Emperor Karl of Austria & Empress Zita, their family, Part I

[felix]

Having been in Hungary this Fall ,I was wondering  if Karl and Zita ever had any interaction with N. anfd A. They seem like such a sad couple.

[Eurohistory]

Since Karl and Zita ascended the Austro-Hungarian throne in the middle of the war, I very much doubt there were any contacts with their Russian colleagues.

Remember that prior to 1914 it was not Karl, but his uncle Franz Ferdinand, who functioned as the Austro-Hungarian heir and attended royal events around as such.

Arturo Beéche

[Marc]

Are there any good portraits of Karl or Zita because I can only find photos!?

[Lisa]

Charles:

[Lisa]

Zita:

[Lisa]

1916 coronation:

[felix]

Lisa, very nice. Once in Vienna, I saw  a beautiful oval painting of her in the Hofburg Palace. Hanging with one of Empress Elisabeth and Empress Charlotte of Mexico. Thanks

[felix]

Funny little thing, you called him Charles.My friends in Budapest also call him that. Could Karl be just an Austrian thing?Just wondering.

[Eurohistory]

I was a guest at the beatification of Emperor Karl of Austria last fall...there were over 200 members of the Gotha, a large number of them descendants of Karl and Zita...it was a magnificent weekend!

Arturo Beéche

[felix]

Art,I was on my way back from Hungary,when I read about in in a paper in the  air. I was sitting with a Hungarian man who was very pleased. F.

[Eurohistory]

It was a wonderful day really...and everyone was quite pleased with the beatification.

Archduke Rudolf had written an article for The European Royal History Journal in Issue XL (August 2004) concerning his father and the beatification.  I distributed about 100 copies of the magzine with Archduke Rudolf's piece to those attending.

Arturo Beéche

[James1941]

Nicholas II and family were reburied in St. Petersburg. GD Serge was reburied. The Dowager Empress is to be reburied. The Empress Zita was buried in the imperial crypt in Vienna.
Is there any movement of a serious nature to have the Emperor Karl's remains reburied in the imperial crypt?

[Marc]

Lisa,thank you for these fenomenal pictures!If anyone else has their portrait or of their family(mother,father,children...),please post it!Thanks!

[Eurohistory]

Nicholas II and family were reburied in St. Petersburg. GD Serge was reburied. The Dowager Empress is to be reburied. The Empress Zita was buried in the imperial crypt in Vienna.
Is there any movement of a serious nature to have the Emperor Karl's remains reburied in the imperial crypt?

None whatsoever...I have discussed this with Archdukes Otto and Rudolf and Archduke Karl and the three of them believe that given the openheartedness that the people of Funchal expressed for the Emperor and his dispossesed family, it would be best to leave the Emperor where he is.

Arturo Beéche

[grandduchessella]

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