Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI (1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor from 12 October 1711 to 20 October 1740. He was emperor after his elder brother, Joseph I. His daughter, Maria Theresia of Austria, inherited the throne after he died.
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 Portrait by Jacob van Schuppen | |||||
| Holy Roman Emperor (more...) | |||||
| 12 October 1711 – 20 October 1740 | |||||
| 22 December 1711 Frankfurt Cathedral | |||||
| Predecessor | Joseph I | ||||
| Successor | Charles VII | ||||
| Born | 1 October 1685 Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
| Died | 20 October 1740 (aged 55) Palais Augarten, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire | ||||
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| Spouse | Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick (m. 1708) | ||||
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| House | Habsburg | ||||
| Father | Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor Media
The future Emperor Charles VI
Portrait of a young Archduke Charles during the War of the Spanish Succession
Charles VI on a silver Thaler, 1721
Charles VI with his wife Empress Elisabeth Christine and their daughters in 1730
Charles III in front of the port of Barcelona by Frans van Stampart
Tomb of the emperor in the Imperial Crypt, Vienna
Andreas Moeller - Erzherzogin Maria Theresia - Kunsthistorisches Museum
Archduchess Maria Anna (1718-1744), daughter of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, at the age of nine
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Greater Coat of Arms of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
