Charles VI (Archduke Charles) as Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne

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Charles VI, Archduke of Austria, was the Habsburg pretender to the Spanish throne during the War of the Spanish Succession and later Holy Roman Emperor, whose claim sparked a major European conflict over the balance of power.

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instanceOf Archduke of Austria
Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne
Holy Roman Emperor
human
alternateName Archduke Charles of Austria NERFINISHED
Charles of Habsburg, claimant to the Spanish throne NERFINISHED
birthDate 1685-10-01
birthPlace Archduchy of Austria NERFINISHED
Vienna NERFINISHED
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna NERFINISHED
child Maria Anna of Austria NERFINISHED
Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria NERFINISHED
claimBasis Habsburg dynastic rights to the Spanish monarchy
claimedTitle King of Spain NERFINISHED
King of the Spanish Indies NERFINISHED
countryRuled Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
deathDate 1740-10-20
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria NERFINISHED
Vienna NERFINISHED
era Early modern period
father Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
givenName Charles
heldTitle Archduke of Austria NERFINISHED
Duke of Milan NERFINISHED
Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne
Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
King of Bohemia NERFINISHED
King of Germany NERFINISHED
King of Hungary
involvedInConflict War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
language German
memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg NERFINISHED
mother Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg NERFINISHED
nobleRank Archduke
Emperor
notableEvent His accession as Holy Roman Emperor altered Allied priorities in the War of the Spanish Succession
His claim to the Spanish throne helped trigger the War of the Spanish Succession
opposedBy Philip V of Spain NERFINISHED
opposedByAlliance Bourbon Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession
France in the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
policy Issued the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 to secure hereditary succession for his daughter Maria Theresa
politicalGoal Maintain the European balance of power in favor of the Habsburgs
predecessor Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
regnalName Charles VI NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1740-10-20
reignStart 1711-10-12
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
spouse Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel NERFINISHED
successor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED
successorInHabsburgHereditaryLands Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria NERFINISHED
supportedBy Austria in the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
Dutch Republic in the War of the Spanish Succession
England in the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire in the War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED
Portugal in the War of the Spanish Succession
Savoy in the War of the Spanish Succession

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