Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VII
Portrait by Georg Desmarées, c. 1745
Holy Roman Emperor
Reign24 January 1742 –
20 January 1745
Coronation12 February 1742
Frankfurt Cathedral
PredecessorCharles VI
SuccessorFrancis I
King of Bohemia
Reign19 December 1741 –
12 May 1743
Coronation19 December 1741
St Vitus Cathedral
PredecessorMaria Theresa
SuccessorMaria Theresa
Elector of Bavaria
Reign26 February 1726 –
20 January 1745
PredecessorMaximilian II Emanuel
SuccessorMaximilian III Joseph
Born(1697-08-06)6 August 1697
Brussels, Duchy of Brabant Spanish Netherlands, Holy Roman Empire
Died20 January 1745(1745-01-20) (aged 47)
Munich, Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1722)
Issue
Detail
HouseWittelsbach
FatherMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
MotherTheresa Kunegunda Sobieska
ReligionRoman Catholicism
SignatureCharles VII's signature

Charles VII (6 August 1697 – 20 January 1745) was Prince-Elector of Bavaria from 26 February 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 to his death. He was also King of Bohemia (as Charles III) from 1741 to 1743. Charles was a member of the House of Wittelsbach, and his reign as Holy Roman Emperor thus marked the end of three centuries of uninterrupted Habsburg imperial rule, although he was related to the Habsburgs by both blood and marriage.

Charles was the eldest son of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and the Polish princess Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska. He became elector following the death of his father in 1726. In 1722, Charles married Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I and niece of Emperor Charles VI. The couple had seven children together. After Charles VI died in 1740, Elector Charles claimed the Archduchy of Austria and briefly gained hold of the Bohemian throne. In 1742, he was elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He ruled until his death three years later.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Fritz Wagner. "Karl VII". Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Die Herrscher Bayerns: 25 historische Portraits von Tassilo III. bis Ludwig III. C.H.Beck. 2006. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-3-406-54468-2.
  3. ^ Bettina Braun; Katrin Keller; Matthias Schnettger (2016). Nur die Frau des Kaisers?: Kaiserinnen in der Frühen Neuzeit. Böhlau Verlag Wien. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-3-205-20085-7.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search