Charles I of Austria
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Charles I and IV was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from November 1916 until the monarchy was abolished in November 1918. He was the la
Formal portrait, 1917
Charles as a child, c. 1889
Charles and Zita's wedding, 21 October 1911.
Charles with Bosnian-Herzegovinian Infantry on the Isonzo front in Italy in 1915
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
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Zita of Bourbon-Parma was the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, in addition to other titles. She ascended to these titles when her husband, Charles I, became the last monarch of Austria-Hu
Charles I of Austria
…heir presumptive of Emperor Franz Joseph when his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914. In 1911, he married Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. Charles succeeded to the thrones in November 1916 following the death of his grand-uncle, Franz Joseph. He began secret negotiations with the Allies…
Photograph by Carl Pietzner, 1911
Empress Zita of Austria painted by Theodor Mayerhofer, circa 1917.
The family of Robert I, Duke of Parma. From left to right, first row: Immacolata, Antonia, Isabella, Duke Robert, Henrietta, Luigi, Gaetano, Duchess Maria Antonia, Renato, Zita (sitting on the far right). From left to right, second row: Francesca, Pia, Luisa, Adelaide, Teresa, Joseph, Xavier, Henry, Sixtus, Felix. Villa Pianore, 1906.
The wedding of Zita and Charles, 21 October 1911