Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Bruck (Elberfeld, 8 October 1798 – Vienna, 23 April 1860) was an Austrian statesman.

[1] In 1821 Bruck went to Trieste in order to take part in the War for Greek Independence, and, remaining there several years, founded the Trieste Lloyd (later Österreichischer Lloyd), a combination of insurance societies.

After the Vienna Revolution of October 1848, he became Minister of Commerce and Public Works.

In this office, he introduced a number of reforms in the industrial policy of the government, established important telegraph lines, built a number of highways and railroads and founded the Austro-German Postal Union.

He was not able to introduce the reforms he wished and when a period of general financial disaster resulted from the Italian war, Bruck was personally blamed.