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Charles
Charles
Margrave of Burgau
	Charles, Margrave of Burgau, copper engraving by Dominicus Custos, after 1606
Born	22 November 1560; Křivoklát Castle in Bohemia
Died	30 October 1618 (aged 57); Überlingen
Buried	Capuchin monastery in Günzburg
Noble family	Habsburg
Spouse(s)	Sibylle of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
Father	Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
Mother	Philippine Welser

Charles, Margrave of Burgau, also known as Charles of Austria, (22 November 1560 at Křivoklát Castle in Bohemia – 30 October 1618 in Überlingen^[2]), was the son of Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria and his first morganatic marriage to Philippine Welser. He was the brother of Andrew of Austria.

Biography edit

Charles of Burgau pursued a military career. He unsuccessfully led a Spanish regiment in the war against the Netherlands and was then deployed in the Long War against the Ottoman Empire. Here, he recorded some successes — at the expense of his soldiers, who were hungry and unpaid; some of them deserted — and was promoted to Field Marshal.

His father died in 1595. Since Charles was born from a morganatic marriage, he was not entitled to inherit the archduchy. He was, however, amply compensated financially and given some territories. His most important possession was the Margraviate of Burgau. He also held the Landgraviate of Nellenburg and the County of Hohenberg. Contemporary sources describe his magnificent court at his residence, Günzburg Castle.

Charles was not popular among his subjects, whom he forbade to drink wheat beer. Nor was he popular among the noble residents of his margraviate, who included the Bishop of Augsburg, the Counts of Fugger and the free imperial cities of Ulm and Augsburg, and with whom he had conflict about tax increases and about their sovereign rights.

In 1615 or 1616, he founded a Capuchin monastery in Günzburg. In 1617, he expelled the Jews from Günzburg; they were ordered to leave the city within a year.

Charles died on 30 October 1618. In 1619, his body was transferred to the church of the Capuchin monastery in Günzburg.^[2] His widow as also buried there, in 1627. When the monastery was demolished in 1806, both bodies were transferred to St. Martin's church in Günzburg.

Marriage and issue edit

In 1601, Charles married Sibylle (26 August 1557 – 1627), the daughter of Duke William of Jülich-Cleves-Berg. This marriage remained childless, and after Charles's death, his possessions fell back to the main line of the House of Habsburg.^[3]

However, Charles had several children from extramarital affairs:^[4]

With Chiara Elisa Isabella di Ferrero:
1. Anna Elisabeth, Baroness of Hohenberg (* 1588, † 1621 in Vienna), married in 1607 Pietro Francesco di Ferrero, Marchese della Marmora († 1611)^[5]
With an unknown woman:
1. Charles, Baron of Hohenberg
2. Ferdinand, Baron of Hohenberg

Ancestors edit

Ancestors of Charles, Margrave of Burgau

8. Philip I, King of Castile^[7]

4. Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor^[6]

9. Joanna, Queen of Castile^[8]

2. Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria

10. Vladislas II, King of Bohemia and Hungary^[9]

5. Anne of Bohemia and Hungary^[6]

11. Anne of Foix-Candale^[9]

1. Charles, Margrave of Burgau

6. Franz (Friedrich) Welser

3. Philippine Welser

7. Anna Adler

Male-line family tree edit

Habsburg

^{[n 1]}
Original line / Albertinian line / Leopoldian line

Max and Philip line / Spanish / Iberian line / Austrian / HRE line

Albert
Count of Habsburg
(c. 1188–1239)

Rudolf I
of Germany
(c. 1218–1291)

Albert I
of Germany
(1255–1308)

Hartmann
(1263–1281)

Rudolf II
Duke of Austria
(1270–1290)

Rudolf I
of Bohemia
(1281–1307)

Frederick
the Fair
(c. 1289–1330)

Leopold I
Duke of Austria
(1290–1326)

Albert II
Duke of Austria
(1298–1358)

Henry
the Friendly
(1299–1327)

Otto
Duke of Austria
(1301–1339)

John
Parricida
(c. 1290–1312/13)

Rudolf IV
Duke of Austria
(1339–1365)

Frederick III
Duke of Austria
(1347–1362)

Albert III
Duke of Austria
(1349–1395)

Leopold III
Duke of Austria
(1351–1386)

Frederick II
Duke of Austria
(1327–1344)

Leopold II
Duke of Austria
(1328–1344)

Albert IV
Duke of Austria
(1377–1404)

William
Duke of Austria
(c. 1370–1406)

Leopold IV
Duke of Austria
(1371–1411)

Ernest
Duke of Austria
(1377–1424)

Frederick IV
Duke of Austria
(1382–1439)

Albert II
of Germany
(1397–1439)

Frederick III
HRE
(1415–1493)

Albert VI
Archduke of Austria
(1418–1463)

Sigismund
Archduke of Austria
(1427–1496)

Ladislaus
the Posthumous
(1440–1457)

Maximilian I
HRE
(1459–1519)

Philip I
of Castile
(1478–1506)

Charles V
HRE
(1500–1558)

Ferdinand I
HRE
(1503–1564)

Philip II
of Spain
(1527–1598)

Maximilian II
HRE
(1527–1576)

Ferdinand II
Archduke of Austria
(1529–1595)

Charles II
Archduke of Austria
(1540–1590)

Carlos
Prince of Asturias
(1545–1568)

Philip III
of Spain
(1578–1621)

Rudolf II
HRE
(1552–1612)

Ernest
of Austria
(1553–1595)

Matthias
HRE
(1557–1619)

Maximilian III
Archduke of Austria
(1558–1618)

Albert VII
Archduke of Austria
(1559–1621)

Wenceslaus
Archduke of Austria
(1561–1578)

Andrew
Margrave of Burgau
(1558–1600)

Charles
Margrave of Burgau
(1560–1618)

Ferdinand II
HRE
(1578–1637)

Maximilian Ernest
of Austria
(1583–1616)

Leopold V
Archduke of Austria
(1586–1632)

Charles
of Austria
(1590–1624)

Philip IV
of Spain
(1605–1665)

Charles
of Austria
(1607–1632)

Ferdinand
of Austria
(1609–1641)

John-Charles
of Austria
(1605–1619)

Ferdinand III
HRE
(1608–1657)

Leopold Wilhelm
of Austria
(1614–1662)

Ferdinand Charles
Archduke of Austria
(1628–1662)

Sigismund Francis
Archduke of Austria
(1630–1665)

Balthasar Charles
Prince of Asturias
(1629–1646)

Charles II
of Spain
(1661–1700)

Ferdinand IV
King of the Romans
(1633–1654)

Leopold I
HRE
(1640–1705)

Charles Joseph
of Austria
(1649–1664)

Joseph I
HRE
(1678–1711)

Charles VI
HRE
(1685–1740)

Notes:

^ "Habsburg family tree". Habsburg family website. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.

References edit

Heinrich Benedikt (1957), "Burgau, Karl", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 3, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, p. 44; (full text online)
Franz Reißenauer: Günzburg — Geschichte einer schwäbischen Stadt, 2 vols, Wißner-Verlag, Augsburg, 2009, ISBN 978-3-89639-721-8
Constantin von Wurzbach: Habsburg, Karl (Markgraf von Burgau), in: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich, vol. 6, Verlag L. C. Zamarski, Vienna, 1860, p. 364, Online

External links edit

Images of Charles at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna

Footnotes edit

^ Irmgard Christa Becker: Vorderösterreich — nur die Schwanzfeder des Kaiseradlers? Die Habsburger im deutschen Südwesten, Württembergisches Landesmuseum, Stuttgart, 1999, ISBN 3-88294-276-2, p. 269.
^ ^a ^b Alexandra Kohlberger: Günzburg – Kapuzinergruft für einen Habsburger, Online in the database of Bavarian monasteries of the Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte, viewed on 25 August 2010
^ Constantin von Wurzbach: Habsburg, Karl (Markgraf von Burgau). In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich. vol. 6, Vienna 1860, p. 364
^ Johann Georg Keyßler, Neueste Reisen durch Deutschland, Böhmen, Ungarn, Band 1, Hannover 1751, p. 22–23
^ Habsburg 4 - Genealogy index, Descendants of Ferdinand von Tirol
^ ^a ^b Press, Volker (1990), "Maximilian II.", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 16, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 471–475; (full text online)
^ Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Philipp I. der Schöne von Oesterreich" . Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 112 – via Wikisource.
^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Joanna" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
^ ^a ^b Priebatsch, Felix (1908), "Wladislaw II.", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 54, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 688–696