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Source/Further reading:

Overview: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-I-emperor-of-Austria
Habsburg Biography: https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/emperor-karl-childhood-education-and-family
The positive (Catholic) view: http://www.emperorcharles.org/why-canonize-an-emperor
The negative (secular) view: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jan/19/catholicism.religion
The Peace Emperor?: https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/karl-i-peace-emperor
Karl in WWI: https://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/karl.htm
Sixtus Affair: https://www.historytoday.com/archive/sixtus-affair
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/austria/1943-04-01/postscript-sixtus-affair
Karl’s October manifesto: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/to-faithful-austrian-people-emperor-karl
Heavy historical research on Karl’s fate in Hungary (pdf): https://www.austriaca.at/0xc1aa5576%200x00178c1f.pdf
Karl’s coup attempts in Hungary: https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/putsch-attempts-hungary
Karl in exile (and death): https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/habsburgs-exile-i-switzerland-madeira
Collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire: https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-I/The-collapse-of-Austria-Hungary
Context within Austrian history: https://www.britannica.com/place/Austria/World-War-I
Context within WWI history: https://www.britannica.com/topic/20th-century-international-relations-2085155/The-crises-of-1917#ref304027