Person

Charles I of Austria (died 1922)

Charles I and IV was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from November 1916 until the monarchy was abolished in November 1918. He was the last of the monarchs belonging to the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to rule over Austria-Hungary. The son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Charles became heir presumptive of Emperor Franz Joseph when his uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated in 1914. In 1911, he married Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma.

Born

1887

August 17

Died

Living

Era

1880s

Country

—

About

Charles, in brief

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Life timeline

Key dates

1887 Born

Also on August 17

What else happened on this day, through history

986 Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
1186 Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided.
1386 Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania, forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return.
1424 Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas.

See all of August 17 →

Same-day contemporaries

Also born on August 17

Jonathan Franzen 1959– American novelist and essayist Lennart Torstensson 1603–1651 Swedish field marshal and engineer (born 1603) Martin Sandberger 1911–2010 German colonel and lawyer (died 2010) Maru Teferi 1992– Israeli marathon runner Patrick Manning 1946–2016 Trinidadian-Tobagonian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2016) Pieter van der Hoog 1888–1957 Dutch bacteriologist, dermatologist, and Islamicist (born 1888) Robert De Niro 1943– American actor, entrepreneur, director, and producer Robin Cousins 1957– British competitive figure skater

See everything on August 17 →

Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1887

Albert M. Greenfield 1887– Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 1967) Alfred Lee Loomis 1887– American physicist and philanthropist (died 1975) Alvin C. York 1887–1964 American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1964) Beatrice Kerr 1887– Australian swimmer and diver (died 1971) C. R. M. F. Cruttwell 1887–1941 English historian (born 1887) Charles Nordhoff 1887–1947 English-American lieutenant and author (born 1887) Chico Marx 1887–1961 American actor (died 1961) Eubie Blake 1887–1983 American pianist and composer (born 1887) Georgia O'Keeffe 1887–1986 American painter (born 1887)

Keep going

More to explore

Charles's birthday August 17 Charles's zodiac Leo Browse People A–Z