Charles VII Albert of Bavaria 1 2
- Born: 1697
- Marriage: Marie Amelia Habsburg on 5 Oct 1722 in Vienna, Austria
- Died: 2 Jan 1745, Munich, Bayern, Germany aged 48
General Notes:
Elector of Bavaria 1726.
Holy Roman emperor (1742–45) and, as Charles Albert, elector of Bavaria (1726–45). Having married a daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I, he refused to recognize the pragmatic sanction of 1713 by which Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI (his wife’s uncle) reserved the succession to the Hapsburg lands for his daughter, Maria Theresa. On Charles VI’s death (1740) he advanced his own claim and joined with Frederick II (of Prussia), France, Spain, and Saxony to attack Maria Theresa. In 1742 he was elected Holy Roman emperor, but Bavaria was overrun by Austrian troops. Shortly before his death he regained his territories. Francis I, husband of Maria Theresa, was elected emperor to succeed him.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Holy Roman Emperor, 1742.
Charles married Marie Amelia Habsburg, daughter of Joseph I Habsburg and Wilhelmina of Brunswick-Lunenburgh, on 5 Oct 1722 in Vienna, Austria. (Marie Amelia Habsburg was born on 22 Oct 1701 and died on 11 Dec 1756.)
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