Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII

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Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII was an 18th-century Bavarian ruler from the House of Wittelsbach who briefly reigned as Holy Roman Emperor during the War of the Austrian Succession, challenging Habsburg dominance.

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instanceOf 18th-century monarch ⓘ
Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Bohemia ⓘ
member of the House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Karl Albrecht von Bayern ⓘ
Karl VII. ⓘ
birthDate 1697-08-06 ⓘ
birthPlace Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ
Munich ⓘ
burialPlace Theatinerkirche, Munich ⓘ
conflict War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ
coronationAsHolyRomanEmperorPlace Frankfurt am Main ⓘ
deathDate 1745-01-20 ⓘ
deathPlace Electorate of Bavaria ⓘ
Munich ⓘ
dynasticRivalryWith House of Habsburg ⓘ
electionAsHolyRomanEmperorDate 1742-01-24 ⓘ
father Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
fullName Charles Albert of Bavaria ⓘ
house House of Wittelsbach ⓘ
issue Clemens Franz de Paula, Prince of Bavaria ⓘ
Maria Anna of Bavaria ⓘ
Maria Josepha of Bavaria ⓘ
Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
lostCapitalTo Austrian forces ⓘ
mother Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska ⓘ
notableEvent first non-Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor since 1438 ⓘ
opposedBy Archduchess Maria Theresa ⓘ
linked to: Maria Theresa

Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
periodOfExile resided in Frankfurt during Austrian occupation of Bavaria ⓘ
predecessorAsElectorOfBavaria Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
predecessorAsHolyRomanEmperor Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
predecessorAsKingOfBohemia Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
reignAsElectorOfBavariaEnd 1745-01-20 ⓘ
reignAsElectorOfBavariaStart 1726-02-26 ⓘ
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorEnd 1745-01-20 ⓘ
reignAsHolyRomanEmperorStart 1742-02-12 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfBohemiaEnd 1743-05-12 ⓘ
reignAsKingOfBohemiaStart 1741-12-19 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Maria Amalia of Austria ⓘ
successorAsElectorOfBavaria Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria ⓘ
successorAsHolyRomanEmperor Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
successorAsKingOfBohemia Maria Theresa ⓘ
supportedBy Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
titleClaim claimed Habsburg hereditary lands through his wife Maria Amalia of Austria ⓘ

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House of Wittelsbach → producedOfficeHolder → Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII ⓘ
St. Michael's Church, Munich → burialSiteOf → Elector Karl Albrecht (Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII) ⓘ
linked to: Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII