Archduke ludwig viktor of austria gay
No Gay Reception For The Blue Bloods: Royals Whose Same-Sex Relationship Courted Controversy
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Royals That Accept The Rainbow
He would support his kids if they were gay, said Prince William. But societal acceptance has never been easy for most royals in gay relationships.
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Manvendra is the son of the erstwhile Maharaja of Rajpipla in Gujarat. In 2006, Manvendra came out as gay to a Gujarati daily. Now 53, he has been accused of bringing dishonour to his royal lineage and has been ostracised from the community. In 2000, Manvendra set up a trust that works towards the prevention of HIV and AIDS.
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The first-ever same-sex wedding in the British royal family took place in September last year. Lord Ivar Mountbatten, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II, married James Coyle, in a 60-person wedding. Mountbatten previously married Penelope Vere Thompson in 1994, but they divorced on amicable terms in 2011. He came out as gay in 2016. Mountbatten announced his wedding on Instagram with the caption “Well we did it finally! It was an amazing day despite the miserable British weather."
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Archduke Ludwig Viktor of Archduke Ludwig Viktor Joseph Anton of Austria (15 May 1842, Vienna – 18 January 1919, Schloss Klessheim), the youngest child of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria; his elder siblings were Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria, Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, and Archduke Karl Ludwig. Bearing the nicknames "Luziwuzi" and "Bubi" within the family circle, he was wrecked and indulged, and came to be known for his wit and acute tongue. His open homosexuality was surprisingly well tolerated by his family, though kept a secret to the outside world, thanks to the strict censorship employed during his brother the emperor's rule. Prefer all Habsburg males, he was expected to pursue a military career but, unlike his brothers, he took no interest in politics, preferring to spent his time in social activities and art collecting. Since the irises of delicate colored eyes often seemed to disappear in first photography, they were often, as here, drawn endorse onto the print.
In spite of his quite noticeable sexual proclivities, his mother tried to arrange a marriage for him with his first cousin Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, youngest sister of
Ludwig Viktor – ‘Archduke Luziwuzi’
Within his personal circle it was well known, but not spoken of openly in order to maintain a pretence of ‘morality’. The reason why the obvious homosexuality of the emperor’s brother was not a matter of universal knowledge can be set up in the strict compress censorship that prevailed at the time. The squeeze had to be extremely cautious when publishing reports about the imperial family.
This is why most descriptions of Ludwig Viktor enclose only more or less veiled hints about his sexual preferences. An example of this is provided by the memoirs of Princess Nora Fugger, who was generally very critical of the archduke’s ego without however openly referring to his inclinations: according to her, Ludwig Viktor was ‘completely different from his brothers, adept at neither military nor skilled matters, puny, unmanly, affected and of repellent appearance’.
Within the family Ludwig Viktor assumed the role of an eccentric oddball. Even Franz Joseph, the otherwise invariably severe head of the family, saw himself as his youngest brother’s protector and tolerated Ludwig Viktor’s escapades. He was considered to be a difficult character: while he i
The Habsburg dynasty had a consequential problem with inbreeding, resulting in a family that, how shall we say, lacked handsome physical attributes. Archduke Ludwig Viktor was no exception. His only advantage was the fact that his older brother, Franz Josef, was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary.
The archduke (1842-1919) had a face only a mother could cherish (evidence at left). After having produced three male heirs, Ludwig’s mother ignored the fact that he wasn’t the girl she had wanted and dressed him like one. It didn’t help that everyone called him Luzi-Wuzi (pronounced Loot-see Voot-see). He was an impetuous, openly gay pleasure-seeker whose life revolved around the theatre and collecting art and antiques. He wore women’s clothing (photo below), kvetched and gossiped incessantly and couldn’t be trusted with a secret from anyone. His über-vain sister-in-law Sissi (Empress Elizabeth), adored by the Austrians as an antidote to their dull, stuffy emperor, was initially kindly disposed toward Ludwig Viktor, until things she told him in confidence got back to her. It got so bad that she eventually refused to have a conversati
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| Since the irises of delicate colored eyes often seemed to disappear in first photography, they were often, as here, drawn endorse onto the print. |
In spite of his quite noticeable sexual proclivities, his mother tried to arrange a marriage for him with his first cousin Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, youngest sister of
Ludwig Viktor – ‘Archduke Luziwuzi’
Within his personal circle it was well known, but not spoken of openly in order to maintain a pretence of ‘morality’. The reason why the obvious homosexuality of the emperor’s brother was not a matter of universal knowledge can be set up in the strict compress censorship that prevailed at the time. The squeeze had to be extremely cautious when publishing reports about the imperial family.
This is why most descriptions of Ludwig Viktor enclose only more or less veiled hints about his sexual preferences. An example of this is provided by the memoirs of Princess Nora Fugger, who was generally very critical of the archduke’s ego without however openly referring to his inclinations: according to her, Ludwig Viktor was ‘completely different from his brothers, adept at neither military nor skilled matters, puny, unmanly, affected and of repellent appearance’.
Within the family Ludwig Viktor assumed the role of an eccentric oddball. Even Franz Joseph, the otherwise invariably severe head of the family, saw himself as his youngest brother’s protector and tolerated Ludwig Viktor’s escapades. He was considered to be a difficult character: while he i
The Habsburg dynasty had a consequential problem with inbreeding, resulting in a family that, how shall we say, lacked handsome physical attributes. Archduke Ludwig Viktor was no exception. His only advantage was the fact that his older brother, Franz Josef, was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary.
The archduke (1842-1919) had a face only a mother could cherish (evidence at left). After having produced three male heirs, Ludwig’s mother ignored the fact that he wasn’t the girl she had wanted and dressed him like one. It didn’t help that everyone called him Luzi-Wuzi (pronounced Loot-see Voot-see). He was an impetuous, openly gay pleasure-seeker whose life revolved around the theatre and collecting art and antiques. He wore women’s clothing (photo below), kvetched and gossiped incessantly and couldn’t be trusted with a secret from anyone. His über-vain sister-in-law Sissi (Empress Elizabeth), adored by the Austrians as an antidote to their dull, stuffy emperor, was initially kindly disposed toward Ludwig Viktor, until things she told him in confidence got back to her. It got so bad that she eventually refused to have a conversati
.