Charles Albert of Bavaria

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Charles Albert of Bavaria was an 18th-century Bavarian elector who became Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and a key rival to the Habsburgs during the War of the Austrian Succession.

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Charles Albert of Bavaria canonical 3
Charles Albert 1

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instanceOf 18th-century monarch
Elector of Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor
human
member of royalty
alsoKnownAs Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Karl Albrecht von Bayern
birthDate 1697-08-06
birthPlace Electorate of Bavaria
Munich
burialPlace Theatinerkirche, Munich
claimedTitle Archduke of Austria
King of Bohemia
conflict War of the Austrian Succession
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperorPlace Frankfurt am Main
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Bavaria
deathDate 1745-01-20
deathPlace Electorate of Bavaria
Munich
dynasticRivalryWith House of Habsburg
era Early modern period
father Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
gender male
givenName Charles Albert of Bavaria self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles Albert
house House of Wittelsbach
surface form: Wittelsbach
languageOfUse German
mother Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableFor being the only Wittelsbach Holy Roman Emperor
challenging Habsburg succession in the War of the Austrian Succession
opponent Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler)
surface form: Maria Theresa of Austria
politicalAlly Electorate of Saxony
Kingdom of France
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
positionHeld Elector of Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
reignAsElectorOfBavariaEnd 1745
reignAsElectorOfBavariaStart 1726
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorEnd 1745-01-20
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorStart 1742-02-12
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Maria Amalia of Austria
succeeded Joseph I as Elector of Bavaria
succeededBy Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
title Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

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Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741) beneficiary Charles Albert of Bavaria
Nymphenburg Alliance supportedClaimant Charles Albert of Bavaria
Charles Albert of Bavaria givenName Charles Albert of Bavaria self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charles Albert
Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII fullName Charles Albert of Bavaria
subject surface form: Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor