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Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria

1842 - 1919

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Archduke Ludwig Viktor Joseph Anton of Austria (15 May 1842 – 18 January 1919) was the youngest child of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Princess Sophie of Bavaria, and the younger brother of Emperor Franz Joseph I. He had a military career, as was usual for archdukes, but did not take part in politics. He was openly homosexual and declined to marry princesses who were sought for him. He is well-known for his art collection and patronage as well as philanthropy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria is the 75th most popular nobleman (up from 141st in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Austria (up from 156th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Austrian Nobleman.

Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria is most famous for being the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. He was assassinated in 1914.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria ranks 75 out of 1,415. Before him are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, Princess Märtha of Sweden, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Giuliano de' Medici, Mariana of Austria, and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex. After him are Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, Philip the Bold, Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy, Henry IV of England, Haakon VI of Norway, and Raymond III, Count of Tripoli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1842, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria ranks 7. Before him are John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, Abdul Hamid II, Stéphane Mallarmé, William James, Peter Kropotkin, and Jules Massenet. After him are Alfred Marshall, Karl May, Dominic Savio, Josef Breuer, Camille Flammarion, and Paul Lafargue. Among people deceased in 1919, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria ranks 11. Before him are Theodore Roosevelt, Ernst Haeckel, Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Alfred Werner, Gojong of Korea, and Karl Liebknecht. After him are Emiliano Zapata, Ruggero Leoncavallo, Georg von Hertling, Andrew Carnegie, Carl Larsson, and William Crookes.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria ranks 84 out of 1,424. Before him are Peter Handke (1942), Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1906), Alban Berg (1885), Fritz Lang (1890), Albert II of Germany (1397), and Mariana of Austria (1634). After him are Josef Stefan (1835), Robert Musil (1880), Carl Czerny (1791), Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (1861), Josef Bican (1913), and Christoph Waltz (1956).

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Among NOBLEMEN In Austria

Among noblemen born in Austria, Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Austria ranks 6. Before him are Marie Antoinette (1755), Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858), Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863), Otto von Habsburg (1912), and Mariana of Austria (1634). After him are Leopold III, Duke of Austria (1351), Elizabeth of Austria (1526), Maria Theresa of Austria (1801), Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (1427), Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (1869), and Princess Alexandra of Hanover (1882).

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