Bł. cesarz Karol Habsburg (1887-1922). Chrześcijański polityk w służbie rodziny i narodu
Blessed Charles of Austria-Hungary (1887-1922). Christian politician in service of nation and family

Summary/Abstract: Charles of Austria-Hungary was born in Persenbeug Castle near Dunay river on September 17th 1887. He was a son of archduke Otton (1865-1906) and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony (1867-1944). He was raised as the Catholic spirit and was carefully prepared to be a future emperor. On November 21st , 1916 he become the Emperor of the Austria, and later the King of Hungary. At age 24, he married a princess Zyta of Bourbon (1892-1989), with whom he had eight children. The aim of this article is the characteristic of law, administrative and social reforms of the Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary (inter alia: in the field of labour law, social security; public safety; health care; improving the legal and financial situation of families, soldiers, prisoners and war veterans). Confrontation of these issues with Leo XIII's encyclical Rerum Novarum and presentation of Charles of Austria-Hungary as a Christian politician who promoted peace, a role-model husband and good father.Due to cultivating social spirit, understanding the power as a sacred service to the nations and implementation of the vocation to holiness in family life and in the political activity he was beatified by John Paul II the Pope on October 3st 2004. He pointed him as an example to follow and social responsibility for those “who bear the burden of political responsibility in Europe today”.

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