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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Charles I the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Hungary[1], the last King of Bohemia, Croatia and the last King of Galicia and Lodomeria and the last monarch of the Habsburg dynasty. He reigned as Charles I as Emperor of Austria and Charles IV as King of Hungary from 1916 until 1918, when he "renounced participation" in state affairs, but did not abdicate. He spent the remaining years of his life attempting to restore the monarchy until his death in 1922. Following his beatification, he has become commonly known as Blessed Charles.