Charles VI
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1685 – 1740 · 55 years · Vienna · Europe
Reign: 1711 – 1740 (Holy Roman Empire & Austria)
In the War of the Spanish Succession he claimed the Spanish throne as "Charles III". Lacking sons, he named his daughter Maria Theresa heir by the Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 and spent his life seeking its recognition; he built the Karlskirche in Vienna.
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Portrait: Attributed to Martin van Meytens · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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