Archduke Charles of Austria (1607–1632)
Charles of Austria (15 September 1607 – 30 July 1632) was infante of Spain, the second son of Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria.
Life
Charles was the younger brother of Philip IV and as long as the King remained childless was heir to the Spanish throne. Charles was never a friend of Philip's favourite and prime minister, the Count-Duke of Olivares, and though he was uninterested in politics, he was used by various nobles in attempts to overthrow Olivares.
During his brother's severest illness, Charles was on the point of ascending the throne but Philip recovered and in 1629 finally fathered a son, Balthasar Charles. This dissipated Charles' political importance completely.
Charles was one of the era's most enigmatic characters due to his strange and possibly unhealthy personality. He died in 1632, aged 25. Francisco de Quevedo dedicated a sonnet entitled The Burial of the Most Serene Infante Don Carlos to this event.
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- Felipe II
- Infante Fernando
- Infante Juan (1537–1538)
- Infante Juan (1539)
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- 1 title granted by Royal Decree
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- Descent of Charles I :
- Crown Prince Otto
- Robert***
- Felix
- Carl Ludwig
- Rudolf
Descent of Maximilian :
- Ferdinand Karl
- Heinrich Maria
Tuscany :
- Leopold Franz**
- Guntram**
- Radbot**
- Johann**
- Georg**
- Stephan**
- Dominic**
- Friederich Salvator**
- Andreas Salvator**
- Markus**
- Johann**
- Michael**
- Franz Salvator**
- Karl Salvator**
Palatines of Hungary :
- Joseph Karl
- Andreas Agustinus
- Nicholas Franz
- Johann Jacob
- Edward Karl
- Paul Rudolf
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- Descent of Charles I :
- Karl
- Georg
- Lorenz***
- Gerhard***
- Martin***
- Karl Philipp
- Raimund Joseph
- Itsván
- Rudolf
- Carl Christian
- Karl Peter
- Simeon
- Johannes
Descent of Maximilian :
- Maximilian Heinrich
- Philipp Joachim
- Ferdinand Karl
- Konrad
Tuscany :
- Sigismund**
- Georg**
- Guntram**
- Leopold**
- Alexander Salvator**
- Thaddäus Salvator**
- Casimir Salvator**
- Matthias**
- Johannes**
- Bernhard**
- Benedikt**
Palatines :
- Joseph Albrecht (1994–)
- Paul Leo (1996–)
- Friedrich Cyprian (1995–)
- Pierre (1997–)
- Benedikt Alexander (2005–)
- Nicolás (2003–)
- Santiago (2006–)
- Johannes (2010–)
- Paul Benedikt (2000–)
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- (bold) Holy Roman Emperor
- *also an infante of Spain
- ** also a prince of Tuscany
- *** also a prince of Modena
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| * also an infante of Castile and León, Aragon, Sicily and Naples, § also an infante of Spain, # also an archduke of Austria, ‡ also an imperial prince of Brazil, ¶ also a prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duke in Saxony ƒ claimant infante |
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