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Karl's last view of Hungary was from the deck of a British monitor which carried him down the Danube, through the Black Sea to the Ægean waters and landed him at Funchal in Madeira, where he died the following April...
...Madeira Islands are dotted with sports recalling the life of Columbus. The world famous discoverer married Philippa, whose parents owned an estate in Porto Santo in the islands. Here Columbus lived many years. He made frequent trips to the leading city of the islands, Funchal, which furnished him with information from returning ships about the exploration and chartering of the new discovered or visited lands of the world...
Godfathers: for King Otto, Pope Pius XI; for Archduke Robert, Don Antonio Ribeiro, Bishop of Funchal; for Archduke Felix, Bishop Dr. Siegmund Waitz of Voralberg; for Archduke Karl Ludwig, Bishop Szmrecsanyi of Hungary; for Archduchess Adelheid, Archduchess Maria Theresa...