Karl I of Habsburg-Lothringen (1887-1922) and Influenza: a note on the centenary of the emperor’s demise

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Published: Dec 10, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14673/HE2022341103
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Karl I, history of medicine, influenza, mummies, Spanish influenza, war

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M.E. Habicht
Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
E. Varotto
Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
R. Giannino
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy
A. Sillaro Cola
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy
F.M. Galassi
Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

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This brief communication summarises the historical trajectory of the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Karl I of Habsburg-Lothringen (1887-1922). Karl I ascended the throne in the midst of the First World War when Europe was ablaze; despite being a social reformer who tried to save his countrymen from the massacre of war, ultimately he, his wife Empress Zita and the Habsburg monarchy were swept away by the massive defeat and collapse of the century-old empire. The paper also examines how Karl I died in in 1922 as a result of influenza and how his body was preserved, offering some insights from the field of mummy research. 

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Habicht, M., Varotto, E., Giannino, R., Sillaro Cola, A., & Galassi, F. (2022). Karl I of Habsburg-Lothringen (1887-1922) and Influenza: a note on the centenary of the emperor’s demise. Human Evolution , 37(3-4), 189-198. https://doi.org/10.14673/HE2022341103
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Vol. 37 No. 3-4 (2022): Human Evolution
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M.E. Habicht, Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

M.E. Habicht
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy
Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

E. Varotto, Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

E. Varotto
 FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy
Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Department of Humanities (DISUM), University of Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy

R. Giannino, FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy

Giannino R. 
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy

A. Sillaro Cola, FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy

A. Sillaro Cola
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy

F.M. Galassi, Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia

Prof. F.M. Galassi, MD PhD MRSB MCSFS FRSPH
FAPAB Research Center, Avola (SR), Sicily, Italy
Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia