Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII

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Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII was an 18th-century Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach who briefly reigned as Holy Roman Emperor during the War of the Austrian Succession, challenging Habsburg dominance.

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instanceOf 18th-century monarch
Elector of Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
member of the House of Wittelsbach
alsoKnownAs Karl Albrecht von Bayern
Karl VII.
birthDate 1697-08-06
birthPlace Electorate of Bavaria
Munich
burialPlace Theatinerkirche, Munich
conflict War of the Austrian Succession
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperorPlace Frankfurt am Main
deathDate 1745-01-20
deathPlace Electorate of Bavaria
Munich
dynasticRivalryWith House of Habsburg
electionAsHolyRomanEmperorDate 1742-01-24
father Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
fullName Charles Albert of Bavaria
house House of Wittelsbach
issue Clemens Franz de Paula, Prince of Bavaria
Maria Anna of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Maria Josepha of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
lostCapitalTo Austrian forces
mother Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
notableEvent first non-Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor since 1438
opposedBy Archduchess Maria Theresa NERFINISHED
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy
periodOfExile resided in Frankfurt during Austrian occupation of Bavaria
predecessorAsElectorOfBavaria Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
predecessorAsKingOfBohemia Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
reignAsElectorOfBavariaEnd 1745-01-20
reignAsElectorOfBavariaStart 1726-02-26
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorEnd 1745-01-20
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorStart 1742-02-12
reignAsKingOfBohemiaEnd 1743-05-12
reignAsKingOfBohemiaStart 1741-12-19
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Maria Amalia of Austria NERFINISHED
successorAsElectorOfBavaria Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
successorAsKingOfBohemia Maria Theresa NERFINISHED
supportedBy Electorate of Saxony
Kingdom of France
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
titleClaim claimed Habsburg hereditary lands through his wife Maria Amalia of Austria

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House of Wittelsbach producedOfficeHolder Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII
St. Michael's Church, Munich burialSiteOf Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII
this entity surface form: Elector Karl Albrecht (Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII)