Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
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, 13 June 1905) was a member of the Habsburg
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dynasty. He was the second son of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (7th son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
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) and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
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Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline of Württemberg was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg ....
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Like many junior members of royal families, Archduke Joseph Karl entered the military. He became a Major General
Major General
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in the Austrian Army in 1860. He was also Palatine of Hungary after the death of his childless half-brother Stephen
Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary
Palatine Stephen of Hungary or Archduke Stephen Francis Victor of Austria was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.-Biography:...
, though the post by that time was symbolic only.
The archduke had an interest in Romani language
Romani language
Romani or Romany, Gypsy or Gipsy is any of several languages of the Romani people. They are Indic, sometimes classified in the "Central" or "Northwestern" zone, and sometimes treated as a branch of their own....
and occasionally wrote on this topic to Albert Thomas Sinclair, an American lawyer who shared this interest. A bio of Sinclair notes that the archduke sent a copy of his work, “a large octavo volume handsomely bound It is a most important and valuable philological work comparing the gypsy
Gypsy
-Ethnic groups:* Romani people, a group widely dispersed throughout Europe* Dom people, an Indo-Aryan group** Lyuli, a Dom subgroup from Central Asia* Lom people, a group from East Anatolia and Armenia* Banjara, a group from India* Irish Travellers...
words with Sanscrit, Hindustani Persian, etc.”
Marriage and issue
On 12 May 1864 in CoburgCoburg
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, Archduke Joseph married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Marie Adelheid Amalie Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, full German name: Marie Adelheid Amalie Clotilde, Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzogin zu Sachsen was a Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth and an Archduchess of Austria through her...
(1846-1927), the elder daughter of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Clémentine of Orléans. They had seven children :
- Archduchess Elisabeth Klementine Klothilde Maria Amalie of Austria (18 March 1865–7 January 1866)
- Archduchess Maria Dorothea Amalie of AustriaArchduchess Maria Dorothea of AustriaMaria Dorothea of Austria, full German name: Maria Dorothea Amalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth...
(14 June 1867–6 April 1932) - Archduchess Margarethe Klementine Maria of AustriaArchduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria-Titles and styles:*6 July 1870 – 15 July 1890: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Margarethe Klementine of Austria; Princess Margarethe Klementine of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany...
(6 July 1870–2 May 1955) - Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of AustriaArchduke Joseph August of AustriaArchduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia was for a short period head of state of Hungary, a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the eldest son of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
(9 August 1872–6 July 1962) - Archduke László Philipp Marie Vincent of Austria (16 July 1875–6 September 1895)
- Archduchess Elisabeth Henriette Klothilde Maria Viktoria of Austria (9 March 1883–8 February 1958)
- Archduchess Klothilde Maria Amalie Philomena Raineria of Austria (9 May 1884–14 December 1903)