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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Archduke of Austria
Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne
Holy Roman Emperor
human
alternateName Archduke Charles of Austria
Charles of Habsburg, claimant to the Spanish throne
birthDate 1685-10-01
birthPlace Archduchy of Austria
Vienna
burialPlace Imperial Crypt, Vienna
child Maria Anna of Austria
Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria
linked to: Maria Theresa
claimBasis Habsburg dynastic rights to the Spanish monarchy
claimedTitle King of Spain
King of the Spanish Indies
linked to: King of the Indies
countryRuled Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire
deathDate 1740-10-20
deathPlace Archduchy of Austria
Vienna
era Early modern period
father Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Charles
heldTitle Archduke of Austria
Duke of Milan
Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne
Holy Roman Emperor
King of Bohemia
King of Germany
King of Hungary
involvedInConflict War of the Spanish Succession
language German
memberOfDynasty House of Habsburg
mother Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
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
opposedByAlliance Bourbon Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession
France in the War of the Spanish Succession
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
regnalName Charles VI
reignEnd 1740-10-20
reignStart 1711-10-12
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
spouse Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
successor Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
successorInHabsburgHereditaryLands Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria
linked to: Maria Theresa
supportedBy Austria in the War of the Spanish Succession
Dutch Republic in the War of the Spanish Succession
England in the War of the Spanish Succession
Holy Roman Empire in the War of the Spanish Succession
Portugal in the War of the Spanish Succession
Savoy in the War of the Spanish Succession

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Battle of Almanza primaryMonarchAlliedSide Charles VI (Archduke Charles) as Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor alternateName Charles of Habsburg, claimant to the Spanish throne
linked to: Charles VI (Archduke Charles) as Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne
capture of Gibraltar (1704) belligerent Habsburg Spain (supporters of Archduke Charles)
linked to: Charles VI (Archduke Charles) as Habsburg claimant to the Spanish throne