October 1999	Philippe, Hereditary Duke of Arenberg (m. 2026); no issue

Residences

Hofburg; Main Residence (September-May)
Belvedere Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
Schonbrunn Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Titles and Honours

1961-1993 Charles, Crown Prince of Austria
1993-2007 Charles, Crown Prince of Austria, Palatine of Hungary
2007-2011 Charles, Crown Prince of Austria
2011-present Charles II, Emperor of Austria

National Honours

Order of the Golden Fleece (1993)

Order of Maria Theresa (1979)

Order of St. Stephen (1986)

Order of Leopold (2011)

Order of the Iron Crown (1979)

Order of Franz Joseph (2011)

Order of Elizabeth and Theresa (2011)

Foreign Honours

TBA

Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Emperor Otto of Austria	Emperor Charles I of Austria Princess Zita of Parma	Archduke Otto Franz Joseph of Austria Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony Duke Robert I of Parma Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal	Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria Princess Annunziata of the Two Sicilies King George of Saxony Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal Duke Charles III of Parma Princess Louise d'Artois King Miguel I of Portugal Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen	Duke Georg III of Saxe-Meiningen Countess Klara Marie of Schmising-Kerssenbrock	Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen Countess Adelaide of Lippe-Biesterfeld Alfred, Count of Schmising-Kerssenbrock Helene von Hilgers	Duke Georg II of Saxe-Meiningen Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg Ernest, Count of Lippe-Biesterfeld Countess Caroline of Wartensleben Maximilian, Count of Schmising-Kerssenbrock Countess Gabriele of Mirbach Richard, Baron Hilgers Agnes Zementsch

Lines of Succession


Charles II, Emperor of Austria House of Habsburg Born: 11 January 1961
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Austrian throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Otto	Incumbent	Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria

Notes

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