Although a newspaper account claimed that Karl Ludwig renounced his rights to the throne that same year (1889) in favour of his eldest son, Franz Ferdinand, that story is not certain.
Iako je novinsko izvješće tvrdilo da se Karlo Ludovik odrekao svojih prava na prijestolje te iste godine (1889.) u korist svoga najstarijega sina, nadvojvode Franje Ferdinanda, ta priča nije istinita.