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Emperor Karl I

Born August 17, 1887 · Persenbeug Castle, Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]

Died April 1, 1922 · aged 34

Karl I (17 August 1887 – 1 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV, Hungarian: IV. Károly), King of Croatia, King of Bohemia (as Charles III, Czech: Karel III.), and the last of the monarchs belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to rule over Austria-Hungary. The son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Charles became heir presumptive of…