Karl Franz Joseph von Habsburg

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Karl Franz Joseph von Habsburg, better known as Charles VI, was an 18th-century Holy Roman Emperor from the Habsburg dynasty whose reign was marked by the Pragmatic Sanction and efforts to secure his daughter Maria Theresa’s succession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
human
member of the House of Habsburg
monarch
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
child Maria Amalia of Austria
Maria Anna of Austria
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
surface form: Maria Theresa
claimedTitle King of Spain
coatOfArms Habsburg coat of arms
surface form: coat of arms of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
conflict War of the Spanish Succession
countryOfBirth Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
countryOfDeath Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
dateOfBirth 1685-10-01
dateOfDeath 1740-10-20
deathCause likely food poisoning or illness
era 18th century
father Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Franz
Joseph
Karl
house House of Habsburg
knownFor issuing the Pragmatic Sanction to secure Maria Theresa’s succession
ruling the Habsburg Monarchy in the early 18th century
monarchOf Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Holy Roman Empire
mother Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamily House of Habsburg
notableWork Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession)
surface form: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713
placeOfBirth Vienna
placeOfDeath Vienna
positionHeld Archduke of Austria
Duke of Milan
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary
King of Naples
King of Sardinia
predecessor Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
regnalName Charles VI
reignEnd 1740
reignStart 1711
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender male
signature signature of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED
successor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
successorInAustria Maria Theresa
title Archduke of Austria
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Hungary

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Emperor Charles VI birthName Karl Franz Joseph von Habsburg
subject surface form: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor