![]() ![]() Maximilian wrote to Franz Joseph that Ludwig Viktor was 'anything but pleased with the idea,'" and asked Franz Joseph to order Ludwig Viktor to marry her. In 1863, Ludwig Viktor's brother Maximilian had tried to persuade him to marry her because "such a marriage might found yet another Habsburg dynasty in Latin America. He likewise rejected plans to marry him to Isabel, daughter and heir presumptive of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. Ludwig Viktor's mother attempted to arrange a marriage for him with Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, youngest sister of Empress Elisabeth, but he declined. Instead he concentrated on building up his own art collection and had Heinrich von Ferstel design and build a city palace on the new Schwarzenbergplatz in Vienna, where Ludwig Viktor hosted homophile soirées. He rejected his brother Maximilian's ambitions in the Second Mexican Empire. Ludwig Viktor pursued the usual military career and was appointed General of the Infantry, but had no intentions to interfere in politics. Career ĭuring the Revolutions of 1848 and the Vienna Uprising, Ludwig Viktor and his family had to flee the Austrian capital, at first to Innsbruck, later to Olomouc. His family called him by the nickname "Luziwuzi". His elder siblings included Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and Archduke Karl Ludwig. He was the youngest son born to Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria. He is well-known for his art collection and patronage as well as philanthropy.įamily Ludwig Viktor (r.) with his brothers Karl Ludwig, Franz Joseph and Maximilian He was openly homosexual and declined to marry princesses who were sought for him. He had a military career, as was usual for archdukes, but did not take part in politics. Archduke Ludwig Viktor Joseph Anton of Austria ( – 18 January 1919) was the youngest child of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and as such was the younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I. ![]()
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