Archduke Karl of Austria, the de jure Emperor, confirmed to the Austrian newspaper, Kronen Zeitung, that he has married Christian Nicolau de Almeida Reid, his partner for the last few years. Show He said the wedding took place in the spring in Portugal. "I've always tried to keep my private life private, which is why we only married in the presence of our closest circle. She's a
wonderful woman. Now she is my wonderful wife." It is believed that Archduke Karl, 61, and Christian Reid, were married in a civil ceremony. https://royalmusingsblogspotcom.blogspot.com/2020/11/karl-of-austrias-not-so-secret-divorce.html This is the second marriage for Karl, the eldest son of late Archduke Otto of Austria. His first marriage to Baroness Francesca von Thyssen-Bornemisza took place in Mariazell in January 1993. They had three children, Archduchess Eleonore (1994), Archduke Ferdinand Zvonimir (1997), and Archduchess Gloria (1999), before separating in 2003. Karl and Francesca were divorced in 2017. In a November 2020 interview with the Austrian media, Karl said: "Christian is a cultivated and sensitive woman with elegant decency. She is a loving advisor, sometimes also a valuable critic and is always there for me, a partner in the best sense of the word. In short, she is an incredible enrichment to my life and I am happy to have her by my side." Christian is the youngest of four daughters of Robin Reid and Elsa Andresen Nicolau de Almeida. https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/port-veteran-robin-reid-dies-264119/ https://kurier.at/stars/austropromis/kaiserenkel-karl-habsburg-hat-wieder-geheiratet/402043914 Infobox Austrian Royalty|archduke Archduke Karl of Austria ("Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam von Habsburg-Lothringen") Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, (born January 11, 1961 at Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany) is the son of Otto von Habsburg and Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen and the grandson of the last Austrian emperor, Charles I. Karl is the current head of the Austrian branch of the Order of the Golden Fleece. None of Habsburg's titles are recognised in Austria, where he is referred to as Karl Habsburg or Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, which is his legal name. (See Austrian nobility) Karl Habsburg is the founder and president of the organization Paneurope-Austria (1987). On October 13, 1996 he was elected to the European Parliament (Austrian People's Party). Since January 19, 2002 he has been the Direcor General of UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization). Habsburg has also had a short lived career as a host of a TV game show with Austrian public TV broadcaster ORF, called Who-is-Who. In January 2007 his father relinquished to him his status as the Head of his House. [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/austria.html] Private life Archduke Karl has lived in Salzburg, Austria, since 1981. On 31 January1993, he married
Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza, the only daughter of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza, a European industrialist and his second wife, Fiona Campbell Walter. Archduke Karl and Francesca separated amicably in 2003. They have three children: The Archduke was also mentioned in the media for importing jewelry from Switzerland to Austria without disclosing it to customs officials. The jewellery belonged to his wife and she was supposed to wear it at a wedding ceremony. Karl and his wife reside in "Casa Austria", formerly "Swoboda Villa", in Anif, Salzburg, Austria. ahnentafel-compact5 References Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Are any Habsburgs still alive?The current head of the family is Karl von Habsburg.
Who is the current heir to the Austrian throne?As a citizen of the Republic of Austria, his legal name is Karl Habsburg-Lothringen.
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. Is the Queen a Habsburg?A member of the House of Habsburg, she was married to Sigismund II Augustus, who was already crowned as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania even though both of his parents were still alive and well.
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Elizabeth of Austria (1526–1545). What ethnicity are Habsburgs?house of Habsburg, Habsburg also spelled Hapsburg, also called house of Austria, royal German family, one of the principal sovereign dynasties of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century.
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