Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession)

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The Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 was an edict issued by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI to ensure the indivisibility of the Habsburg lands and allow his daughter Maria Theresa to inherit them, reshaping the dynastic succession in Central Europe.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pragmatic Sanction of 1713	7
Habsburg succession	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	imperial edict ⓘ pragmatic sanction ⓘ succession law ⓘ
allowsSuccessionOf	Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ surface form: Maria Theresa
appliesTo	Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Austrian hereditary lands Bohemia ⓘ surface form: Bohemian Crown lands Habsburg hereditary lands ⓘ Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ surface form: Hungarian Crown lands
conditionForRecognition	territorial concessions by Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
confirmedBy	Imperial Estates ⓘ surface form: Bohemian Estates Imperial Estates ⓘ surface form: Estates of the Archduchy of Austria Hungarian Diet ⓘ
consequence	contested succession of Maria Theresa ⓘ outbreak of War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
dateIssued	1713 ⓘ
historicalContext	War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ surface form: Habsburg succession crisis War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
issuedBy	Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ House of Habsburg ⓘ
languageOfDocument	German ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legalPrinciple	female line succession in default of males ⓘ indivisibility of Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
legalStatus	fundamental law of the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
linkedToTreaty	Treaty of Nymphenburg (1741) ⓘ Treaty of Vienna (1731) ⓘ Treaty of Vienna (1738) ⓘ
opposedBy	Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ surface form: Charles Albert of Bavaria Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ Frederick II of Prussia ⓘ
predecessorLawModified	Habsburg agnatic succession rules ⓘ
purpose	enable female succession in absence of male heirs ⓘ ensure indivisibility of Habsburg lands ⓘ regulate Habsburg dynastic succession ⓘ
recognizedBy	Bavaria ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ France ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Prussia ⓘ Russia ⓘ Saxony ⓘ Spain ⓘ
region	Central Europe ⓘ
relatedTo	War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ surface form: Austrian Succession Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ surface form: Habsburg Monarchy Salic law debates in Europe ⓘ
succeededBy	Austrian constitutional arrangements of 19th century ⓘ
successorDesignated	Empress Maria Theresa (as Austrian ruler) ⓘ surface form: Maria Theresa
territorialImpact	Habsburg loss of Silesia after challenge ⓘ

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Treaty of Vienna (1738) → confirmed → Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) ⓘ