Empress Zita & Emperor Karl of Austria

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There is a small chapel with a profile of the late Emperor inside the Kaisergruft.

Arturo Beéche

There is a white marble bust of Kaiser Karl in the Kapuzinergruft. I had myself photographed next to it when I was in Vienna for he is my favorite Kaiser. His life was so short and so full of trials, he inherited a situation no one could have handled and yet he lived like a true christian and did all he possibly could to end that bloody WWI. He did love his country and fellow countrymen. The account of his exile in Madeira and of his death in books are often heartrending and always bring tears into my eyes. Yes, the "Friedenkaiser" well deserved his beatification.

he is my favorite Kaiser. His life was so short and so full of trials, he inherited a situation no one could have handled and yet he lived like a true christian and did all he possibly could to end that bloody WWI.  Yes, the "Friedenkaiser" well deserved his beatification.

Agneschen, if ever you have time, please could you explain this more fully?
I still can't understand the reasons for his beatification & would love to know more. Do you have any direct quotations from him, please, which show what you mean about him living 'like a true Christian'?
Thank you!

That seems like a thoughtful thing. Is there any memorial plaque or anything to Carl next to Zita's crypt?

Here is an execellent website on the Kaisergruft in Vienna.  www.kaisergruft.at.

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Nice to see that the Capucins have upgraded to a website...they can be so very low tech at the Kaisergruft.  However, it is one of my favorite Viennese venues, together with the Coburg Palais, the Sacher and of course Demmel's.

Arturo Beéche

Agneschen, if ever you have time, please could you explain this more fully?
I still can't understand the reasons for his beatification & would love to know more. Do you have any direct quotations from him, please, which show what you mean about him living 'like a true Christian'?
Thank you!

You can go here:

http://www.beatificationemperorcharles.info/

As you can tell by the title, it should have quite a bit.    Plus they have the portraits from above as well as a good number of photographs. There are many of them with their children (and their children in groups). No portraits of them all but it could be because the family was so young when the war broke out and then they went into exile. Money being a problem, I doubt they had any portraits done.

There were plenty made just for the beatification, but I have yet to recieve mine. I am afraid most will be "holy card" types.

THANK YOU (how many more times! ) grandduchessella!

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There were plenty made just for the beatification, but I have yet to recieve mine. I am afraid most will be "holy card" types.

Bobby,

I have all the cards made for the beatification, and only one is similar to a deathcard type...the others are either portraits of Karl and Zita or photos of the Emperor.  A medallion was minted as well to commemorate the event and I just could not resist...next time you come visit me I can show you the display vitrine in which I have the royal medals and commemorative coins.


Arturo Beéche

I have just read the biography on the website. NOW I understand

Thanks, Arturo.  That is encouraging.
If ONLY they would get here ! Of course, I do not really expect them to, for some reason.

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Bobby...I bought extras...if the ones you ordered do not get to you let me know.

Arturo Beéche

The coronation portrait shows the good Kronprinz Otto, yes?  I think he still lives?

J. Kirchanski

He is retired now, but still alive & head of the Habsburg family. [born 12 Nov. 1912]

He was (is) a physician, true?