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Charles VI
History of Austria
1685
Birth
Birth
of
Charles
VI, son of
Leopold
I
1700
Succession
Leopold
I claims the throne of
Spain
for his son, leads to war
1708
Marriage
Marries
Elizabeth
Chris
tine of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel
1710
Battle of Villa Vivios
Villa Vivios
Charles
III abandons
Madrid
making
Philip
V
Spain
's 1st
Bourbon
King
Villa Vivios
The
French
defeat the
Austria
ns
1710
Capture of Madrid
Madrid
Captures
Madrid
1711
Succession
Succeeds as King of
Hungary
,
Charles
III
17th April
Succeeds as Holy Roman
Emperor
1713
Alliance
After
Charles
VI succeeds as
Emperor
England
,
Holland
&
Portugal
support
Philip
V
1713
Rule of Naples
16th Mar Naples
Under
the treaty of
Utrecht
Naples
is ceded to
Austria
1713
Rule of Reggio
16th Mar Reggio
Under
the treaty of
Utrecht
Reggio
is ceded to
Austria
1713
Sanction Pragmatic
19th April
Issues the
Pragmatic
Sanction
because he does not have a male heir
19th April
The succession will go to
Charles
' daughters starting with
Maria
Theresa
1713
Succession
19th April
Issues the
Pragmatic
Sanction
because he does not have a male heir
19th April
The succession will go to
Charles
' daughters starting with
Maria
Theresa
1713
Treaty of Utrecht
16th Mar Utrecht
Naples
&
Reggio
are ceded to
Austria
16th Mar Utrecht
Settles the succession of the Habsburg lands to
Charles
VI's daughter,
Maria
Theresa
16th Mar Utrecht
The
Treaty
is accepted by
Hungary
& the major
European
powers but not by
Bavaria
1714
Peace
Rastatt
Charles
abandons his claim to the
Spanish
throne
Rastatt
Philip
V abandons his claim to the
French
throne
Rastatt
The
Spanish
Netherlands
are ceded to
Austria
Rastatt
Under
the peace of
Rastatt
claims to the Empire are ceded to
Spain
1714
Rule of Empire
Rastatt
Claims to the Empire are ceded to
Spain
under the peace of
Rastatt
1714
Rule of Holland
Rastatt
Under
the
Peace
of
Rastatt
the
Spanish
Netherlands
are ceded to
Austria
1714
Treaty of Rastatt
Rastatt
Cedes the
Spanish
Netherlands
to
Austria
Rastatt
Charles
VI gives up his claim to the
Spanish
succession
1715
Treaty of Barrier
Signs the Barrier
Treaty
with the
Dutch
Republic
&
Britain
1716
Treaty of Barrier
The Austro-
Dutch
Barrier treaty is ratfied
1716
Treaty of Westminster
London
Signs the
Treaty
of
Westminster
with
Britain
1718
Quadruple Alliance
2nd Aug
Charles
VI agrees to renounce the
Spanish
Crown
2nd Aug
Parma
&
Tuscany
will be inherited by the children of Elisabeth
Farnese
2nd Aug
Spain
cedes
Sardinia
to
Charles
VI who trades it with the Duke of
Savoy
for
Sicily
1718
Rule of Sardinia
2nd Aug Sardinia
Spain
cedes
Sardinia
to
Charles
VI who trades it with the Duke of
Savoy
for
Sicily
1718
Rule of Sicily
2nd Aug Sicily
Spain
cedes
Sardinia
to
Charles
VI who trades it with the Duke of
Savoy
for
Sicily
1718
Treaty of Passarowitz
Passarowitz
Charles
VI Concludes a successful war against the
Turks
1719
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Creates the Principality of Liechtenstein, 60 sqr miles
Liechtenstein
Creates the Principality of
Liechtenstein
under Count Hans von
Liechtenstein
1719
Rule of Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein
Creates the Principality of
Liechtenstein
under Count Hans von
Liechtenstein
1720
Pragmatic Sanction
Asserts the indivisibilty of
Charles
VI's dominions
Proclaims
Maria
Teresa
as sole inheritor
The
Pragmatic
Sanction
is acepted by all of
Charles
VI's lands
The
Pragmatic
Sanction
is made public for the 1st time
1720
Sanction Pragmatic
Asserts the indivisibilty of
Charles
VI's dominions
Proclaims
Maria
Teresa
as sole inheritor
The
Pragmatic
Sanction
is acepted by all of
Charles
VI's lands
The
Pragmatic
Sanction
is made public for the 1st time
1731
Rule of Belgrade
Belgrade
Forced to return
Belgrade
to
Turkey
1731
Treaty of Vienna
11th July Vienna
Emperor
Charles
VI is given support to his "pragmatic sanction" by
Walpole
11th July Vienna
Ends the Anglo-
French
entente
1733
Declaration of War
Austria
goes to war for the succession of the elector of
Saxony
to the
Polish
throne
1733
Succession
Austria
goes to war for the succession of the elector of
Saxony
to the
Polish
throne
1738
Defeat
Unsuccessful in the War of
Polish
Succession
1739
Treaty of Belgrade
Belgrade
Ends the war with the
Turks
in the latter's favor
1740
Death
20th Oct
Death
of
Charles
VI
20th Oct
Death
of
Charles
VI, the last male Habsburg
1740
Succession
20th Oct
Maria
Theresa inherits the Habsburg Empire
20th Oct
Maria
Theresa's succession is disputed by
Charles
Albert,
Philip
V &
Augustus
III
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