Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

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Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor was an 18th-century Bavarian ruler who briefly broke Habsburg dominance by becoming the first non-Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor in over three centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bavarian monarch
Elector of Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor
human
birthDate 1697-08-06
birthName Karl Albrecht von Bayern
birthPlace Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

Habsburg Netherlands
surface form: Spanish Netherlands
burialPlace Theatinerkirche, Munich
coronationDateAsEmperor 1742-02-12
coronationDateAsKingOfBohemia 1741-12-19
coronationPlaceAsEmperor Frankfurt am Main
coronationPlaceAsKingOfBohemia Prague
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Bavaria
deathDate 1745-01-20
deathPlace Electorate of Bavaria
Munich
endTime 1745-01-20
endTimeAsElectorOfBavaria 1745
era 18th century
father Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
givenName Charles
house House of Wittelsbach
surface form: Wittelsbach
languageOfWorkOrName French
German
monarchOf Electorate of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bohemia
mother Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
nativeLanguage German
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableFor being the first non-Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor in over three centuries
challenging Habsburg dominance in the Holy Roman Empire
participatedIn War of the Austrian Succession
positionHeld Elector of Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
Prince-elector
surface form: Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire
predecessor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
regnalName Charles VII of France
surface form: Charles VII
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Clemens August of Bavaria
spouse Maria Amalia of Austria
startTime 1742-02-12
startTimeAsElectorOfBavaria 1726
successor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
title Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Charles VII, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor

Duke of Bavaria

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Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria child Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska child Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria father Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
War of the Austrian Succession keyFigure Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska notableRelative Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor successor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Emperor Charles VI successor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
subject surface form: Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria successor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor title Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Charles VII, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor