Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw


Charles of Austria
Prince-Bishop of Breslau
Portrait by Justus Sustermans
Native name
Karl von Österreich
DioceseRoman Catholic Diocese of Breslau
Appointed1608
Term ended1624
PredecessorJohann VI of Sitsch
SuccessorKarol Ferdynand Vasa
Other post(s)Prince-Bishop of Brixen
Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
Personal details
Born(1590-08-07)August 7, 1590
DiedDecember 28, 1624(1624-12-28) (aged 34)
Madrid, Spain
BuriedEl Escorial
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceNeisse (Nysa)
ParentsCharles II, Archduke of Austria
Maria Anna of Bavaria

Charles of Austria (German: Karl von Österreich; 7 August 1590 – 28 December 1624), nicknamed the Posthumous, a member of the Imperial House of Habsburg, was Prince-Bishop of Breslau (Wrocław) from 1608, Prince-Bishop of Brixen from 1613, and Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1618 until his death. In 1621 he also received the Bohemian County of Kladsko as a fief from the hands of his brother, Emperor Ferdinand II.


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