Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (born 26 August 1954 at Château de Belœil in Belœil, Belgium

Belgium

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) is a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. Carl Christian is the third child and second-youngest son of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria

Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (1918–2007)

Archduke Carl Ludwig Maria Franz Joseph Michael Gabriel Antonius Robert Stephan Pius Gregor Ignatius Markus d'Aviano of Austria, also known as Carl Ludwig Habsburg-Lothringen was...

 and his wife Princess Yolande of Ligne

Archduchess Yolande of Austria

Archduchess Yolande of Austria is the widowed wife of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria.-Family:...

.

Marriage and issue

Carl Christian married Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg

Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria

Archduchess Marie Astrid of Austria , is the oldest daughter and the first child of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte, and the wife of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria...

, eldest child and daughter of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg ruled Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. He is the father of the current ruler, Grand Duke Henri, and the son of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma...

 and his wife Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium

Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium

Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg as spouse of Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg...

, on 6 February 1982 in Luxembourg

Luxembourg (city)

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. Carl Christian and Marie Astrid have five children:

• Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria (b. 31 July 1983) she married Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum
  House of Limburg-Stirum
  The house of Limburg-Stirum, which adopted its name in the 12th century from the castle of Limburg an der Lenne in what is now Germany, descends from the Ezzonen dynasty in the 9th century, making it one of the oldest families in Europe....
  
   on 6 December 2008 in Mechelen
  Mechelen
  Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
  
  , Belgium; They have one son:
  • Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011).
• Archduke Imre of Austria (b. 8 December 1985)
• Archduke Christoph of Austria (b. 2 February 1988), engaged to Adélaïde (from January 2011).
• Archduke Alexander of Austria (b. 26 September 1990)
• Archduchess Gabriella of Austria (b. 26 March 1994)

Titles and styles

• 26 August 1954 – present: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Carl Christian of Austria; Prince Royal of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia

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