Name Archduke Christian | ||
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Born 26 August 1954 (age 70)
Chateau de Belœil, Belœil, Belgium ( 1954-08-26 ) Issue Archduchess Marie Christine
Archduke Imre
Archduke Christoph
Archduke Alexander
Archduchess Gabriella House House of Habsburg-Lorraine Father Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria Mother Princess Yolande of Ligne Spouse Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria (m. 1982) Children Archduchess Marie Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria Parents Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria, Archduchess Yolande of Austria Siblings Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Archduchess Alexandra of Austria, Archduchess Maria Constanza of Austria Grandchildren Count Leopold de Limburg-Stirum Similar People Archduchess Marie Astrid of, Archduke Carl Ludwig of, Jean - Grand Duke of L, Archduchess Yolande of Austria, Henri - Grand Duke of L | ||
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (German: Carl Christian Maria Anna Rudolph Anton Marcus d'Aviano, Erzherzog und Prinz von Österreich, Prinz von Ungarn, Kroatien, und Böhmen) (born 26 August 1954 at Château de Belœil in Belœil, Belgium) is a Belgian aristocrat and a member of the formerly ruling Austro-Hungarian House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He is the third child of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria and his wife Princess Yolande de Ligne.
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Belgian branch of Austria
In 1983 Carl Christian, along with his children, were incorporated by King Baudouin into the Belgian nobility with the title and style of HSH Prince/sse de Habsbourg-Lorraine. To this day they are considered, together with his cousin Archduke Lorenz and his brother Archduke Rudolf, the founders of the Belgian branch of the Habsburg imperial family.
Marriage and issue
Carl Christian married his second cousin Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, eldest child and daughter of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and his wife Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium, on 6 February 1982 in Luxembourg. They have five children: