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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 | 13 |
| Habsburg succession | 1 |
| Pragmatic Sanction | 1 |
| Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26113 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) Context triple: [War of the Spanish Succession, legalConsequence, Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession)]
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European conflict triggered by disputes over the Spanish throne that reshaped the balance of power on the continent and overseas.
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Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic was a powerful 17th-century maritime and commercial state in Western Europe, known for its global trade empire, cultural flourishing, and role as a major colonial power.
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Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a major global conflict involving most of the great powers of the time, often considered the first "world war" due to its battles across Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) Target entity description: 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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A.
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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B.
War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European conflict triggered by disputes over the Spanish throne that reshaped the balance of power on the continent and overseas.
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C.
Sophia of the Palatinate
Sophia of the Palatinate was a German princess and Electress of Hanover whose Protestant lineage made her the key dynastic link leading to the Hanoverian succession to the British throne.
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Triple Alliance (1668)
The Triple Alliance of 1668 was a defensive pact between England, the Dutch Republic, and Sweden formed to check French expansion under Louis XIV during the War of Devolution.
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E.
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic was a powerful 17th-century maritime and commercial state in Western Europe, known for its global trade empire, cultural flourishing, and role as a major colonial power.
- F. None of above. chosen
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)
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surface form:
Maria Theresa
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| territorialImpact | Habsburg loss of Silesia after challenge ⓘ |
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Subject: Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 (context for Habsburg succession) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (16)
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