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