Charles VII

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Charles VII was an 18th-century Holy Roman Emperor from the Wittelsbach dynasty who ruled from 1742 to 1745 during the War of the Austrian Succession.

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instanceOf Holy Roman Emperor
member of the House of Wittelsbach
monarch
associatedWithCity Munich
associatedWithRegion Bavaria
birthDate 1697-08-06
birthName Karl Albrecht
birthPlace Brussels
linked to: Brussels, Belgium
burialPlace Theatinerkirche, Munich
causeOfDeath illness
conflict Austrian–Bavarian war (part of the War of the Austrian Succession)
coronationDate 1742-02-12
coronationPlace Frankfurt am Main
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1745-01-20
deathPlace Munich
dynasty Wittelsbach dynasty
era 18th century
father Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
givenName Charles
grandfather John III Sobieski
houseSeat Munich
languageSpoken German
mother Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
nobleFamily House of Wittelsbach
notableFor being the only non-Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor between 1438 and 1806
occupation ruler
opposedBy Austria
Great Britain
participatedIn War of the Austrian Succession
positionHeld Elector of Bavaria
Holy Roman Emperor
predecessor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
realm Holy Roman Empire
regnalName Charles VII
reignEnd 1745-01-20
reignStart 1742-02-12
religion Roman Catholicism
spouse Maria Amalia of Austria
style His Imperial Majesty
succeededAsElectorOfBavariaBy Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
successor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
supportedBy France
Prussia
title Charles VII, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor
Duke of Bavaria

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