Charles of Austria, nicknamed the Posthumous, (Graz, August 7, 1590 – Madrid, December 28, 1624) was Bishop of Wrocław and grandmaster of the Teutonic Knights.
He was the youngest son of Charles II, Archduke of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551–1608).
As the youngest of 15 children, he was destined for a career in the Church.
In 1608 he was appointed Bishop of Breslau (Wrocław). In 1613 he became Bishop of Brixen and in 1619 grandmaster of the Teutonic Knights.
Charles was a staunch Catholic. In 1609, he strongly protested against the decision of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor to treat all religions equally in Silesia. After the Battle of White Mountain he forcefully reintroduced Catholicism in the Nysa Region. He founded in 1622 a Jesuit college there.
In 1624 he travelled to Madrid to become Viceroy of Portugal, at the request of King Philip IV of Spain, but he fell ill and died before taking up his post.
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- Archduke Cristopher
- Maximilian I
- Archduke John
- Archduke Wolfgang
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- Archduke Karl
- Archduke Georg
- Archduke Lorenz***
- Archduke Gerhard***
- Archduke Martin***
- Archduke Karl Philipp
- Archduke Raimund Joseph
- Archduke Itsván
- Archduke Rudolf
- Archduke Carl Christian
- Archduke Karl Peter
- Archduke Simeon
- Archduke Johannes
- Archduke Maximilian Heinrich
- Archduke Philipp Joachim
- Archduke Ferdinand Karl
- Archduke Konrad
- Archduke Sigismund**
- Archduke Georg**
- Archduke Guntram**
- Archduke Leopold**
- Archduke Alexander Salvator**
- Archduke Thaddäus Salvator**
- Archduke Casimir Salvator**
- Archduke Matthias**
- Archduke Johannes**
- Archduke Bernhard**
- Archduke Benedikt
- Archduke Joseph Albrecht
- Archduke Paul Leo
- Archduke Friedrich Cyprian
- Archduke Benedikt Alexander
- Archduke Nicolás
- Archduke Santiago
- Archduke Paul Benedikt
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- Archduke Ferdinand Zvonimir
- Archduke Karl Konstantin
- Archduke Amedeo***
- Archduke Joachim***
- Archduke Bartholomaeus***
- Archduke Emmanuel***
- Archduke Luigi***
- Archduke Felix Carl
- Archduke Andreas Franz
- Archduke Paul Johannes
- Archduke Carl Christian
- Archduke Johannes
- Archduke Thomas
- Archduke Franz Ludwig
- Archduke Michael
- Archduke Joseph
- Archduke Imre
- Archduke Imre
- Archduke Christoph
- Archduke Alexander
- Archduke Lorenz Carl
- Archduke Wilhelm
- Archduke Johannes
- Archduke Ludwig
- Archduke Philipp
- Archduke Nicholas
- Archduke Constantin
- Archduke Jacob Maximilian
- Archduke Leopold Amedeo**
- Archduke Maximilian**
- Archduke Leopold**
- Archduke Constantin Salvator**
- Archduke Paul Salvator**
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* also an infante of Spain
** also a prince of Tuscany
*** also a prince of Modena
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Charles of Austria |
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| Short description |
Bishop of Wroclaw |
| Date of birth |
August 7, 1590 |
| Place of birth |
Graz |
| Date of death |
December 28, 1624 |
| Place of death |
Madrid, Spain |
