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Oct 16, 2024 · Charles VI was the Holy Roman emperor from 1711 and, as Charles III, archduke of Austria and king of Hungary. As pretender to the throne of Spain (as Charles III), he attempted unsuccessfully to reestablish the global empire of his 16th-century ancestor Charles V. He was the author of the Pragmatic.
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EMPEROR CHARLES VI 67 forces from the Allied army in Flanders and the battle of Denain was lost-now began, diplomatic business was incessant, while Charles had to spend much of the summer in Pressburg, but by the autumn an important committee was at work examining the various proposals for financial improvement. First of all, in
Charles VI (German: Karl; Latin: Carolus; 1 October 1685 – 20 October 1740) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy from 1711 until his death, succeeding his elder brother, Joseph I. He unsuccessfully claimed the throne of Spain following the death of his relative, Charles II. In 1708, he married Elisabeth Christine ...
Right through until his death, Charles VI’s political agenda was dominated by his concern to gain acceptance for the Pragmatic Sanction. This document had two particularly important elements. Firstly, Charles declared his territories ‘indivisible and inseparable’, which was the first official declaration of the unity of the Habsburg monarchy.
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- Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
The immediate cause of the war was the death in 1740 of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy. His eldest daughter, Maria Theresa, assumed the throne but her succession was challenged by France, Prussia, Bavaria and Spain. Maria Theresa was supported by Britain, Hanover and the Dutch Republic. The War of the Aus...
The war proved a disaster for both Britain and France. A British army was soundly defeated by the French on 11 May 1745 at Fontenoy, Flanders [Belgium], and driven off the continent. French maritime trade was eventually ruined by the Royal Navy. In North America, Canadian war parties ravaged British frontier settlements in Nova Scotia, New York and...
In May–June 1748 the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ended the war but settled nothing. Britain returned Louisbourgto France in exchange for Madras, India, which French forces had captured during the war. The Netherlands were ceded to Austria, and Silesia to Prussia. The powers were all dissatisfied with their respective allies, and so made changes. On t...
Oct 17, 2024 · Charles VI (born Dec. 3, 1368, Paris, France—died Oct. 21, 1422, Paris) was the king of France who throughout his long reign (1380–1422) remained largely a figurehead, first because he was still a boy when he took the throne and later because of his periodic fits of madness.
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Abstract. The son of the Habsburg Leopold I., Charles VI (r. 1711-40) succeeded his brother Joseph I as Holy Roman Emperor. Upon the death of the last Spanish Habsburg in 1700, Charles attempted to assert his claim to the Spanish throne.
