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His educator was Anton Florian of Liechtenstein.
On terms of a contract he was the heir of the Spanish Habsburgs. When Charles II of Spain made Philip V his heir, Louis XIV violated the contract. The dispute for the crown of Spain led to the War of the Spanish Succession.
After his older brother Joseph I died suddenly, he had to return to take over the Emperor's throne. In 1711 he was made Holy Roman Emperor in Frankfurt.
Although Charles seems to have been clumsy in political affairs, the Austrian monarchy reached its widest expansion during his reign.
His children were Maria TheresiaMaria Theresa ( May 13, 1717 November 29, 1780) was a Habsburg by birth and a Holy Roman Empress by marriage, Archduchess of Austria, and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia from 1740 to 1780. Maria has been called an " enlightened monarch", but this status is u and Maria Anna, but he had no living male heirs. So he prepared the Pragmatic SanctionA pragmatic sanction is a sovereign's solemn decree on a matter of primary importance and has the force of fundamental law. When used as a proper noun, it usually refers to the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 a legal mechanism designed to ensure that the Austr which stated that his realm could not be divided and allowed that daughters also could inherit the throne from their fathers.
Probably as a consequence of his years in Spain, he introduced the Spanish court ceremonial (Spanisches Hofzeremoniell) in Vienna and built the Spanish Riding School. Furthermore, the Reichskanzlei ("chancellory of the state"), the National Library were constructed during his reign and the Michaeler tract added to the Hofburg. Much was designed in baroque style in Vienna during Charles' reign.
He also had musical ambitions: Taught as a boy by Johann Joseph Fux, he composed, played the piano and now and then conducted the court's band.
Names in other languages: German: Karl VI, Czech: Karel II, Hungarian: III. Károly, Slovak: Karol III, Latin: Carol VI
| Preceded by: Joseph I | King of GermanyThe following list of German Kings and Emperors is one of several Wikipedia lists of incumbents. Notes The relationship between the title of "king" and "emperor" in the area that is today called Germany is just as irritating and complicated as the history Also Holy Roman Emperor-Elect 1711-1740 | Succeeded by: Charles VIIEmperor Charles VII Albert was a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Holy Roman Emperor from January 24, 1742 until his death at Munich in 1745. He was the son of Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria. His family was split during the War of the Span |
| Archduke of AustriaThis is a list of margraves, dukes, archdukes, and emperors of Austria. Origins Austria became one of the marches (the Ostmark) of the Holy Roman Empire after the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, and was given a margrave around 960. Until 1246 Austria was ruled King of Bohemia King of Hungary | Succeeded by: Maria Theresa | |
| Preceded by: Philip V of Spain | King of Naples 1707-1735 | Charles VII |
| Victor Amadeus | King of Sicily 1720-1735 |