Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-02
EX-EMPE OF
DUAL MONARCHY
IS DEAD AFTER
SHORT ILLNESS
Attack Of Pneumonia Is Fa-
tai to Charles !; Dies
While Living in Exile at
Funcha1, Madeira,
MAY SEND BODY TO
AUSTRIA FOR BURIAL
Doctors Reject Former En-
press Zita's Offer to Un-
dergo the Operation for
Blood TRANSMISSION,

Funchal, Madeira, April tby
the Associated Press) Charles l.
former emperor of Austria and
king Of Hungary. died here this
morning at 1880 o'clock. The
eXiled monarch had been suffering
from pneumonia for more than a
week.
Charles, who retained conscious
ness until the last, passed away IN
the presence of his wife, the Ior-
mer Empress Zita, and their eldest
son, Francis Joseph Otto. one tune
heir apparent to the throne OF
Austria Hungary.
Zita, when the condition of her
husband became critical, 9esired
that The physicians in attendance
permit her to undergo tile opera
tion of blood TRANSMISSION in an ef-
fort to save him but the physicians
refused their consent.
His body will be entbalmed ard
the expectation here is that 1t VIII
be taken back to Austria for
burial.
On the announcement of the
death of Charles. all the CONNER
cial houses in Funchal closed their
doors as a token OF respect.
Former Emperor Charles of AUS
tria- Hungary and his wife, Zita.
were sent into exile by the entente
allies after he had made two spec
tacular attempts to regain the
, thrones either of Austria or Hun
gary. Thereafter he was kept
political prisoner on the Portu
guese island of Madeira. 400 miles
off the African coast
Although his situation in exile
there resembled in some respects
that of Napoleon at st. Helena,
Charles and Zita occupied much
more comfortable position, for they
were given a pleasant home in the
beautiful city OF Funchal. whose
residents treated them with friend
ly consideration.
Ex-Empress Zita had left her
children in Switzerland and when
one of them was taken i'll THE allief
governments permitted her to re-
turn to that country and visit them
After the establishment of the
Austrian republic on November Il,
1918, Charles, who was then IN
i Austria, sought permission to re-
main in that country, but he was
asked to leave after 1t was found
he was plotting fer his resumption
of power. He left with his family
late in March, 1919. and entered a
house on the banks of ] AXE Geneva
at Prangins, whete be resided -or
some months.
During this tire reports OF his
alleged plotting leaked out and
brought forth n categorical state
ment from the entente that the re-
storation of the house of Hapsburs
would not be PERI it-el. Charles
had steadfastly refused ID abd. cat >,
although he was reaues-ci to do so
at various times.
On Marsh 20, 1921, he suddenly
appeared in Vienna. but his tvat-
lures being rcpulsed ly the Atstftan
authorities, he went tn Budapcs',
where he :.t.sno' a1 without hceSs ss
to take over the IInnStrlnn govern
ment from Admiral Horthy. Hun
garian regent. Although disap-
pointed by the ,ack of support t1e
former emperor refused to leave
the country, pleading illness Late
he offered to renoun e all his titles,
remaining as a simple citizen.
Switzerland, meanwhile, In
censed at his violations of his
agreement not to leave the coun-
try. was reported as unwilling
again to receive him. The mem
bers of the little entente, Jugo
Slavia. Czecho Slovakia and Ru-
mania, sent an ultimatum to Hun
cary demanding his election and
on April 6 he re-entered Switzer-
land, which received him on the
understanding that he would en-
gage in no more intrigues or prop
aganda.
He was ordered to remove his
residence from near the border to
the central part of Switzerland
and did SO, locating near Weggis
The Swiss increased their guard
over him but on october 22 he
reached Raab. Hungary. having
crossed the Swiss frontier in an
airplane. He formed %egiti-
mist cabinet" at Raab and march
ed on Budapest with an army of
10000 men.
The Hungarian government sent
royal troops against him and he
was finally captured with his wife
near Komorn and confined in the
castle at Tata Tovaros until the
entente allies. determined that he
should not again have an oppor-
/ tunity to attempt coup d'etat,
sent them to Madeira.
Charles still refused to abdicate
and the Hungarian government
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