Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
Austrian field marshal and reformer who handed Napoleon his first major defeat.
Archduke Charles was born in Florence, Tuscany, on September 5, 1771.[1] He was adopted and raised by his childless aunt Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria and her husband Albert of Saxe-Teschen.[2][1] Charles died in Vienna on 30 April 1847 and is buried in tomb 122 of the Imperial Crypt.[3]
Quick Facts
- Born
- 5 September 1771
- Died
- 30 April 1847
- Field
- Military command and army reform
- Nationality
- Austrian
Facts from the source article.
Life and work
In the same year he became Governor, Charles was promoted to lieutenant field marshal, and soon after advanced to Feldzeugmeister.[2] Except for a brief period in 1815 when he served as military governor of the Fortress Mainz, Charles lived in retirement for the remainder of his life.[4]
What the cited sources add
The Napoleon & Empire website states Charles grew up in Tuscany and did not come to Vienna until 1790.[1] Charles put up strong resistance to Napoleon on the Tagliamento river on March 16, 1797, before retreating in good order.[1] The same source notes Charles was appointed governor of Bohemia and inherited the duchy of Teschen from his uncle Albert.[1] Charles replaced life-long military service with conscription in 1802, according to the Napoleon & Empire biography.[1]
The Napoleon & Empire account describes Charles showing admirable courage and brilliant tactical sense at Aspern-Essling, inflicting a semi-defeat on Napoleon.[1] Charles married Princess Henriette de Nassau-Weilburg in 1815 and had seven children.[1] Rothenberg's 1995 book "Napoleon's Great Adversary" covers Charles as a subject and was published by Sarpedon Publishers.[5][6]
References
- Archduke Charles' short biography in Napoleon & Empire website, displaying a photograph of his tomb in Vienna. facts only, no text reused. napoleon-empire.com
- Wikipedia, "Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chisholm 1911, p. 935 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Archduke Charles' short biography in Napoleon & Empire website, displaying a photograph of his tomb in Vienna (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Chisholm 1911, p. 935; John Fitzmaurice, "The Politics of Belgium", Hurst, 1996, p. 24 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Open Library record, ISBN 9781885119216 ("Napoleon's Great Adversary"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
- Rothenberg, "Napoleon's Great Adversaries: Archduke Charles and the Austrian Army 1792–1914", Spellmount, Stroud, 2007, p. 13. facts only, no text reused. archive.org
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